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Jonesboro approves 35-foot sign variance after staff says city maps overstated overlay exclusion

Not specified in transcript · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Developers at 3225 South Kerway Road received a variance to keep a 35-foot pylon sign after staff acknowledged the city's overlay map did not show the full 300-foot interstate buffer stated in the ordinance and committed to updating maps.

Rob Hester, of Stonebridge Construction, told the panel he represents owners of the property at 3225 South Kerway Road and that the project team had purchased and planned a pylon (on-premise) sign based on the city's online map, which showed the site outside the interstate overlay. "When we actually went to apply for the permit... the verbiage reads a little different from where this…

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