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Board grants variance request for taller sign at Farm Bureau office on College Park Road
Summary
Berkeley County BZA approved a variance allowing a sign taller than the 12-foot county allowance for a Farm Bureau Insurance office at 587 College Park Road; the applicant sought a 14-foot sign and discussed base height and sight-lines.
The Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a variance that will allow a taller sign at the Farm Bureau Insurance office at 587 College Park Road (TMS 242-04-01-047).
Applicant Robert Bazar told the board the property sits several feet below the roadbed and that customers—particularly elderly clients—were having difficulty seeing the existing sign from College Park Road. He described a proposed sign with a total height the application listed as 14 feet (the application text showed a base described as 7.77 feet) and said the county allowance was 12 feet. During discussion the board chair estimated that granting an extra 4 feet would bring a sign to 16 feet and suggested the applicant could accept that; Bazar said he would be happy to have the extra 2 feet beyond his requested 14-foot height.
After brief discussion, board member Shire moved to grant the variance and board member Mello seconded. The board voted in favor of the motion and the chair announced the variance was granted. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or a written condition specifying the final approved height; the application materials on record show the applicant requested a 14-foot sign and discussed a 7-foot base as part of the measurement.
County staff did not offer additional comment during the public hearing. The applicant thanked the board; the board closed the item and moved to the next agenda matter.
