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Sign application for 231 West Washington tabled after panel questions phone‑number on sign
Summary
A sign application for 231 West Washington was tabled so the applicant can appear and address concerns that the installed sign includes a phone number, which board members said may conflict with historic‑district signage rules.
The panel tabled consideration of a sign application for 231 West Washington on Oct. 16 after members raised concerns that the installed metal sign includes a phone number, which may violate guidelines that generally limit signs in the historic overlay to business name and address.
Staff said the applicant requested a postponement because he could not attend the meeting; the panel noted the sign already appears to be in place. One board member described the phone number as a potential slippery slope for signs in the historic district and suggested the applicant could instead use window signage (allowed, staff said, up to 25% of window area) as an alternative.
A motion to table the item so the applicant could join the next meeting and address the phone‑number issue was moved, seconded and carried. Staff said they will ask the applicant to appear in November to respond and, if needed, revise the sign.
