Notice is hereby given of a meeting of Board of Zoning Appeals Division III (August 19, 2025) of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Business:
Adoption of Meeting Minutes:
Special Requests
PETITIONS REQUESTING TO BE CONTINUED:
Perry Township, Council District #23, zoned C-4 (TOD)
Sanchez Family Inc., by Kevin Lawrence
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for an eating establishment with a parking area with zero-foot setbacks from Castle Avenue and Madison Avenue, no frontage landscaping, and three spaces maneuvering within the right-of-way of Castle Avenue (15 spaces and landscaping required, maneuvering within street rights-of-way not permitted).
**Petitioner to request continuance to the September 16, 2025 hearing of Division III in order to amend the request
Warren Township, Council District #20, zoned I-4 / I-3
980 Kitley LLC, by David Gilman
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the construction of a freestanding building with a two-foot front yard setback from Kitley Avenue (60 feet required), without required landscaping and sidewalk installation.
**Staff to request continuance to the September 16, 2025 hearing in order to review revised materials
Lawrence Township, Council District #3, zoned SU-2
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, by Joseph D. Calderon
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the installation of a 12-foot-tall monument sign (five-foot height permitted) with digital display within 80 feet of a protected district (digital display prohibited, 400 feet of separation required).
Warren Township, Council District #20, zoned I-2
Rayo Vivar Investments Corp, by Josh Smith
Variance of use of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a single-family dwelling, subject to the filed site plan (not permitted).
Petitions for Public Hearing
PETITIONS TO BE EXPEDITED:
Warren Township, Council District #14, zoned D-3 (FW) (FF)
Eduardo Vasquez
Special Exception of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the location of a manufactured home.
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Transferred Petitions):
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (Continued Petitions):
Washington Township, Council District #3, zoned C-4
R. Michael Thomas, by Ted W. Nolting
Modification of Commitments related to 2021-DV2-019 and 2023-MO2-001, which provided for the location of a temporary modular building with a three-foot south side transitional setback, which expired two years from the date of their approval, being May 11, 2021 and May 11, 2025, respectively. The request is to extend this expiration date to May 11, 2027.
Warren Township, Council District #9, zoned C-4 (TOD)
Post Holdings LLC, by Patrick Rooney
(Amended) Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the installation of a fifth freestanding sign along Post Road, within 232 feet and 243 feet of other freestanding signs (maximum of two freestanding signs per frontage, 300-foot separation required).
Warren Township, Council District #9, zoned I-2 (FW) (FF)
Pridgen Property Holdings LLC S, by Joseph D. Calderon
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to allow for a waiver of the requirement to install pedestrian connectivity between a freestanding building and the existing sidewalk network along the right-of-way of Emerson Avenue (required).
Warren Township, Council District #20, zoned C-4 (TOD)
Indiana Federal Credit Union, by Misha Rabinowitch
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for site improvements resulting in a south transitional yard setback ranging from 0.5-feet to 11 feet (20 feet required).
Center Township, Council District #19, zoned C-3 (TOD)
Walter Resinos
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for outdoor recreation and entertainment (not permitted) on a proposed deck with a 2.5-foot setback from Shelby Street, a 3.7-foot setback from Hervey Street, and encroaching within the clear sight triangle of their intersection (10-foot front yard setbacks required, encroachment of clear sight triangles not permitted).
Center Township, Council District #8, zoned D-5 / C-5
ICNA Relief USA Programs Inc., by David Gilman
Variance of use of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a transitional living quarters use.
Perry Township, Council District #23, zoned D-5
Cronus LLC, by Eric Donovan
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 1,414-square-foot second primary building (not permitted) with a four-foot east side yard setback (seven feet required).
Perry Township, Council District #19, zoned D-A
Lopez Rentals LLC, by Maurice R. Scott
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for operation of an event center (not permitted) without bicycle parking (minimum of 10% of required vehicle parking spaces required) with gravel parking areas (hard surfacing required) containing 114 vehicle spaces (maximum 100 spaces permitted for proposed capacity) and a 10-foot rear yard setback (75-foot setback required) with individual parking stalls containing 162 square feet (180 square feet required).
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING (New Petitions):
Perry Township, Council District #19, zoned D-4
GOPRO Investments LLC, by David E. Dearing
Variance of Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 65-foot wide gravel parking area within the front yard for the parking of three recreational vehicles (parking areas limited to 30-foot width in front yards, maximum two recreational vehicles permitted, hard surfacing required), and a six-foot tall fence within the front yard (maximum 3.5-foot tall fence permitted in front yards).
Perry Township, Council District #23, zoned D-4 (TOD)
Robert Lopez, by Anthony S. Ridolfo
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 1,172 square foot second primary building with a 3.5-foot western side yard setback and a six-foot rear yard setback (one primary building permitted per lot, four-foot side, 20-foot rear yard setbacks required).
Lawrence Township, Council District #4, zoned C-3
CIL Castleton LLC, by Patrick Rooney
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the installation of a 30-foot tall illuminated pole sign(pole signs and internal illumination not permitted), being the seventh freestanding sign along East 82nd Street, within 116 and 273 feet of other freestanding signs (maximum of two signs permitted per frontage per lot, 300-foot separation required).
Warren Township, Council District #20, zoned C-4 (TOD)
East Washington Real Estate LLC, by Andi M. Metzel
Variance of use and development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for the operation of a furniture warehousing, wholesaling and distribution facility (not permitted) and a chain-link fence with a height of 6 feet within front and side yards (maximum fence height of 3.5 feet permitted within front yards, chain-link fencing disallowed within front yards and coating required in side yards).
Additional Business:
Authorizes Eddie Honea, Current Planning Administrator for the Department of Metropolitan Development, to participate in and represent its interests at the Court ordered mediation under Cause No. 49D01-2007-PL-023390