How does the Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA)
base its decisions?
Well,
its members are appointed by two different local governments,
of the City of Valdosta and Lowndes County, and
each government provides its own criteria.
Here they are:
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Who is ZBOA?
The current members of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA) are:
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City of Valdosta Allan Strickland, Chair Laverne Gaskins Scott Orenstein, Vice-Chair Nancy Hobby Paul Alvarado |
Lowndes County Gretchen Quarterman Dr. William Houseal Dave Kirk |
Here they are at their 14 Sep 2010 meeting:
Left to right: Laverne Gaskins, Gretchen Quarterman,
Paul Alvarado,
Allan Strickland (Chair),
Scott Orenstein (Vice-Chair),
and
Dr. William Houseal.
(Nancy Hobby and Dave Kirk were not present at that meeting.)
According to
the city’s web page about them:
The ZBOA is a joint board consisting of eight appointed citizens, four each for the City of Valdosta and Lowndes County. Members are appointed for three year terms. City board members are appointed by the Mayor-Council based on their experience in land development, their familiarity with the City of Valdosta Zoning Ordinance, and their willingness to commit sufficient time to the board in order to be an effective board member.
What do they do?
McDonalds Denied Sign Variance for Foxborough Store
Update: Videos are here.
Fast-food giant McDonalds applied for a sign variance so they could have signs the same size as everywhere else, so they wouldn’t have to do a custom job. The Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommended against. Attorney Gary Moser summed up the opinions of 200 Foxborough residents who don’t want the added light from the sign and headlights. He also mentioned Vince Schneider is being deployed to Afghanistan and doesn’t want the
added lights when he gets back in six months.
Surprise speaker Gary Minchew, a well-known local developer, spoke against
the variance, citing the arrogant behavior of McDonalds, which he said insisted on keeping
a variance through his property he had granted First State Bank, even though he had not
intended it to be used by a fast-food buyer of the bank property.
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to deny the variance.
Pictures and videos to follow.
-jsq