Notice is hereby given of a meeting of Board of Zoning Appeals Division I (March 3, 2026) of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Business:
Adoption of Meeting Minutes
Special Requests
PETITIONS REQUESTING TO BE CONTINUED:
Pike Township, Council District #1, zoned I-2 / MU-1
V 465 LLC, by John B. Gregg
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the development of a warehouse exceeding one double-loaded row of parking in front of a building (not permitted) and the removal of heritage trees without prior authorization (not permitted).
** Staff requests a continuance to the April 7, 2026, hearing
Wayne Township, Council District #11, zoned D-5
Grise Home & Property Group LLC, by Martin Jimenez
Variance of development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a carport with a 0-foot side yard setback (5-foot setback required).
** Staff requests a continuance to the April 7, 2026, hearing
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned D-8
NP Financial Services LLC, by Josh Smith
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the construction of a two-family dwelling with a 29-foot front setback (19.9-foot maximum front setback required),and encroaching within the clear sight triangle of Sanders Street and South East Street (not permitted).
* An automatic continuance has been submitted by a Registered Neighborhood Ordinance, continuing this petition to the April 7, 2026, hearing
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned D-8
NP Financial Services LLC, by David Gilman
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the construction of a two-family dwelling with a 10-foot rear setback (20-foot rear setback required), and to permit an off-street parking pad within the front yard with a zero-foot west side setback (parking pad not permitted, five-foot side setback required).
* A Registered Neighborhood organization has submitted a timely request for an Automatic Continuance, continuing this petition to the April 7, 2026, hearing
Washington Township, Council District #3, zoned D-2
Chris Schmidt
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the installation of a privacy fence not to exceed twelve (12) feet in height in the rear yard (maximum height six feet permitted in rear yards).
** Staff requests a continuance, with notice, to the April 7, 2026, hearing due to legal notice requirements
Washington Township, Council District #2, zoned D-S
Rebecca Boyle, by Todd Williams
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit the construction of a single-family dwelling with a rear yard setback of 15 feet (minimum of 30 feet required).
** Staff requests a continuance to the April 7, 2026, with notice, due to legal notice requirements
Pike Township, Council District #5, zoned MU-1 / C-4
Hodges Commons Limited Partnership, by Alex Keller
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 98-unit apartment building and accessory daycare building with a 14-foot front transitional yard (20 feet required), a 47-foot height (45 feet required), deficient transparency (40% required along western and southern facades), deficient primary entry features (1 per 100 feet required along frontages), excess wall plane along frontage (maximum 100 linear feet and 1000 square feet permitted), first-story elevation at street level (2-feet above street level required), removal of heritage trees without prior authorization (not permitted), a deficient Green Factor score (0.22 required), and deficient transitional yard landscaping.
** This petition will be withdrawn
Petitions for Public Hearing
PETITIONS TO BE EXPEDITED:
Perry Township, Council District #22, zoned D-4 (FF)
Jose Moreno, by Samuel Salazar
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to allow for a detached accessory garage within the front yard of Arbor Street (accessory structures must be behind primary buildings).
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned CBD-2 (RC) (TOD)
Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, by Sarah Peters
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the placement of a primary freestanding sign within the Mile Square (not permitted) and within public-right-of-way (not permitted).
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned C-4 / C-7
Joseph Csikos
Variance of Use and Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the operation and expansion of a bar / tavern within an existing building approximately five-feet from a protected district (100-foot separation required), and with 15 parking spaces provided (22 parking spaces minimum required).
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Transferred Petitions):
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Continued Petitions):
Washington Township, Council District #7, zoned D-5 (TOD) (W-5)
John Rising-Moore
Variance of development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the addition to a single-family dwelling with a four-foot north side setback and a 3.5-foot south side setback (five-foot side setbacks required).
Wayne Township, Council District #16, zoned D-2
Ramon Ibanez
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a six-foot tall fence with posts exceeding the height of the fence by more than a foot, within the front yard of Bauman Street, and encroaching within right-of-way, the clear-sight triangle of a driveway, and an easement (maximum 3.5-foot tall fence permitted, posts maximum one foot taller than fence, encroachment of rights-of-way, clear-sight triangles and easements prohibited).
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (New Petitions):
Franklin Township, Council District #25, zoned D-2
Tabatha Viewegh
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a detached accessory structure with a three-foot north side yard setback (seven feet required).
Pike Township, Council District #6, zoned D-A (FF) (FW)
Mirza W. A. Baig, by David Kingen and Justin Kingen
Variance of Use of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to legally establish a four-unit apartment building as a second primary structure on a lot (not permitted).
Additional Business: