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Knoxville BZA accepts amended sign variance for Walker Springs Plaza after debate over interstate adjacency
Summary
The City Board of Zoning Appeals voted to accept an amended variance request that reduces the proposed secondary detached sign at Walker Springs Plaza from 30 feet/180 sq ft to 20 feet/165 sq ft; the board cited an ordinance interpretation about interstate-adjacent signage and asked the applicant to provide measurements and scaled drawings.
The City Board of Zoning Appeals voted to accept an amended variance request for a secondary detached sign at Walker Springs Plaza, reducing the applicant’s requested maximum height from 30 feet to 20 feet and the sign area from 180 square feet to 165 square feet.
The variance request, filed as VZA250057, prompted a lengthy staff presentation, testimony from the applicant and tenant representatives, and opposition from Scenic Knoxville. The board said an amended request consistent with the city’s interstate-adjacent signage rules would be more appropriate and voted in favor of the amended dimensions.
Lee Cowden, senior vice president of operations for BCU Properties, said the property owner is seeking larger secondary signage so new tenants—specifically a proposed Golden Corral—would be visible from I-40. “The impact that not…
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