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Board denies Hartz Branch Village sign setback variance; orders removal within 30 days
Summary
Smyrna's Board of Zoning Appeals denied a sign-setback variance for Hartz Branch Village after staff found the sign sits on a sewer main and within required sight-distance areas; the board required the current sign be removed within 30 days.
The Smyrna Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a request from Hartz Branch Village to retain subdivision entrance signs placed inside required roadway setbacks and on top of utility infrastructure.
Staff reported the sign on Gaunt Drive sits above a sewer main and that both entrance signs fall short of the sign ordinance’s 75-foot setback from the center point of the intersection. Staff said the public-works…
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