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Planning Commission denies Take 5 Battlefield billboard permit, citing Greenbrier gateway concerns
Summary
The Chesapeake Planning Commission voted 6–3 on March 11 to deny a conditional use permit for a replacement billboard at 1440 Battlefield Boulevard North after staff said the sign would conflict with Greenbrier gateway design; applicant argued lost inventory and public‑safety benefits from LED capability.
The Chesapeake Planning Commission on March 11 denied a conditional use permit to install a replacement billboard at 1440 Battlefield Boulevard North, voting 6–3 in favor of staff’s recommendation to deny.
Adams Outdoor Advertising and counsel Steve Romine argued the application is a replacement for lost billboard sites and that the company had exhausted other options. Romine said the industry has lost sites to development and right‑of‑way changes and that the new structure would…
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