Hilliard BZA votes to rescind 2022 order, restore 2021 lot‑split setbacks

At its August meeting, the Hilliard Board of Zoning Appeals voted 6-0 to rescind board order BZA21-32 from April 21, 2022, restoring setback dimensions that the board and Planning and Zoning Commission had originally approved on Oct. 21, 2021, for a recent three‑parcel lot split in an R‑2 (low–medium density residential) zone.

City planning staff told the board that the parcel division had gone through the Planning and Zoning Commission in 2021, then to the Board of Zoning Appeals a week later, and that the board’s April 2022 order had changed the setbacks to 0 feet. "We're asking that the Board of Zoning Appeals rescind an earlier decision," a staff member said, explaining that the applicant had returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission last week to ensure the lot split aligns with the original BZA order and the commission approved the alignment.

The change reinstates an 8-foot setback on the left parcel and a 2-foot setback on the right parcel of the proposed split, measurements that staff said were part of the October 2021 approvals. The staff presentation included a map of the current lot split showing the two requested setbacks. No public commenters appeared for the case.

Board members made and seconded a motion to rescind the April 21, 2022 order; the board then recorded a roll-call vote of six yes votes and no no votes. "Motion carries 6–0," the presiding officer said after the vote.

The board also handled routine minutes and records items during the short meeting and received a staffing announcement that Jackie Yeoman is serving as the city's deputy planning director. Members noted there were no new cases yet scheduled for September.