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Zoning board denies Nate’s Garage request to keep 30-foot pole sign on Douglas Avenue
Summary
The City of Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a variance to retain an existing pole sign at 2603 Douglas Avenue, concluding the owner had feasible alternatives and did not demonstrate the hardship required for a variance.
The City of Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment on a 7-0 vote denied a variance request to retain an existing freestanding pole sign at 2603 Douglas Avenue, the board said during its monthly meeting. The board found that the owner did not meet the legal hardship standard and that monument or wall signs were feasible on the site, staff said. Frank Dunn, senior city planner, told the board the existing pole sign includes a 6-foot-by-10-foot internally illuminated main cabinet (60 square feet) and a 5-foot-by-8.5-foot changeable cabinet (about 42.5 square feet); the pole sign has a maximum height of…
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