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Sign Company Gets Surprising Approvals from Angry Zoning Board

Municipal decision-makers were more agreeable after hearing neighbors squawk over chickens.

Published

3 years ago

July 19, 2021

Signs of the Times Staff Signs of the Times July 2021 Issue

A Game of Chicken

One of our better customers is opening a new food-service facility. He wanted the biggest and most signs possible. We designed the many signs, including an immense pylon sign, knowing that it had little to no chance of getting approved. We presented the project to an angry zoning board all worked up from the case before us — neighbors fighting over chickens. They approved everything. Now we need to figure out how to complete the project. — Doug Bray, Alpine Sign (Dallastown, Pa)

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