Illuminated 'PWC' Sign at 2121 N Pearl St (26-2048A)
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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 (SOUTHWEST 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-26-000842
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Check remaining sign allowance at 2121 North Pearl Street
Why now: The commission approved a 761-square-foot LED channel letter sign on the southwest elevation for owner MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC on June 11, 2026, and minutes note items 35, 36 and 37 were read into the record and heard together.
What to do: Pull the staff report and the sign district regulations that governed this 761-square-foot illuminated letter approval, and confirm how much effective sign area remains for other elevations before you commit a tenant to signage rights in a lease or letter of intent. Items 35, 36 and 37 were heard as a block, so a single building may have just consumed a large share of the allowable area, and a later tenant sign could require its own certificate hearing.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why three sign approvals were heard as one block
Why now: Minutes for item 37 record a 9-to-0 vote with the note that items 35, 36 and 37 were read into the record and heard together, and the item lists Scott Roper as planner on SIGN-26-000842.
What to do: Request the June 11 staff reports and the advisory committee recommendations for items 35, 36 and 37 from planner Scott Roper's file to establish whether all three signs sit on the same Park District tower and what total illuminated square footage was approved in a single unanimous vote. The public record shows the item number and the vote but never states the combined sign area or whether each application was reviewed independently.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Ask about nighttime brightness limits on new Pearl Street sign
Why now: The June 11, 2026 item describes a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on the southwest elevation at 2121 N. Pearl St. in Council District 14, approved 9 to 0 with staff and advisory committee recommendations of approval and no conditions listed.
What to do: Contact planner Scott Roper and ask whether the approved certificate for the illuminated sign on the southwest face of the building at 2121 North Pearl Street carries any dimming, curfew, or brightness conditions, and get the answer before installation permits are issued. The published item lists staff and advisory committee approval with no stated conditions, so if light spill toward nearby residences matters to you, the permit stage is where a condition would have to be documented.
Act before: After the next material record update
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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. (SOUTHWEST 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-26-000842
Vote: 9 for, 0 against, 5 absent
recommend approval of Certificate of Appropriateness for 761-sq-ft PWC sign at 2121 N. Pearl St (southwest 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 (SOUTHWEST 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-26-000842