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BZA split on sign height; one 20‑foot sign request fails while a multi‑tenant sign is postponed
Summary
The board split on a request to increase a detached sign from 10 to 20 feet—motion failed after public opposition—then later postponed a separate multi‑tenant sign request while awaiting a survey and additional information.
The City of Knoxville Board of Zoning Appeals deadlocked on one sign height request and postponed a separate sign application pending further documentation.
For PCA260004, the applicant sought to increase the maximum detached sign height from 10 feet to 20 feet, citing difficulty seeing a 10‑foot sign from Western Avenue due to grade and a state right‑of‑way. Tom Allen of Allen Sign Company and other…
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