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Council grants variance for projecting sign at 3715 Silver Ave after divided hearing
Summary
After a full quasi‑judicial hearing, the Albuquerque City Council granted an appeal and approved findings allowing an illuminated projecting sign at 3715 Silver Ave by a 5–4 vote. The ZHE had previously denied the variance, citing self‑imposed hardship and neighbor impacts.
The Albuquerque City Council voted 5–4 to grant an appeal allowing an illuminated projecting wall sign to be mounted at 3715 Silver Avenue SE, reversing a prior decision by the Zoning Hearing Examiner (ZHE).
Pastor Dan Miller, representing City Unhail Church, told the council the sign had historic and community value and that mounting it on a pole — the alternative identified by planning staff — would increase costs and vandalism risk. "We would respectfully ask this council to approve the variance permit," Miller said, arguing the…
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