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Dawsonville council holds public hearing on McDonald’s request to add signs on all four facades; decision deferred

5478851 · July 26, 2025
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Summary

McDonald’s applicant presented a variance request to allow wall signage on all four sides of a new restaurant; staff recommended approval with conditions. Council opened a public hearing and deferred a final decision to the Aug. 4 meeting.

The Dawsonville City Council opened a public hearing July 21 on a variance request from McDonald’s to allow wall signage on all four sides of a planned restaurant, then postponed a final decision until the council’s Aug. 4 meeting. Will Marshall of Integrity Engineering, the applicant’s representative, told the council the request responds to visibility challenges created by surrounding road grades and multiple frontages.

The request seeks relief from Section 105‑40(b)(4) of the city sign code to permit a combination of arch (“M”) signs and word‑mark signs on the front, sides and rear of…

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