Board denies request to raise billboard at 1710 North 25th Street

The Fort Pierce Board of Adjustment voted to deny a variance that would have raised a ground (off‑premise) billboard at 1710 North 25th Street from the code maximum of 10 feet to 25 feet.

City planning staff told the board the parcel’s zoning and the city code do not support the requested height exception and recommended denial. "The planning department confirms that the maximum height according to code the parcel can have is 10 feet," the presenting planner said during the staff presentation.

Applicant representative Scotty Shiver said the 10‑foot sign has been installed and the request was intended to allow landscaping and to protect the structure from vandalism. "We’re just asking for a variance to raise it," he told the board, adding the structure is the only ground‑level sign in the area.

Staff recounted the application’s history: an earlier 25‑foot digital sign was denied in 2025, and a later 10‑foot, non‑digital V‑shaped sign was permitted. The planner read variance provisions and said the five criteria — including peculiar conditions to the land and minimum variance — were not met and that the parcel sits inside the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency district, where the proposed use does not align with redevelopment goals.

After brief questions from board members, a member moved to accept the planning department’s recommendation and deny the variance; the motion carried. The board did not approve the requested 25‑foot height, and the applicant’s existing 10‑foot sign remains the permitted configuration.

The denial resolves the item; no conditions were attached and no further action was recorded at this meeting.