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Bentonville board approves five sign variances for Walmart campus
Summary
The Bentonville Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 to approve five variances allowing larger and taller signage at the Walmart corporate campus, with staff-recommended conditions. The variances cover one projecting logo sign and multiple monument signs intended for identification and visitor interaction.
The Bentonville Board of Adjustment on March 12 approved five variances allowing larger and taller signs at the Walmart corporate campus, voting 5-0 to grant exceptions to the city's sign height and area rules.
A city planning staff member told the board that “the applicant's variance request comes from section 801.15 of the zoning code,” and summarized five requested exceptions for projecting and monument signs that exceed maximum height and area limits.
The variances cover: a projecting Walmart logo sign proposed at 60 square feet where the code allows 32 square feet; a “Welcome to Walmart” monument sign proposed at 12 feet in height where the maximum is 8 feet and an area of 504 square feet where the…
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