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BAR defers Hyundai dealership signage; zoning limits number/size of signs in Gateway district

3440045 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

The BAR deferred review of a multi-sign package for a new Hyundai dealership to the July 9 work session after staff said the Gateway district’s zoning limits the board’s ability to change sign counts or sizes; staff requested the applicant meet with zoning and submit revised materials.

The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review on May 21 deferred a review of signage for a proposed Hyundai dealership (project packet labeled for Route 7 / Keystone Court) to a July 9 work session after staff advised that Gateway district zoning restricts the BAR’s authority to increase the number or size of signs.

Staff presented analysis explaining the signage package includes dealer wall signs (Safford), Hyundai brand signs, a monument sign on a brick base, a service bay sign, and a directional sign; staff identified potential problems with the total number and size of signs under the Gateway rules, the proposed use of a highly reflective chrome finish on some brand elements, the use of plastic/vinyl on the…

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