Steinbach City Council has approved two variance applications allowing property owners at 63 and 73 Essex Drive to install larger illuminated address signs.
The approvals permit fascia identification signs with an area of 9.72 square feet, despite current zoning bylaw limits of 4 square feet.
Deputy Mayor Michael Zwaagstra said the variance makes sense from both a practical and safety perspective.
“In this case, we thought it was appropriate to approve the variance.”
Zwaagstra noted that improved visibility benefits emergency services and residents alike.
“It makes it easier to identify. It makes it easier for emergency responders,” he said. “And so when you factor that in, when you consider the reason for the request and the fact that our staff did not express any concerns and that no one in the neighborhood in the area expressed any concerns either, this just seemed like an obvious one that was, that was pretty easy to approve because obviously, anything we can do to make a street number and name on the house, the house number more visible is obviously good.”
The variance was approved unanimously during the most recent council meeting.