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Plaza 28 signage plan runs into DOT right-of-way and size limits, board warned
Summary
The board flagged that the Woodstock Brewing sign sits in a DOT right-of-way and that consolidating signage onto a larger freestanding sign will likely require a DOT easement/use permit and area variances for height and size.
During discussion of the Plaza 28 application, the board focused on existing signs and whether the owners could consolidate multiple signs into a single freestanding sign on-site. Patty Brooks told the board that the existing Woodstock Brewing sign is not on the applicant’s property: "the Woodstock Brewing sign is on a utility pole on 1 side and then just the other. So, if the board's preference is that we, when we go for the area variance, we consolidate to 1 sign...".
Board members explained local limits for freestanding signs — typically a 15-foot maximum height and 48 square feet of sign area — and urged the applicant to confirm whether the existing letters on the gable count toward that total. One board member warned that permitting a sign located in state right-of-way would likely require a separate easement or a use-and-occupancy permit from DOT: "the only way this board could legally permit this sign would be if they got an easement from the DOT," and suggested that area variances would also be needed if consolidation reduced setback from the property line. The board requested written elevations and a plan showing gable lettering and the proposed freestanding sign in advance of review.
