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Rutherford County grants variance for larger sign at Sri Swaminarayan Temple on Sheffield Highway
Summary
Rutherford County approved a variance allowing an 85-square-foot text area on a monument sign for the Sri Swaminarayan Temple, exceeding the RM-zone 40-square-foot lettering limit; the board cited the site's location on a high-speed arterial and the temple's architectural scale in granting the 45-square-foot variance.
Rutherford County board members approved a variance to allow a larger monument sign at the Sri Swaminarayan Temple, finding conditions at the site and the sign’s visibility on a high-speed arterial supported the request.
Planning staff presented Application 20 25 23 for a 15-acre parcel in the RM zone developed as a community assembly. Staff said the existing monument-style sign measures 8 by 14 feet overall (112 square feet) and that the text area measures about 7 by 12 feet (approximately 85 square feet). The county sign code for properties in the RM zone limits sign text area to 40 square feet; the applicant sought variance relief to allow an additional 45 square feet.
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