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Board approves variance allowing larger, taller billboard after ADOT sound wall blocked freeway views
Summary
Maricopa County approved a variance expanding height and area for an existing legally nonconforming billboard on Black Canyon Highway after commissioners said a sound mitigation wall erected by ADOT had rendered the sign functionally invisible from I‑17.
The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment approved a variance to permit a larger, taller face for an existing legally nonconforming billboard located west of I‑17 near Anthem, concluding the sign’s functionality had been reduced after ADOT erected a sound wall that blocks freeway sightlines.
Joel (planning staff) told the board the sign was originally permitted in 2013 and was oriented toward Black Canyon Highway; after zoning text amendments in 2021 the…
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