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Commission hears major‑warrant request to retrofit US‑75 billboards with downlighting; digital conversion left for future approval
Summary
Staff presented a major‑warrant package proposing lighting changes and limited height raises to nine existing billboards along US‑75. The plan would replace uplights with LED downlights (staff said this would roughly halve current hotspot foot‑candle levels); two signs fall under TxDOT permitting and any digital conversion would require separate approvals.
The Fairview Planning and Zoning Commission heard a major‑warrant request covering multiple existing billboards along US‑75 and discussed changes intended to reduce skyward light spill while preserving sign visibility.
Israel, the staff presenter, described nine existing signs clustered along the east side of US‑75 between Sloan Creek and Latham Drive and explained why the applicant is pursuing a major‑warrant route: billboards are generally prohibited in the CPDD commercial district, so proposed changes require quasi‑zoning text amendments handled like a zoning amendment. Staff described the primary proposal as removing existing incandescent uplights and installing shielded LED downlights to reduce spillage and to better meet the town’s…
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