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Council grants a variance for an added rear wall sign at 140 N. Northwest Highway

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On August 3, 2026 the City Council approved the final reading of an ordinance granting variance VA-26-12 for an additional wall sign facing a rear parking lot and larger than the maximum size at 140 N. Northwest Highway. The motion carried.

Documented status: Approved (recorded), Aug 3 2026. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

Official identifiers: VA-26-12

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Approved · Recorded in minutes

    City Council grants the variance

    Meeting date: Aug 3 2026. Case VA-26-12. Item VIII.O.1: the motion carried. Address: 140 N. Northwest Highway.

    • p. 5 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2026-08-03, City Council, Aug 3 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2026-08-03, City Council, Aug 3 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2026-08-03, City Council, Aug 3 2026. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

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Contracts, payments and completion

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Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

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Organizations and public bodies

  • UPTOWN STATION LLC (applicant)

What remains unresolved?

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Open questions

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What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. City Council minutes, 2026-08-03

    City Council, Aug 3 2026

  2. Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Zoning Variance to Permit an Additional Wall Sign that faces a Rear Parking Lot and Exceeds the Maximum Size of Sixteen Square Feet at 140 N. Northwest Highway (VA-26-12) (Memorandum)

    City Council, Aug 3 2026

Editions and corrections

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  1. Edition 2(current)

    Edition 2: 1 revised.

  2. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Council grants a variance for an added rear wall sign at 140 N. Northwest Highway,” sources reviewed 2026-09-27, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.