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Board approves variance for oversized attached sign at 121 Route 6A

Yarmouth Board of Appeals · April 24, 2026
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Summary

The Yarmouth Board of Appeals granted a variance to allow an attached gable sign to remain at 121 Route 6A despite exceeding the bylaw height limit (installed ~46 in vs. 24 in allowed); the board cited lot/building characteristics and potential financial hardship of removing the sign.

The board voted unanimously April 23 to approve a variance allowing an attached gable sign at 121 Route 6A to remain despite exceeding the local zoning height limit.

Joseph Scott, a partial owner of Capen Island Signs, told the board the sign letters (acrylic/studded individual letters) were installed after Old Kings Highway had approved the design, and the company later learned it exceeded the allowed maximum (the submitted measurements showed approximately 46 inches tall on…

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