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Discussion begins on taller highway signs at Brandon 90 Plaza; staff offers overlay-district template
Summary
Planning staff and meeting participants discussed requests from businesses in Brandon 90 Plaza for highway signs taller than local zoning allows. Staff offered to draft a preliminary overlay district as an alternative to case-by-case variances; no formal decision was made.
Planning staff and meeting participants discussed requests from businesses in Brandon 90 Plaza for highway signs taller than the local zoning code allows, and staff offered to draft a preliminary overlay district as an alternative to handling requests as individual variances.
The discussion focused on whether taller signs should be treated through variances or by creating a mapped overlay that would allow increased height for selected properties near the interstate. "Correct. So we are starting to see requests from potential businesses out in Brandon 90 Plaza wanting signs taller than what is allowed by our zoning code," a staff member said. The same staff member said one applicant is seeking two signs, one at about 35 feet…
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