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Board approves larger monument sign for Leonardtown Middle School

2222025 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing St. Mary's County Board of Education to replace a 27-square-foot sign with a 32-square-foot monument sign at Leonardtown Middle School, finding a practical difficulty created by a rezoning change and concluding the larger sign will aid motorists and visitors.

The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on April 14 approved a variance to increase the permitted size of a freestanding sign at Leonardtown Middle School, allowing a 32-square-foot monument sign in the Residential Low (RL) district.

Staff recommended the variance in VAAP 10-2140, saying the rezoning of the property from a residential preservation district to RL under the updated comprehensive plan unintentionally limited permitted sign area and created a practical…

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