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Pender County planning board approves variance allowing taller, larger TransSource Volvo sign at I-40 interchange
Summary
The Pender County Planning Board on Nov. 19 approved a variance permitting a 50-foot, 272-square-foot on‑premise sign for TransSource Volvo at the Rocky Point interchange (Exit 408) on Interstate 40, conditioned on consolidation of three parcels; vote 4–1.
The Pender County Planning Board on Nov. 19 approved a variance allowing an on‑premise advertising sign for TransSource Volvo near the Rocky Point interchange (Exit 408) on Interstate 40 to rise to 50 feet and to increase the permitted sign area to 272 square feet, conditioned on consolidating three parcels into one. The motion passed 4–1.
Planning staff told the board the applicant seeks relief from the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) maximum sign height of 25 feet and the 200‑square‑foot area cap that applies based on site frontage. Justin, planning staff, said the UDO’s intent is to restrict off‑premise billboards on I‑40 but not to bar businesses…
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