For the second time in a month, Buda city leaders opposed a restaurant group’s bid for a variance to construct a sign beyond what’s allowed in city ordinance. 

The Buda City Council unanimously denied a second appeal by the Panda Express Restaurant Group Jan. 17 for a variance from the city’s maximum allowed sign height of 12-feet.

Panda’s appeal followed the Buda Planning and Zoning’s (P&Z) denial of the variance, which sought to build a 35-foot sign.

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