Chief Building and Zoning Inspector Jacqueline M. Coons said this week that this debate might not have arisen at all, had the applicant’s sign been within the allowed 50 square feet.

The chain will send targeted discounts to regular customers of the store, to encourage them to shop at other nearby Price Choppers during the transition.

A state report, using data from 2013, shows Hamilton Square had employees in 151 full-time equivalent positions. There was no increase in the number of employees in the shopping plaza since the project began.