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Mount Vernon zoning panel denies Take 5 request for second freestanding sign on Coshocton Avenue
Summary
On March 5, 2025, the Mount Vernon Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request from Take 5 to install a second freestanding sign along Coshocton Avenue, citing the city code limiting one freestanding sign per street frontage and concerns about precedent, visibility and aesthetics.
The Mount Vernon Board of Zoning Appeals on March 5, 2025, denied a variance request that would have allowed Take 5 to install a second freestanding sign on a multi-tenant parcel along Coshocton Avenue.
The denial came after public opposition, a staff report citing the city sign code and discussion by board members. The motion to approve the variance was seconded but failed on a roll call vote of No: Cunningham, Percy, O'Quinn, Smith and Adams. The board recorded the outcome as "denied as requested."
The case (recorded in the meeting as 2025 BZA — Coshocton Avenue; staff report dated 03/04/2025, Parcel Number 60-6-04268.000) involved a parcel in the GB (General Business) zoning district that contains multiple structures and tenants, and an existing multi-tenant freestanding sign. Planning staff told the board that City Code section 1113.08(a)(2) allows one freestanding sign along each public street…
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