BZA approves three variances, denies rooftop sign request

City Manager Doug Lewis presented the Board of Zoning Appeals results from the Aug. 20 meeting. The BZA approved an updated sign variance for Our Shepherd Lutheran Church by a 4‑1 vote allowing a 15‑square‑foot, 4‑foot‑tall sign in a revised location. A shed variance for Hannah Parmetor, permitting a shed one foot from a side property line, passed 5‑0. JRS Homes, Inc. received a 4‑1 variance to permit two single‑family dwellings at 1,482 square feet where the Unified Development Code requires a 1,600‑square‑foot minimum. A request by Agile Sign on behalf of Grand River Walk LLC to allow a 290.2‑square‑foot rooftop sign was denied 2‑3; roof signs and signs extending above the parapet are prohibited in the UDC.