EVSC Electronic Message Sign Special Use
Description
EVSC asked for a special use permit to install an electronic message sign at 917 S. Dexter Ave.
Impact summary
The sign would sit about 135 feet west of Washington and Dexter, within 200 feet of one house and four apartment buildings.
Applicant
- Name
- EVSC
- Address
- 917 S. Dexter AveSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 4
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · Board Of Zoning Appeals
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Sep 17, 2026
The church asked for a special use to operate an electronic message sign.
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Apr 16, 2026
The school district asked for a special use to put up an electronic message sign.
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Mar 19, 2026
EVSC wants a special use for an electronic message sign at Dexter Elementary; the vote split 3-3, so it comes back April 16.
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Feb 19, 2026
EVSC was scheduled for a continued public hearing on its request for a special use for an electronic message sign.
Related issues (3)
Electronic message sign brightness in residential areas
The EVSC Dexter School sign fight is really a test of whether big digital signs belong in quiet residential neighborhoods. Council members have pushed the BZA to enforce the revised sign ordinance, and a 3-3 split means the debate continues in April.
EVSC electronic message sign at 917 S. Dexter Ave
The school district wants a bigger, taller electronic message sign closer to homes than the code allows. Neighbors near the school would see and hear the change first-hand.
Van Avenue closure traffic impacts
Neighbors told the board the state's closure of the Lloyd Expressway at Van Avenue has pushed huge volumes of cut-through traffic past Dexter Elementary and area schools, making Washington Avenue more dangerous.
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