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Board approves conditional use for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy at former hangar on South Jefferson
Summary
The board granted conditional use CU-25-1 allowing a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy at 297 South Jefferson Ave Unit A (former hangar site). Staff said the use is listed under SIC 7999 and will be a conditional use in the B-2 district under current code; future zoning updates would make the use explicitly permitted.
The Plain Board of Zoning Appeals approved a conditional use on March 12 to allow a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy at 297 South Jefferson Avenue Unit A, the site of a former hangar.
Applicant John Bialik asked for CU-25-1 to permit a martial-arts academy (classified under SIC code 7999 – amusement and recreation services, not elsewhere classified) in a B-2 Community Business District. Staff confirmed the use is listed under the existing SIC-based table as a conditional use in B-2 and noted the planning department is preparing a zoning update that will list indoor recreation uses more directly and would make similar uses permitted under updated B-2 rules.
The applicant said the business will move from a roughly 700-square-foot site to approximately 3,000 square feet at the Jefferson Avenue location, plans to open around April 1, and expects to retain many existing students (the applicant reported about 60 students at the current site). He told the board the property owner will make driveway repairs, repaint parking lines, and add landscaping; signage was not yet decided and will be addressed in zoning compliance review.
Board members found the proposal met the conditional-use criteria in ordinance 11 38 dot 0 6 c 3 (a–c), approved findings of fact and then the conditional use. The recorded vote was Miss McCoy: yes; Mister Robbins: yes; Mister Herriman: yes.
Staff will process a zoning-compliance application and subsequent permits for parking, signage and site improvements as required under the village’s zoning procedures.
