City says signs are in violation

Peachtree City may just have its first-ever billboards, and of at all places the luxuriously-designed Avenue shopping center.

But the city wants the signs taken down, as not only does the city have a ban on traditional billboards, but they are also apparently in violation of the special sign rules the city drew up for The Avenue when the development was approved, officials said.

The signs, some of which advertise radio stations and two area subdivisions, are definitely not in compliance with the sign program that has been approved for The Avenue, said city spokesperson Betsy Tyler.

Tyler noted that one of the signs advertises for a country music station that is not located at The Avenue. She added that she was “surprised” when she recently went to the shopping center and noticed the signs.