LOWER MERION \u2014 Lower Merion officials are proposing a zoning change regulating large freestanding ground\/monument signs that are often placed in front of multifamily apartment complexes. <\/p>\n
Under the proposed zoning change, freestanding ground\/monument signs will be limited to four feet for multifamily buildings and will permit a maximum sign area of 20 square feet. <\/p>\n
Charlie Doyle, assistant director of building and planning for Lower Merion, described the proposal as a simple change in the code for the larger permanent monument-style signs, like those typically found in front of apartment buildings. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s simply addressing signage that\u2019s permanent. These freestanding monument signs are a little classier than most of your other signs, where it\u2019s just a pole. These have a little more structure to them \u2013 A feeling of permanence, and what we\u2019re doing is trying to put them within our MDR2 and MDR3 districts, and only on the properties that have more than six units,\u201d Doyle said. <\/p>\n
According to information provided in township documents for the meeting, Lower Merion\u2019s MDR2 and MDR3 zoning districts \u201care designed to accommodate multifamily residential developments, including apartment buildings and condominium complexes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doyle said a lot of these signs already exist in the township. <\/p>\n
\u201cFreestanding and monumental signs are essential for wayfinding, safety, and placemaking in these districts,\u201d according to the staff memo to the commissioners. \u201cWithout clear and visible signage, residents, visitors, emergency responders, and delivery services may struggle to identify entrances or navigate to the correct location. This is particularly problematic in developments set back from the street or obscured by landscaping or topography. <\/p>\n
\u201cUpdating the ordinance to include permit standards for freestanding and monument signs in MDR2 and MDR3 Districts will ensure consistency with the [t]ownship\u2019s broader planning goals. It will also support design quality, neighborhood character, and equitable access by allowing appropriately scaled signage that enhances visibility without compromising aesthetics. Aligning these standards with those already in place for other districts will also streamline the permitting process and provide clarity for developers and property managers.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOWER MERION \u2014 Lower Merion officials are proposing a zoning change regulating large freestanding ground\/monument signs that are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[182,183,185,184,186,139,28,199],"class_list":["post-7999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-local-news","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-top-stories-mlt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}