Dynamic display sign variance appeal — 1305 7th Street West
Description
The council overturned the BZA's denial and let the business shrink its sign from 80 to 58 square feet, with a 32-square-foot digital portion that changes every 20 minutes and goes dark from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Fort Road Federation supported it after extensive Q&A about light spill.
Impact summary
The business gets a modern, smaller, dimmer sign; nearby residents get limits on brightness and message changes that the current rules couldn't provide.
Applicant
- Name
- Joe Bennett (sign contractor Matt Duffy)
- Address
- 1305 7th Street West, Saint Paul, MN
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Mar 4, 2026.
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