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Board upholds inspector and denies variance for proposed larger sign at 113 South Main Street
Summary
The board upheld the building inspector’s denial of an administrative appeal and then denied a separate variance request for a larger pylon sign at 113 South Main Street, citing the city’s sign ordinance and failure to meet variance criteria. The votes were unanimous.
The board heard an administrative appeal and a variance request from New Hampshire Signs over a freestanding gas-station sign at 113 South Main Street and ruled against the applicant on both matters.
Applicant Peter March of New Hampshire Signs told the board he was appealing the building inspector’s denial under RSA 674:19 and cited New Hampshire case law, arguing the existing sign (about 89 square feet) is a protected nonconforming structure and that replacing or reconfiguring it should not trigger today’s size limits. March said the application had been amended several times (earlier figures discussed included 57, 73 and references to 79 square feet) and that the company sought to reuse foundations and…
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