Architectural Design Review Committee – Aug 4, 2026
What was decided
Reviewed sign applications for several businesses and a rooftop screen for the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic at 251 Pleasant Street. Recommended approval of most signs, some with conditions such as opaque backgrounds or non-illuminated faces. Recommended approval of the rooftop screen and phase one site work, and recommended denying a blade sign at 25 South Main Street.
Show all 11 votes in order
- Approved The June 30, 2026 meeting minutes as written. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of the building wall sign at 25 South Main Street with conditions, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Denying the proposed blade sign at 25 South Main Street, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a new freestanding sign panel at 79 Manchester Street as submitted, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of two new freestanding sign panels at 161 Loudon Road as submitted, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of signs at 92 South Street as submitted, with an opaque background behind the white of the pylon panel sign, unanimously. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a blade sign and a wall sign at 154 North Main Street, with both signs non-illuminated, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a blade sign at 26 Pleasant Street with an opaque background behind the white, leaving the red text and red sun illuminated, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a tenant panel sign and a wall sign at 376 Loudon Road as submitted, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of the conditional use permit for rooftop screening at 251 Pleasant Street, with a condition for added screening if equipment is visible from Pleasant Street, unanimously. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board grant of architectural design review approval for phase one building and site work as submitted, unanimously. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Building wall sign at 25 South Main Street Planning Board approval of the building wall sign at 25 South Main Street with conditions, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Blade sign at 25 South Main Street Denying the proposed blade sign at 25 South Main Street, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Conditional use permit for rooftop screening at 251 Pleasant Street Planning Board approval of the conditional use permit for rooftop screening at 251 Pleasant Street, with a condition for added screening if equipment is visible from Pleasant Street, unanimously. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Phase one building and site work for Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic Planning Board grant of architectural design review approval for phase one building and site work as submitted, unanimously. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Also voted on
- Approved The June 30, 2026 meeting minutes as written. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a new freestanding sign panel at 79 Manchester Street as submitted, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of two new freestanding sign panels at 161 Loudon Road as submitted, unanimously. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of signs at 92 South Street as submitted, with an opaque background behind the white of the pylon panel sign, unanimously. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a blade sign and a wall sign at 154 North Main Street, with both signs non-illuminated, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a blade sign at 26 Pleasant Street with an opaque background behind the white, leaving the red text and red sun illuminated, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended Planning Board approval of a tenant panel sign and a wall sign at 376 Loudon Road as submitted, unanimously. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Agenda
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Terms used here
- consent agenda
- Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.
- variance
- Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.
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