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Cherokee County zoning board approves series of signage and variance requests
Summary
The Cherokee County Zoning Board of Appeals approved multiple sign and signage‑related variances — including requests for a Chick‑fil‑A, Calvary Baptist Church and a Take 5 oil‑change location — and clarified that sign posting periods will follow state law; several approvals carried conditions limiting use.
The Cherokee County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a string of signage and related variances Tuesday evening, granting exceptions for several commercial and institutional signs and updating the county calendar to align public‑notice timing with state law.
The board voted unanimously to approve variances for a proposed Chick‑fil‑A at 1130 Highway 92 that would allow additional and larger wall signs and an internally lit cabinet sign, accepting staff’s finding that the site’s multiple frontages and road geometry justify additional wayfinding signs. "The applicant states that the property has multiple roadways and multiple entries to the lot, thereby creating the need for customers to be able to locate the destination from all vantage points," staff said during the presentation.
At Calvary Baptist Church’s hearing, Kim Wakefield, speaking…
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