Downtown’s skyline could be getting a little more glow. Canal Bank is seeking to add signs on the east and south side facades of 500 Pearl Street owned by Ellicott Development. Canal Bank is a subsidiary of Chemung Canal Trust Co. According to financial disclosures, the company opened a “representative office” in the building in March to “support the growing operations of its Canal Bank division.”
A variance is needed for the size of the internally-lit signs which the applicant, Flexlume Signs, justifies as necessary for visibility. 175 sq.ft. is allowed and 291 sq.ft. is proposed.
Chemung Canal Trust Company was founded in Elmira in 1833. Canal Bank opened its first local branch at 5529 Main Street in Williamsville, a former Bank of America branch…..