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Board approves relocation and LED conversion of billboard near Norfolk Southern yard with conditions
Summary
The Zoning Hearing Board approved Lamar’s request to relocate a billboard from the Norfolk Southern rail yard to 3737/3745 North Sixth Street, convert it to a single‑sided LED face and limit message transitions to six per minute; approval conditioned on PennDOT sign permitting and planning‑commission requirements.
HARRISBURG — The Harrisburg Zoning Hearing Board on Jan. 20 approved application 2596, clearing the way for Lamar Advertising to relocate a billboard base from the Norfolk Southern rail yard to parking at 3737/3745 North Sixth Street and to convert the face to an LED, electronically changing display, subject to conditions recommended by the City Planning Commission.
Jeffrey Knight, director of planning for the City of Harrisburg, described the proposal as part of a broader consolidation of static faces lost to highway projects and modernization of the applicant’s inventory. The proposed sign will be a single‑sided billboard facing east toward the Norfolk Southern rail yards, industrial properties…
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