Mack's Newtown Voice

The Six Year NAC Sign Saga


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The provided documents detail a Variance Request (#1237-25) submitted to the Newtown Township Zoning Hearing Board by the Newtown Racquetball Association, operating as the Newtown Athletic Club (NAC), regarding an existing wall sign. The core issue is that the NAC installed an illuminated "NAC" wall sign in 2019 that violates existing zoning regulations concerning sign location, number of signs, and maximum allowed sign size. Specifically, the club seeks variances to allow the sign to remain in its current location facing the Bypass, permit two signs on one street frontage, and increase the maximum allowed sign size from 16 square feet to 31.389 square feet. The application includes historical context, showing that the NAC had previously received sign variances in 2014 and 2019, but a recent notice from the Zoning Officer indicated the new sign was unauthorized and non-compliant.
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