Board deadlocks on I‑90 plaza sign variance; no variance approved

The City of Brandon Board of Adjustment failed to approve a variance request for larger and additional freestanding signs at a commercial parcel near Interstate 90, leaving the applicant able to appeal the board’s non‑decision to city council.

The applicant (Quickstart representatives) asked for variances that would allow signs larger than the city’s proposed maximum and more signage than current rules permit. City staff summarized the draft sign calculation in the packet and the sign allowances envisioned under the city’s pending ordinance revisions: one square foot of sign area per linear foot of frontage for the first 200 feet, then one additional square foot per two linear feet of frontage beyond 200, with a current single‑sign cap of 200 square feet under the draft…