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Board approves 6.25-square-foot sign variance for McDonald’s at 4819 Rochester Road
Summary
The Troy City Board of Appeals granted a sign-area variance allowing a 56.25-square-foot ground monument sign at 12-foot setback for the McDonald’s at 4819 Rochester Road, finding the circumstances related to road widening met variance criteria.
The Troy City Board of Appeals voted Aug. 13 to grant a sign-area variance that allows McDonald’s at 4819 Rochester Road to install a 56.25-square-foot monument ground sign set back 12 feet from the planned right-of-way, exceeding the ordinance limit of 50 square feet at that setback.
Jerry Pesek, representing McDonald’s, said the restaurant removed a larger, older sign because of a Rochester Road widening/condemnation project and is seeking a new monument sign that “is the same size and dimensions used across the country.” Pesek told the board the company complied with the city’s…
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