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Athens BZA grants 14-square-foot sign variance for 932 East State Street
Summary
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5–0 on March 10 to grant a variance allowing a 114-square-foot sign at 932 East State Street, exceeding the 100-square-foot limit; board members cited the parcel’s setback and visibility constraints as the basis for the decision.
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5–0 on March 10 to grant a sign-size variance for the property at 932 East State Street, allowing 114 square feet of freestanding signage where the zoning code permits a maximum of 100 square feet.
City zoning representative Lance Allison told the board that in the four-lane section of East State Street the combined allowable freestanding sign area for multi-tenant properties is 100 square feet and that the applicant’s proposal would "be over by 14 square ft." Allison confirmed the existing upper cabinet on the pylon sign is…
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