Architecture Review Board approves replacement entrance signs for Bellwood Lake neighborhood

The Architecture Review Board on July 7 approved replacement neighborhood entrance signs for the Bellwood Lake community after the applicant described a panel-only design modeled after Addington Court.

Board chair called the meeting to order and introduced ARB Case 26-11, noting the proposal covers two signs at addresses on 98 Leeview. The presenter said his vendor, EZ Signs, will supply the panels and that the board-lodged design follows Addington Court’s proportions. “We sort of modeled it after Addington Court, out at the end of South Russell,” the applicant said, noting the panel-only approach and that the group limited the scope to the panel to reduce complexity.

The applicant described construction and materials: a panel roughly 20 inches wide by 45 inches high, 24-by-24-inch post caps and posts likely built from a 6-by-6 post and composite materials to minimize maintenance. The applicant said the existing green signs are deteriorating and that the new signs would replace rotting panels. He also said there is not currently electric to the site and that there is no plan for lighting: “No lighting for the time being.” Board members asked whether the new panels would be illuminated and about vendor responsiveness; the applicant said he was awaiting a formal quote from EZ Signs for two panels and two secondary street-name signs.

Board members discussed size and proportion, comparing the proposal to other neighborhood signs (Addington Court and Chagrin Lakes) and affirmed the panel dimensions and material selection. The board voted to approve the application; staff said they would email the applicant with the approval letter and next steps to obtain permits.

The approval allows the applicant to proceed to the permit stage; staff will provide the applicant with required permit information by email. No additional conditions or lighting approvals were recorded at the meeting.