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Board approves variance to raise Black Canyon Highway billboard after ADOT sound wall reduced freeway visibility
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance to increase a legally nonconforming billboard's size and height after ADOT constructed a sound wall that blocked views from I-17; staff and neighbors raised scenic-corridor concerns but the board approved the request 4-0.
The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 to approve a variance that will allow an existing legally nonconforming billboard near Black Canyon Highway to be enlarged and raised so it can again be seen from Interstate 17 after a new ADOT sound wall blocked freeway views.
Joel, the county planner, told the board the billboard had been permitted in 2013 to face Black Canyon Highway and that a 2021 zoning text amendment made it legally nonconforming within a scenic corridor. Joel recommended denial of expansion. The applicant's attorney, Bill Allison, representing Lamar Advertising and property owner M…
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