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Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for billboard near Hiram Drive and Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway
Summary
A proposal to rezone 0.819 acres within the City of Hiram to allow a 35‑foot billboard and variances for reduced setbacks was denied by the Planning Commission after neighbors raised concerns about visual impacts and traffic safety.
The Planning Commission voted to deny a rezoning request by Michael Whitman (Westside Pavilion Shopping Center owner) to rezone 0.819 acres from B‑1 to B‑2 within the City of Hiram to allow a 35‑foot billboard with requested variances reducing residential setback from 300 feet to 50 feet and front setback from the public right of way from 10 feet to 1 foot.
Whitman told the commission he planned a…
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