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Smyrna zoning board denies Portico Place sign variance, citing utility proximity and alternative locations
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request for a 15-foot sign setback variance for the northern entrance to Portico Place, after staff and board members raised concerns about locating a sign within a utility easement near an underground gas line and the availability of common-area alternatives.
At the March 2025 meeting of the Smyrna Board of Zoning Appeals, the board considered a sign-variance application submitted in connection with Portico Place subdivision (applicant listed as Gavin Schultz) to place a subdivision entrance sign at the northern entrance at Blair Road.
Mitch, planning staff, told the board that sign permits are reviewed separately from plats and that the sign ordinance requires a minimum setback of 75 feet from the center point of the intersection. He said the proposed sign location measured 60 feet from the intersection center and that the applicant requested a 15-foot variance. Staff noted a 20-foot utility easement along Blair…
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