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Sudbury board approves revised Formosa Market sign, conditions monument panel size
Summary
The Sudbury Design Review Board approved revised storefront signage for Formosa Market at 435 Boston Post Road on Feb. 25, 2026, contingent on the monument panel height meeting the town bylaw and confirmation that mounting hardware will be concealed.
The Sudbury Design Review Board on Feb. 25 approved revised signage for Formosa Market, contingent on the applicant confirming that the monument panel will not exceed the town’s maximum height and that letter mounting hardware will be concealed or painted.
Chair Susan Vollaro opened the discussion after business owner Chia Shin Chen presented plans for a 162-inch by 24-inch wall-mounted letter sign above the storefront and a double-height business-name panel for the property’s monument sign. The revised wall sign was submitted hours before the meeting and was within the town’s 27-square-foot limit for a primary sign; it would be externally illuminated with gooseneck fixtures to match existing lighting.
Vollaro asked Chen to confirm that the visible mounting hardware on each letter would be concealed or painted to match the backboard so it would not be distracting; Chen agreed to investigate that treatment. Vollaro also pointed out that the application listed the monument panel as 34 inches high by 84 inches wide, which would exceed Bylaw section 3265B.c, which caps a freestanding business panel sign on a monument sign at 18 inches in height. Vollaro asked the applicant to obtain and report the correct panel dimensions and said a panel between 8 and 18 inches would conform to the bylaw. The board recommended, for aesthetic reasons, that the business panel be two slots wide rather than two slots high.
Member Scott Utke moved to approve the signs as presented “as long as the panel sign was not more than 18" high,” with the recommendation that the panel be two slots wide; Ark Pang seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0 (Vollaro-aye, Pang-aye, Utke-aye). The applicant must confirm the monument-panel dimensions and the concealment or paint treatment for mounting hardware before final sign permits are issued.
The board’s action resolves the immediate zoning-size issue but leaves the applicant responsible for providing a corrected panel size and final mounting details to the town.
