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Board denies request to reduce 600‑foot billboard spacing at 716 North Main Street
Summary
The board voted 3–0 to deny a request to reduce the city’s 600‑foot billboard spacing requirement at 716 North Main Street. Staff said the applicant failed to meet the board’s variance standards and that the condition creating the proximity was self‑created; TDOT had separately approved related permitting.
The Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied an appeal to allow billboard signage closer than the city's 600‑foot spacing requirement at 716 North Main Street.
Tom, the planning presenter, summarized the request from Michael Sutherland of Scotty's Outdoor and said the applicant sought roughly a 60% reduction in separation (placing the new sign approximately 200 feet from an existing sign). Staff applied the board's ten variance standards and found two standards applicable, two not applicable, and six…
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