Hope Lutheran sign

Speaking for neighbors, she called the sign massive, worried it could block pedestrians, and said increased church traffic doesn't fit the neighborhood feel; she asked for a different sign style.

Said 9th Street isn't a major thoroughfare, a 12-foot lit sign doesn't fit the residential character, and kids walk to school nearby — she wants a smaller, unlit sign.

Pointed out the sign is 50% taller than the 8-foot standard and questioned why it needs to be so big or lit at all on such a large, visible site.

The Hope West project representative said the sign matches Legacy Elementary's, only the letters are lit, it meets the 0.3 foot-candle standard, and it will shut off at 10 p.m. nightly.