Greenwood zoning board approves corner-lot fence, home-salon use; denies church sign variances

Summary

At its Oct. 13 meeting the Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals approved a homeowner's three-part fence variance and a use variance for a home salon, and denied three sign variances for Grace Assembly/Grace House. Multiple earlier development-standards variance findings also were adopted. All recorded votes were unanimous.

The Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 13 approved a three-part variance allowing a corner-lot fence at 202 West Whiteman Street and approved a use variance permitting a one-station home salon at 712 Old Horseville Road, while denying three sign variances requested by Grace Assembly of God (now calling itself Grace House) for its campus at 6822 North U.S. 31.

The actions matter to nearby residents and property owners because they change what is allowed at specific addresses — a corner-lot privacy fence that departs from the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a home-based business in a residential-large zoning district subject to conditions, and proposed larger directional and monument signage that the board found did not meet the standards for a variance.

Catherine Woodward, the petitioner for 202 West Whiteman Street, told the board the existing fence provides “safety, privacy, and property security” and that the fence was installed before she purchased the house. Planning staff noted the fence does not meet the UDO’s standards and had recommended denial, but the board voted to approve three variances to allow: (1) a fence within 2 feet of the sidewalk, (2) a fence up to 6 feet in the front yard, and (3) a front-yard fence with less than 50% transparency. The board admitted all evidence into the record, directed the corporation…

Greenwood zoning board approves corner-lot fence, home-salon use; denies church sign variances

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