Stop the SAV Sign

Preservation Alert: Stop the SAV Sign - Attend the December 14 Hearing at the Historic Site and Monument Commission at 4 PM at 112 East State Street

Visit Savannah has proposed a five-by-thirteen-foot aluminum sign in City Market in the Middle of West St. Julian Street. This proposal is not only inappropriate in character for the Historic District, but it also appears to be prohibited by the Ordinance.

The City is pretending that the SAV sign is not a sign because it is "public art." While it might or might not be art, it is clearly a “sign,” and as such, it must comply with the sign rules in the Ordinance. The three letters, "SAV," are a logo of Visit Savannah and were designed by their advertising firm. The sign will be fabricated by a commercial sign maker. Under the Ordinance, it constitutes a "ground sign," which requires a COA. It is also a "channel sign," which is actually prohibited. Please read the letter from the OPC, here.

In the view of the OPC, the City is aware that the sign is prohibited, and it appears to be circumventing the COA process and prohibitions in the Ordinance by taking the proposal to only the Historic Sites and Monuments Commission. Please show up and let the City and Visit Savannah know that they are not above the law!

PLEASE SHOW YOUR OBJECTION BY SPEAKING AT THE DECEMBER 14, 2023 HEARING AT THE HISTORIC SITE AND MONUMENT COMMISSION AT 4PM AT 112 EAST STATE STREET.