Panel says Ohio woman's sunflower mural must go

HILLIARD, Ohio (AP) — Zoning officials in one Ohio community want the bloom off the garage.

They’ve rejected a woman’s appeal to keep the giant sunflower she painted on her garage.

The Columbus suburb of Hilliard has told Kelley Daniel that her mural in bright yellow, orange, blue and green violates neighborhood guidelines calling for no more than two subdued colors on buildings.

On Thursday, Hilliard’s zoning appeals board voted 6-1 to uphold an order that Daniel get rid of the sunflower.

She calls it public art and says she’s shocked. She notes that the sunflower is Hilliard’s official flower.

Daniel says she’s not sure whether she’ll paint over the mural, change the color scheme or take the matter to court.