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Board approves six‑foot fence at Progress House to create enclosed outdoor space for residents
Summary
The board granted a variance allowing a six‑foot front‑yard fence along Bates Street at Progress House, a residential treatment facility, to create a controlled outdoor area for residents; staff recommended denial but the board approved with commitments on landscaping and access.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 on Wednesday approved a variance allowing a six‑foot chain‑link fence along Bates Street at 201 Shelby Street, where Progress House operates a residential addiction‑recovery facility, to create a controlled outdoor courtyard for residents.
The petitioner, Progress House Inc., said the fence was needed to provide safe outdoor space for roughly 88 residents undergoing treatment and to limit unsupervised contact with passersby. Jim Lingenfelter, representing Progress House and Aspire Indiana, told the board the facility had invested about $4 million in recent years to upgrade operations and that an enclosed outdoor courtyard would help reduce temptation…
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