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Planning commission backs silo signage for proposed Thicket Hill event center, adds strict lighting requirement
Summary
The commission recommended approval of painted logos on two 80‑ft silos at 17501 Dayton River Road, but required a photometric plan limiting spill to 0.1 foot‑candles at property lines to protect nearby residences. The matter moves to City Council Dec. 9 for final sign‑permit action.
The Dayton City Planning Commission on Dec. 3 recommended approval of painted signage on two existing silos at the proposed Thicket Hill vineyard/event center, subject to a lighting condition intended to protect adjacent residential properties.
Staff told commissioners the two proposed painted signs would each be about 131.37 square feet (262.74 square feet total) and sit roughly 50 feet above ground on 80‑ft silos at the corner of Dayton River Road and Lindale Lane North. Staff compared the request to the allowable sign area for a commercial principal‑building façade (about 3,328 sq ft in the applicant’s calculations) and recommended approval of the silo signs while limiting sign area to the commercial allowance and requiring a photometric plan that verifies exterior lighting will not exceed 0.1 foot‑candles at nearby property lines.
Applicant Jack Vernon said the project aims to preserve the farm’s silos as an iconic, low‑impact identifier for Thicket Hill Vineyard and Event Center. "We're trying to put a business together that's first class... We're trying to be good neighbors, too," Vernon told the commission.
Residents and commissioners supported reuse of the silos but repeatedly urged stricter detail on lighting, glare and the potential precedent set by permitting tall, lit signage in a predominantly rural/agricultural zoning district. A public commenter suggested a backlit sign built into the silo as an alternative to uplighting; another nearby resident said soft, downcast lighting would be acceptable so long as it does not glare into homes or driver sight lines on the adjacent rural road.
Commissioners added a condition requiring the applicant to submit a photometric plan with the sign permit showing that any proposed lighting would not exceed 0.1 foot‑candles at property lines; staff noted the city’s nuisance and lighting codes would allow enforcement if glare or safety problems arise after construction. The commission approved the recommendation 3‑1; the item will go before City Council on Dec. 9 for final approval of the sign plan and permit.
If City Council approves the proposal, the signs would be limited to the IUP term for the event center and would be removed if the interim permit is not renewed, staff reminded the commission.
