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Zoning board approves variances for 7‑Eleven and Kwik Trip; planning staff reports increased housing starts
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances for a new 7‑Eleven site and a Kwik Trip travel center; a separate parking‑pad variance passed 3–2. Planning staff reported an increase in single‑family housing permits and updates on commercial permits and the South Main Street improvement project.
The Bowling Green Zoning Board of Appeals approved multiple variances this month, including a package of sign, lighting and coverage variances for a proposed 7‑Eleven at 1650 E. Wooster Street and canopy/placement variances for a Kwik Trip travel center; a separate front‑yard parking‑pad variance for a residential address passed 3–2.
Julie, reporting on behalf of the zoning board, said Nicholas Bolas requested a variance to allow a 25‑by‑35‑foot parking pad in a front yard where the code normally permits parking pads only in side or rear yards. The board approved that variance on a 3–2 vote. Julie also reported that 7‑Eleven (applicant listed as Speedway in the packet) requested multiple variances to exceed the 60% maximum lot coverage in the Interstate Commerce (IC) district,…
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