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BZA approves sign variance allowing larger monument sign at 215 Don Knotts Blvd.
Summary
Board granted variances for a 9-foot monument sign to exceed height and area limits by 3 feet and 58 square feet after applicant said replacement cabinet will fit within existing pre‑cast base; planning staff said sign has been present in some form since at least 2005 and replacement removed its nonconforming status.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request to replace and enlarge a monument sign at 215 Don Knotts Boulevard, allowing a 3-foot increase in permitted height and 58 additional square feet of sign area.
Planning staff described the change as replacement of a sign cabinet inside a preexisting sign base; the base and pillars remain, and the applicant proposed a new illuminated cabinet that the applicant said fits inside the existing frame but has an arched top that accounts for the extra height. Staff said the prior sign appears to predate 2013 and that…
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