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BZA grants Ash Market 20-foot freestanding sign variance in B-1 zone
Summary
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a 20-foot freestanding sign for Ash Market (tax map 51-A-103) in a B-1 zone, after the applicant and a public commenter cited ground-clearance and visibility concerns.
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow a 20-foot freestanding sign for Ash Market, a business located on tax map 51-A-103 in the county's B-1 general commercial zone.
Staff told the board that freestanding business signs in the B-1 zone are limited to a maximum height of 10 feet under section 22-15-3 of the Fluvanna County Code. The applicant sought a variance after replacing a deteriorated sign pole and footing; the new sign would restore ground clearance to reduce the risk of trucks striking the sign.
David Slade, representing Interstate Sign, said the…
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