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Commission approves sign at 7 Court Street with edits: 'leasing office' and phone number required
Summary
The commission reapproved the February 2025 sign application for 7 Court Street with an amendment: replace 'for lease' with 'leasing office' and include a phone number; commissioners required fasteners to be anchored into mortar joints and accepted a halo-lit approach rather than internal backlighting.
Casey Lewis, general manager of Shenango Place student housing, and Ed Walsh of Walsh Signs & Graphics presented an amended projecting sign design for 7 Court Street. Commissioners referenced a prior February 4, 2025 approval and discussed projection, mounting details and lighting type. Walsh explained the proposed lighting approach: "It's not illuminated from the inside... the LEDs are inside the letters, but the letters are opaque," describing the halo effect rather than an internally backlit sign.
Commissioners said they did not favor the wording 'for lease' and asked that the sign read 'leasing office' with a contact phone number; they also required that all fasteners be placed into the masonry mortar joints (not through historic brick). The commission moved to reapprove the application with those conditions; the motion passed unanimously. Staff asked for final drawings to be submitted to circulate to commissioners.
