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Lancaster County BZA denies oversized sign request for Legacy Point storage site
Summary
The Lancaster County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request by Legacy Point Indian Land LLC to increase allowable wall signage from 75 square feet to roughly 95.32 square feet for a storage facility set back from Charlotte Highway; the board found the four variance criteria were not met.
The Lancaster County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a sign-size variance requested by Legacy Point Indian Land LLC for a storage facility located off Charlotte Highway, concluding the application did not meet the board's four variance criteria.
Applicant Laura Temple told the board the building is about 100,000 square feet and set back from the highway behind a strip mall, and asked the board to allow a second wall sign increasing total allowed wall signage to about 95.32 square feet "to make the sign in proportion with the building." Temple said the site's elevation and distance from the highway and the screening by the strip center justify the larger sign and that neighbors had not objected.
The public portion of the hearing produced no speakers. The board then voted on each of the four statutory variance criteria. In roll-call votes taken by the clerk, the members present concluded the criteria were not satisfied and the chair announced, "We have disagreement on 4 of the 4 variances. With that being said, that variance is denied." Staff was directed to prepare the written order of denial.
Why it matters: The board's decision preserves the locally adopted sign-size limits for properties of this type and location; the applicant may pursue other administrative or legislative routes but, per the record, the variance was denied by the BZA.
What happens next: Staff will prepare the formal denial order for the record and notify the applicant with information on next administrative steps.
