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Proposed canopy sign meets most UDO standards but requires a variance for electronic display format
Summary
The proposed canopy-mounted electronic variable message sign would meet wall‑sign size and height requirements but requires a variance because the UDO permits electronic variable message signs only on freestanding signs; staff highlighted size and setback specifics and recommended conditions if the Board approves the variance.
The staff report details that the proposed electronic variable message display would be 3.75 square feet within a 16.61 square foot sign cabinet, making the electronic display 1.25 square feet larger than the existing display. Staff said the proposed wall‑mounted installation would meet UDO standards for wall signs and the height/setback requirements applicable to freestanding signs, but the UDO specifically allows electronic variable message signs only as freestanding signs and not as wall‑mounted signs.
Staff compared the current and proposed setbacks: the existing freestanding sign had an 8‑foot setback, the proposed wall sign would have a 14.75‑foot setback, and a freestanding installation at the site would require a 17.9‑foot setback. Staff also listed property constraints — utilities, drainage, existing poles and a historic marker — that limit where a freestanding sign could be redeployed.
Because the requested change is structural (sign type/location) rather than a change in use, staff concluded the variance would not create a new use on the property and would not change its zoning classification. The staff recommendation conditions would bind the sign to the approved exhibits and to the display restrictions in City Code §72‑59.5.A. The transcript does not include public comment or a final Board determination in the provided segments.
