Community Entrance Sign Update – County Extension Granted
The Board of Directors would like to share the news that the county has given us another and final extension for the Entrance Sign Project. Our focus will be the larger Entrance Sign on the westside of Fawn Ridge Blvd. We are currently working with our sign vendor to acquire everything we need for a variance request for a sign approximately 6ft tall x 6ft-8ft wide. It will look similar to the other sign on the eastside, but larger and without a topper. I’ll be making a few concepts for the community to give input in the upcoming weeks, so please send me any suggestions you may have. Below is the mockup and placement that we used for the proposal extension request.
Update: 03/06/2024
• New sign position has been corrected. • Action Team Created to inquire about the Westside of Fawn Ridge Blvd. • Reimbursement Process for the Entrance Sign has begun.
Update: 12/01/2023
• New sign has been installed and is waiting for electrical which is schedule for December 15th. • Research is being down to see what we can do on the Westside of Fawn Ridge Blvd. • BOD Meeting schedule 12/13/2023 will be giving more updates on the entrance sign.
Update: 09/21/2023
• Rich Reidy who works for the County is working to get the items we need to accurately register the location of the new Sign.
• Creative Sign Designs has already released the order for the production of the sign.
• We have received the permits for the power and awaiting the location of the new sign so that it can be marked for the electrician.
Update: 06/04/2023
We are moving forward with the new entrance sign. Creative Sign Design and the Board of Directors are working on the finishing touches to move forward with permitting and engineering.
To see the current design and to get a better understanding of the overall layout, please click on the link below.
The board is also looking into options for either an arch that goes over Fawn Ridge Blvd. and/or 3 flag poles on the West Side Entrance Area. The flags for these three poles would be an American Flag, the State Flag, and a Community Flag. We are open to everyone’s thoughts, so please let us know what you all think.
Update: 04/07/2023
The variance hearing was held on February 27th before Hearing Master, Susan Finch. In summary, Addie Mentry of Creative Sign Designs requested 2 sign variances to reduce the setbacks lines for the northeast corner of Citrus Park Drive Extension and Fawn Ridge Blvd to accommodate a freestanding monument sign that is approximately 9 square feet and 8’6″ tall.
On March 20th, a decision was determined and the variance request was approved. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped out in the process.
Also, Hillsborough County has agreed to extend the reimbursement period until mid-November for the sign completion. This allows us to look at the current sign design proposed by Creative Sign Designs and makes some modifications if need be.
If you are interested in proposing a modification to the design based on the criteria that the sign cannot be any larger than what it is currently, please contact the Board of Directors at bod@fawnridge.org or our property manager at cmclark@wisepropertymanagement.com with your proposal, thoughts, or ideas.
