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Council upholds BZA denial, rejects sign variances for proposed Midway Road truck stop 8–1
Knoxville City Council · October 1, 2025
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Summary
The council denied an appeal from the Ferber Company seeking variances for larger directional signs at a proposed truck stop at Midway Road and I‑40, siding with community plan standards and the Board of Zoning Appeals in an 8–1 vote.
The council voted to deny an appeal by Tom Hopkins of the Ferber Company seeking five variances to increase allowable sign height and area for directional signs at a proposed truck stop near Midway Road and I‑40.
Hopkins, representing the Ferber Company, said the company’s hardship is topography and visibility on a steep…
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