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Red Oak board denies appeal to allow billboard on I‑35 frontage road
Summary
The Red Oak Zoning Board of Adjustments voted 4-0 March 12 to deny an appeal seeking permission to install a two-faced billboard (300 sq. ft. per face) at 507 North Interstate 35 E after staff said the sign conflicted with the city's sign ordinance and application materials lacked an owner's lease showing the exact pole location.
The Red Oak Zoning Board of Adjustments denied an appeal of city staff's decision to prohibit a billboard at 507 North Interstate 35 E, voting 4-0 on March 12, 2025.
The board's decision upholds the building and zoning staff's denial of a sign permit for a dual-faced billboard the applicant described as roughly 300 square feet per face. The appeal (ZBA-25-01) was filed by Stewart Law Group, PLLC on behalf of the applicant; the hearing also included written opposition from two residents.
City staff presented the permit review and told the board the sign application conflicted with the city's sign ordinance. Ben Hartman, city staff, explained the ordinance language staff relied on and said billboards are identified in the code as off-premise advertising that is regulated differently than on-premise signs. Hartman described the submitted…
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