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Avon BZA clears Harland Bakeries expansion; allows loading docks that face U.S. 36 despite overlay rule
Summary
The board approved a variance to allow Harland Bakeries to add building space with loading docks oriented toward U.S. Highway 36, concluding practical difficulties and screening by intervening retail justify the exception.
The Town of Avon Board of Zoning Appeals approved VAR25‑06, allowing Harland Bakeries to build an addition with loading docks that technically face toward U.S. Highway 36. Staff and the petitioner said intervening outlot retail buildings and the distance to US‑36 mean the docks will not be visible from the highway and that strict application of the overlay would make a practical redesign impracticable.
Steph (planning staff) said the bakery property lies…
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