Case #494 – Illuminated Signage
Description
A request to backlight the already-approved metal letters with warm-white LEDs got pushed to November because the applicant wants to be there in person.
Impact summary
If approved, it would add illuminated business signage near the historic district; the commission reviews such signs to protect the Square's character.
Applicant
- Name
- Stan Little, Little & Holland PLLC
- Address
- 1013 E Jackson Avenue (PPIN #5815)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 10, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (3)
Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission - Nov 2, 2026
Stan Little requested a Certificate of Appropriateness for illuminated signage. The case was postponed from September and set for a public hearing.
Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission - Oct 5, 2026
A request to backlight the already-approved metal letters with warm-white LEDs got pushed to November because the applicant wants to be there in person.
Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission - Sep 10, 2026
Request to add warm white LED backlighting behind already-approved metal letters; postponed to October at the applicant's request, with staff having recommended denial.
Related issues (4)
Illuminated signage at 1013 E. Jackson Avenue
An attorney's office on the Square wants warm-white LED backlighting behind metal letters already approved in August. Staff says ambient streetlight next door is enough and recommended denial. The decision now waits until November when the applicant can appear in person.
Backlit signage request at 1013 Jackson Avenue
Stan Little wants warm white LED backlighting behind his already-approved front lettering — a treatment the design guidelines don't recommend and staff moved to deny. He'll make his case in October instead.
Administrative approval of signage at 1013 Jackson Avenue
Before this meeting, city staff had already green-lit Stan Little's front lettering and rear wall sign with gooseneck lights under Case #492-A — the commission only gets a say on the backlighting part.
Illuminated signage at 1013 Jackson Avenue East
Stan Little's request for illuminated signage was postponed from September and was scheduled for a public hearing. Signs near the Square are reviewed to keep lighting and design compatible with the historic district.
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