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x-unen nao requesieu permission to hang a plastic sign that said he carried “American Standard” plumbing fixtures. But a petition signed by 34 of his neighbors and presented to the Board of Zoning Appeals by Bill Kiem asked that his request be denied.
The petitioners claimed that the sign would be “nonconforming in an agricultural and residential zone.” They also objected to the reference to ‘ ‘American Standard” since the county zoning ordinance prohibits commercial signs advertising businesses outside Rappahannock County.
“I’ll be glad to take ‘American Standard’ off, if that’s what’s bothering people,” Pullen told the Board. “I don’t want to cause any trouble. But I pay $160 a month for my place in the yellow pages and I want people to be able to find my place when they come looking for me. ’ ’
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