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Planning Board seeks ban on new off-premise billboards; recommends sign-ordinance updates
Summary
The Planning Board recommended amendments to Chapter 6 (Signs) that would update definitions, treat existing off-premise (billboard) signs as nonconforming, and prohibit new off-premise advertising signs to help preserve the town's character and manage demand along Highway 86.
The Yanceyville Planning Board has recommended that Town Council adopt amendments to Chapter 6 (Signs) of the Zoning Ordinance that would tighten controls on off-premise advertising and update sign definitions and standards.
In a consistency statement submitted to the Town Council, the Planning Board said demand for off-premise advertising is expected in the town's zoning jurisdiction—particularly along the Highway 86 corridor—if a casino is developed in nearby Danville,…
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