A spray-painted sign on the side of Allied Glass & Mirror at 1105 S. Mack Smith Road in Fort Oglethorpe will remain in place – but some of it will be painted over to make the mural smaller.
“It’s going to stay; it’s just going to be a little bit shorter,” business owner Walter Dix said Friday.
That was Dix’s decision after the Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Appeals Board on Thursday night turned down Dix’s request for a variance. The sign, spray-painted by muralist Jackson Hendrickson, exceeds the maximum 300 square feet allowed by the city’s sign ordinance.
“It’s about 2 feet too long and 2 feet too tall,” Dix said, adding, “It’s not much over the 300 square feet.”
The muralist will make some changes to get the artwork in compliance, Dix said.