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Design review board approves Hot Monk digital marquee; members call for a sign-ordinance review
Summary
The Sebastopol Design Review Board approved Hot Monk Tavern's request to replace a marquee with a static digital sign, but several board members abstained or urged a formal update of the city's sign regulations to address illuminated and digital signage.
The Sebastopol Design Review Board approved a request by Hot Monk Tavern owner Bill DeCarly to replace the venue's existing changeable-letter marquee with an electrically controlled digital sign, after staff said the proposal will use dimmed, non-rotating text and could be used for public-safety messaging.
The approval came after public comment split between opponents who raised health and visual-impact concerns about LED and digital signs and supporters who said the upgrade improves safety and reduces staff risk when updating messages. One resident called municipal traffic…
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