Design Review Board elects officers, adopts rules and forwards Sarah Subaru monument sign to Planning and Zoning

The Green City Design Review Board opened its organizational meeting on Feb. 4, 2026, elected officers for the year, adopted its rules and voted to recommend approval of a proposed freestanding monument sign for the new Sarah Subaru development to Planning and Zoning.

Board members nominated John Dodovich for chair and Matt Glassner for vice chair; both nominations were seconded and approved by the board. The body also moved to approve the board minutes from December 2025 and to adopt its rules and procedures for 2026; both motions carried.

Tom Yankovich, representing Ellet Sign Company, presented the applicant’s proposal for the Sarah Subaru site on Interstate Parkway. Yankovich said the freestanding sign would be "4 foot 4 inches high by 7 foot 10 inches wide," described it as an aluminum fabricated cabinet with routed, push-through letters and an illuminated logo, and noted the face would be curved for appearance. He said the sign would be internally lit with white LEDs and that "the illumination at night is really subdued." Yankovich also stated the sign would sit with a 10-foot setback from the right-of-way (the applicant indicated staking and zoning verification would determine the exact placement) and that landscaping as shown in the development plan would flank the sign with mulch beds and plantings.

After the presentation, a member moved that the board recommend the sign to Planning and Zoning; the motion was seconded and approved by the board. No substantive changes to the applicant’s design were requested at the meeting; the board’s action was a recommendation only and final approval rests with Planning and Zoning.

With no unfinished business, a motion to adjourn was made and carried.