VAR-2025-106 EVSC Sign Variances
Description
EVSC's continued request for a bigger (33 sq. ft.), taller (13.5') electronic message sign closer than 200 feet to homes was set for public hearing.
Impact summary
If granted later, it would let a sign more than double code limits stand near homes in a residential zone.
Applicant
- Name
- EVSC
- Address
- 917 S. Dexter AveSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Board Of Zoning Appeals
Last discussed Apr 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Apr 16, 2026
EVSC asked to nearly double its sign's size, more than double its height, and place it closer to homes.
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Mar 19, 2026
Variances to make the sign 33 sq. ft. and 13.5 feet tall and to place it within 200 feet of homes — continued with the special use.
Board Of Zoning Appeals - Feb 19, 2026
EVSC's continued request for a bigger (33 sq. ft.), taller (13.5') electronic message sign closer than 200 feet to homes was set for public hearing.
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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