Notice is hereby given of a meeting of Board of Zoning Appeals Division I (August 4, 2026) of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Business:
Adoption of Meeting Minutes
Special Requests
2026-UV1-015 (Amended) | 1902 East 46th Street
Washington Township, Council District #7, zoned C-3 (W1)
DAST 2 LLC, by Thomas Kervan
Variance of Use and Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a storage container within the front yard, with a one foot front setback (accessory structures must be located to the rear of the building, 10 foot minimum front setback required), and with an off-premises sign to be posted on the structure (not permitted).
**Petitioner to request withdrawal.
PETITIONS REQUESTING TO BE CONTINUED:
Center Township, Council District #13, zoned D-5
Nickolas Gonzalez
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the location of a 7.5-foot tall privacy fence in the side and rear yards (maximum six-foot tall fence permitted in side and rear yards).
**A Registered Neighborhood Organization has automatically continued this petition to September 1, 2026.
Pike Township, Council District #6, zoned I-2 (FF) / I-3
West 78th Street LLC, by Russell Webster
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for placement of 8-foot tall fence in front yards (maximum 3.5-foot fence permitted in I-2 and maximum 6-foot fence permitted in I-3), partially within the required clear-sight triangular area of 78th and Georgetown (not permitted), and partially within easements (not permitted).
**A timely automatic continuance has continued this petition to the September 1, 2026 hearing.
Washington Township, Council District #2, zoned D-S
Christopher and Samantha Julka, by Adam Mears
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a building addition resulting in an open space of 80 percent (85 percent open space required).
**An automatic continuance has continued this petition to the September 1, 2026 hearing.
Washington Township, Council District #2, zoned D-1
Chris Duke & Timothy Moffit by Matt Petyon/Chris Duke
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit the construction of a 6-foot fence in the front yard (fence height in the front yard limited to 3.5 feet or 4 feet when 30% or less opaque).
**Multiple parties have continued this petition to the October 6, 2026 hearing.
Washington Township, Council District #2, zoned D-2
Rachel M. Simon, by Thomas Kail
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit the construction of a 24' x 36' (864 square feet) playhouse in the established front yard (minor residential structures not permitted in the established front yard setback).
**This petition has been continued to the September 1, 2026 hearing.
Petitions for Public Hearing
PETITIONS TO BE EXPEDITED:
Center Township, Council District #8, zoned D-5
City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development, by Matthew Hostetler
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the development of duplexes on lots with deficient width (60-foot width required) and 4.5-foot building setbacks and reduced walkway setbacks on lots with a width of 35 feet (5-foot building setbacks and 2-foot walkway setbacks required).
Center Township, Council District #13, zoned D-8
330 N Arsenal Ave LLC, by Alltrue Construction LLC
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to allow for a deck and stairs to protrude 4 feet into the required corner side yard setback (8-foot corner side setback required).
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned D-8
Central at Old Southside, LP, by Carl Frey
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 227-unit residential development with parking in front of the front building line (not permitted) and a front building line beyond the allowable front building line range (the front building line must be between 20 and 50 feet in the neighborhood yard frontage type).
Wayne Township, Council District #11, zoned D-5
Josh Smith
Variance of development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to legally establish a garage and master bedroom addition attached to an existing home within a 4ft side yard setback (required 7 ft side yard setback).
Center Township, Council District #19, zoned D-3
Abisai Lopez Jimenez & Roxana E Lopez, by Joe Calderon
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 1-foot side yard setback for a covered patio (4-foot required).
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned I-4
Ingredion Incorporated, by Jamilah Mintze
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit erection of several accessory structures proposed as part of a co-generation facility within the required 30 feet front setback measured from the right-of-way of White River Parkway (West Drive). The structures vary from 1.5 feet to 29 feet from the right-of-way line, 50-feet required. Without landscaping (landscaping required).
Center Township, Council District #13, zoned D-8
Excelsior LLC, Joe Smoker
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit a 4-foot corner side-yard setback (8-foot corner side-yard setback required), a 5-foot rear-yard setback for the primary residence (15-foot rear-yard setback required), a 1-foot rear-yard setback for the stoop and the sidewalk (5-foot rear-yard setback required), a 4-foot front building line (10-foot front building line required), and a partial encroachment of the covered porch into the clear site triangle (not permitted).
Center Township, Council District #18, zoned MU-1
The 8Forty, LLC, by Justin Kingen
Variance of use to allow for single-family attached dwellings in the MU-1 district (not permitted) and a variance of development standards to allow for a 37.5-foot wide lot (50-foot minimum lot width required), a 12-foot front building line (0-10 feet required), lack of a primary entrance feature on the front façade (not permitted), a front building line encompassing 42.66% of the lot width (minimum 80% required), a trash enclosure within the 15-foot rear yard setback (not permitted), and a 5-foot side yard setback (minimum 10-foot side yard setback required).
Wayne Township, Council District #17, zoned D-5 / C-4
Hurst Properties LLC, by Heath Hurst
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for administrative office space (not permitted in D-5) and for office uses with deficient vehicle and bicycle parking spaces (10 vehicle and 3 bicycle spaces required).
Washington Township, Council District #3, zoned I-2
Daniel Mattingly; Dast V, LLC
Variance of Use and Development Standard of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit the construction of a 9600 square foot, 1 story, building to be used as a private sports training facility for baseball, softball, volleyball and will include a golf simulator, classified as an Indoor Recreation and Entertainment Use. To allow a lot to be developed with a street frontage of 0 feet, 75 feet less than is required in the metro context. To have a reduced western side setback of 20 feet, which is 10 feet less than the minimum required side setback of 30 feet in the metro context.
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Transferred Petitions):
Perry Township, Council District #18, zoned SU-1 (FF)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Properties Inc as Trustee for St Roch, Catholic Church Indianapolis Inc., by Wooton Hoy (John Cross)
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to permit an 8-foot fence in the front yard (fences taller than 4 feet not permitted in front yards) and located within the clear sight triangle (not permitted).
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Continued Petitions):
Wayne Township, Council District #11, zoned C-4
Lafayette Center LLC, by Sean Mastain
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a six-foot-tall perimeter chain link fence (maximum 3.5-foot-tall fence permitted in front yards, chain link not permitted within front yards and requires coating in side yards).
Franklin Township, Council District #24, zoned D-A
Daniel and Jennifer Taylor, by David Gilman
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the construction of a 4,800-square foot detached accessory structure, with a larger foot-print than the primary dwelling (accessory structures must be smaller than the primary dwelling).
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (New Petitions):
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