The Butte‑Silver Bow Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Variance 25‑10, allowing the Les Schwab building at 290 Holland Street to display an 83.5‑square‑foot wall sign on its north facade.

Planning staff said the property, in a commercial/light‑industrial zone, currently has a permitted 47‑square‑foot sign and that the request would increase the sign area by 36.5 square feet. Staff cited Butte‑Silver Bow sign rules that limit wall signage on facades without a primary entrance to roughly 20 square feet and explained the variance was needed because the parcel is a corner lot with three street frontages and vision‑clearance constraints.

Staff argued those physical constraints create a hardship under Montana Supreme Court precedent and that an enlarged north‑facing sign would improve wayfinding and safety for approaching customers. The staff report recommended approval with conditions requiring permit compliance and procurement of building and sign permits before installation.

Thomas Campbell, the manager for the Les Schwab location, told the board: “We’re just asking for the variance.”

Board members voted to approve the variance; the board chair noted one member, Mike McKeown, excused himself for a conflict and the remaining four members voted in favor. Staff will send a letter to the applicant with next steps and pointed out all signs must still comply with relevant provisions of the Butte‑Silver Bow sign regulations unless modified by the variance.