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Hillsborough County hears multiple large‑sign variance requests for shopping centers
Summary
Developers and sign contractors asked the Land Use Hearing Officer for exceptions to sign-size and setback rules for three large retail sites in Seffner, Brandon area and Apollo Beach, citing long building setbacks and site scale; staff presented code limits and no public opposition was recorded at the hearing.
Several developers and their representatives told the Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer on Nov. 17 that the county’s sign rules do not scale to very large shopping‑center sites and asked for variances to allow larger identification and monument signs.
Sam Ball of Hillsborough County Development Services opened the series of sign cases by summarizing staff findings for Variance 25‑1369 in Seffner, saying the applicant requests increases to per‑face and aggregate ground‑sign area and a front‑setback reduction under the Land Development Code provisions that limit sign area and setbacks. Ball summarized the applicable LDC provisions and the relief requested.
Todd Pressman, representing the property owner for the Seffner site, said the center comprises…
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