Board of Adjustment approves signage variance for Pensacola Boulevard fuel store

The Escambia County Board of Adjustment on Jan. 15 approved variance v-2025-1 to allow additional freestanding pylon and wall signage for a proposed convenience and automotive fuel retail store on Pensacola Boulevard, voting 5-0 to accept staff findings and recommendations.

Staff presented the case and recommended approval. Melissa Shirley, Development Services staff, told the board the parcel is an approximately 8.4-acre corner lot at the fork of two arterial roads (Highway 29 and Highway 97) with a grade change that reduces visibility for approaching traffic. Shirley said the applicant asked to place two pylons (one abutting each arterial) with pylon signage including fuel pricing and to add wall signage on the façade facing Highway 29. She said the requested pylon height is approximately 32 feet and that the proposal is “typical to similar convenience and automotive fuel retail stores…