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Planning Commission recommends disapproval of variance for Evans Locks Road wall and sign
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended denying a variance that would allow taller front/side walls and an oversized sign at an Evans Locks Road residence after staff argued the features conflict with R2 standards and neighbors and the HOA raised covenant and aesthetic objections. The applicant cited religious expression and neighborhood examples.
The Columbia County Planning Commission recommended denial of a variance request regarding a fence and a sign at a property on Evans Locks Road after a public hearing and staff presentation.
Planning staff presented the variance request (recorded in the packet as addressing 3530 Evans Locks Road) to allow a wall that exceeds the R2 front-yard height limit and an oversized sign. Staff said R2 front-yard fences are limited to 3 feet and that the wall at the site reaches roughly 8–9½ feet at its highest points, while the sign exceeds the six-square-foot sign allowance for the zoning district. Staff recommended disapproval.
Attorney August Murdoch, speaking for the…
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