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Zoning board approves minor sign projection variance at 63 South Court Street
Summary
Athens Board of Zoning Appeals approved a limited variance to allow two projecting signs at 63 South Court Street to extend 4 feet where the code allows 3.5 feet, citing historic‑building constraints and no organized opposition at the hearing.
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 14 approved a size variance to allow two projecting signs at 63 South Court Street to extend 4 feet from the building where the code permits a maximum 3.5‑foot projection.
Zoning Administrator David Riggs outlined that the request is for projection length rather than the number of signs; each tenant (Hotel La Stra and tenant Playa B) requested one projecting sign. Riggs noted the applicants stayed within the code’s overall square‑footage allowance for sign area and sought…
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