Priority Signs 'PWC' Sign at 2121 N Pearl Street (26-2047A)
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An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Curt Horak of Priority Signs, for a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on an aluminum frame to read 'PWC' with logo at 2121 N PEARL ST (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). Staff Recommendation: Approval. SSDAC Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Curt Horak of Priority Signs Owner: MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC Planner: Scott Roper Council District: 14 SIGN-26-000839
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Confirm Pearl Street sign approval covers only northeast elevation
Why now: The June 11, 2026 item describes the approval as a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on the northeast elevation only, with Scott Roper listed as planner and no conditions recited in the record (SIGN-26-000839).
What to do: Obtain the signed Certificate of Appropriateness from planner Scott Roper and confirm in writing whether the approval is limited to the northeast elevation and the specific dimensions described, and whether any illumination or maintenance conditions were attached. If the certificate is elevation-specific, any relocation, resizing or added face for the client's signage would likely require a fresh application rather than a permit revision.
Act before: After the signed certificate is produced
Pull companion sign approvals heard with Pearl Street tower sign
Why now: Minutes for Item 36 state that Items 35, 36 and 37 were read into the record and heard together on June 11, 2026, and this item alone covers a 761-square-foot LED channel letter sign on the northeast elevation.
What to do: Request the staff reports for the two items read into the record alongside this one to see the full package of sign faces, square footages and elevations approved for 2121 N. Pearl Street on the same day. Sizing your own tenant signage off this single 761-square-foot approval without that context risks designing to a number the sign district only allowed as part of a bundled building-wide package.
Act before: After the companion item staff reports are produced
Ask why three Pearl Street sign items were bundled
Why now: Item 36 carried 9-0 with minutes noting Items 35, 36 and 37 were read into the record and heard together, and both staff and the sign district advisory committee recommended approval with no conditions recorded.
What to do: Request the staff reports and advisory committee minutes for the three items heard together and determine whether all three were signs for the same building and the same tenant, and what the sign district's size cap actually is. A unanimous approval of a 761-square-foot illuminated sign with no recorded discussion is worth testing against the district's stated standards.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check nighttime dimming limits on new Pearl Street sign
Why now: The approval on June 11, 2026 was for a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on the northeast elevation, carried 9-0 with no conditions stated in the record.
What to do: If your windows face the northeast side of 2121 N. Pearl Street, ask the planner assigned to the file whether the approved certificate includes any dimming, curfew or brightness limits for the LED sign. The commission's record lists no such conditions, so raising light spillover concerns is far easier before the sign is fabricated and installed than after.
Act before: After the sign permit is issued or the sign is installed
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An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Curt Horak of Priority Signs for a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on an aluminum frame to read 'PWC' with logo at 2121 N. PEARL ST. (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). Staff Recommendation: Approval. SSDAC Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Curt Horak of Priority Signs Owner: MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC Planner: Scott Roper Council District: 14 SIGN-26-000839
Vote: 9 for, 0 against, 5 absent
recommend approval of Certificate of Appropriateness for 761-sq-ft PWC sign at 2121 N. Pearl St (northeast elevation)
Items 35, 36, 37 read into the record and heard together
An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Curt Horak of Priority Signs, for a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on an aluminum frame to read 'PWC' with logo at 2121 N PEARL ST (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). Staff Recommendation: Approval. SSDAC Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Curt Horak of Priority Signs Owner: MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC Planner: Scott Roper Council District: 14 SIGN-26-000839