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Port Chester ZBA defers decision on Key Banks internally lit sign, requests Planning Department review
Summary
Key Bank asked the Zoning Board of Appeals for permission to install internally lit LED channel signage at 1 North Main Street; the board said internal lighting is not addressed in the code, asked the Planning Department for guidance and deferred the matter to Oct. 17, 2024.
The Village of Port Chester Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 19 heard an application from Key Bank to install internally lit LED channel signs displaying the Key Bank logo on the Port & Main Building at 1 North Main Street. Tom Walsh of GNS Sign represented the application, saying the signage is part of Key Bank's uniform branding across locations.
Board members queried why internally lit signs are not addressed in the village code and whether that omission was intended to preserve the look of Main Street or was an oversight. The board asked the Planning Department to provide additional insight on internally lit signs ahead of the next meeting. On the motion of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Morlino, the board adjourned consideration of the application to its Oct. 17, 2024 meeting; the motion passed with four members voting in favor and one member absent.
Tom Walsh said the signs are a branding element the bank uses at its locations. The board did not vote on the variance request itself and requested follow-up information from Planning before taking a final position.
