Board denies request to reduce billboard spacing on Fort Harrison Road
Jul 1, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
The BZA rejected a petition by Margaret and Jeffrey Bowes to reduce the 1,000-foot spacing requirement between off-premise billboards so the owners could build a 24-by-12 sign; Department of Engineering recommended denial and board members cited aesthetic concerns and a pending sign ordinance rewrite.
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The Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a variance that would have reduced the required 1,000-foot separation between off-premise advertising signs by roughly 150 feet to allow a 24-by-12 billboard at 1205 Fort Harrison Road.
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