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Mantua commission approves directional signage for Blum home business
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved directional signage for Dan (listed also as Daniel) and Lara Blum’s appointment-only home business. The minutes record the motion carried with three recorded Yes votes; the mover is not specified in the minutes.
At the April 9, 2026 meeting, the Town of Mantua Planning and Zoning Commission approved directional signage for a home-based business run by Dan (listed in attendance as Dan Blum, later recorded as Daniel Blum) and his wife, Lara Blum.
The Blums told the commission the operation is not a storefront and is run by appointment only; the signage would direct customers from the street to a shop behind the house and include an additional fence sign. Commission member Robert Thayne cited the town’s home-based business signage rules and read the relevant language into the record: "signings shall be limited to identifying the location of the business by appropriate window displays or signs. Signage is no advertising to attract passersby to a home-based business. It shall not exceed 80 square feet." The minutes also state that home-based business license applications must disclose signage with size, picture and location.
The minutes record a motion to approve the Blum signage; the motion text is recorded but the minutes do not record the name of the mover (the minutes read "Motion to approve the Blum’s signage made by, second by Robert Thayne"). The recorded votes show Robert Thayne: Yes; Ryan Thurgood: Yes; Don Ruhl: Yes. The minutes state "Motion carries." The commission then approved the minutes from its March 12, 2026 meeting as printed.
Provenance: this account is based on SEG 005 and SEG 006 of the April 9 meeting minutes.
