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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Obtain sign approval file to confirm any illumination conditions
Why now: The June 11, 2026 record shows only "Carried: 9 to 0" on item 37 with staff and SSDAC approval recommendations and planner Scott Roper named, and no conditions appear in the minutes entry.
What to do: Request the staff report and final Certificate of Appropriateness from planner Scott Roper for the 2121 N. Pearl St. sign, and confirm in writing whether any brightness, dimming, or hours-of-illumination conditions were attached. The minutes record only a 9-to-0 carry with no conditions stated, so an owner or tenant relying on "unconditioned" approval should verify that from the actual document before installation.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Use approved 761-square-foot Pearl Street sign as size benchmark
Why now: The City Plan Commission carried the 761-square-foot LED channel letter sign application for 2121 N. Pearl St. by 9 to 0 on 2026-06-11 with both staff and SSDAC recommending approval (SIGN-26-000842).
What to do: Pull the approved Certificate of Appropriateness file for the 2121 N. Pearl St. southwest-elevation sign to see what size, illumination type, and mounting detail cleared staff, the sign district advisory committee, and the commission unanimously. If your own tower signage package is sized conservatively, this record shows a 761-square-foot LED channel-letter installation was acceptable on a single elevation, which can save a redesign cycle.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why three sign items were heard together on Pearl Street
Why now: Minutes for item 37 note "Items 35, 36, 37 read into the record and heard together," and the Pearl Street application lists owner MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC and applicant Curt Horak of Priority Signs.
What to do: Request the agenda text and staff reports for items 35 and 36, which were read into the record and heard together with the 2121 N. Pearl St. sign item. Determine whether all three are signs on the same building or same owner entity — MCPP Park District Office Owner, LLC — because a bundled approval of multiple large illuminated signs on one tower is a different story than a single 761-square-foot sign.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Ask about night brightness of new Pearl Street illuminated sign
Why now: The City Plan Commission approved a 761-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on the southwest elevation of 2121 N. Pearl St. in Council District 14 on 2026-06-11 by a 9-to-0 vote, with planner Scott Roper listed on the case.
What to do: If you live or work with windows facing the southwest side of 2121 N. Pearl St., contact the planner on the case and ask whether the approved LED sign has any dimming schedule or nighttime illumination limit. The approval covers a 761-square-foot lit sign on that elevation, and questions about glare are far easier to raise before installation than after the sign is energized.
Act before: After the sign is installed and illuminated
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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