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Fishers BZA approves outdoor-dining variance for King Jug at 11110 Lantern Road

5824034 · September 25, 2025
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Summary

The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing outdoor dining at 11110 Lantern Road (King Jug) with conditions including acoustic-only music, occupancy limits set by city fire/building officials, and a required right-of-way encroachment agreement.

The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 24 approved VA 25-10, a development-standards variance to allow outdoor dining at 11110 Lantern Road, the site of the King Jug restaurant, subject to conditions recorded with the Hamilton County Recorder's Office.

The variance permits three outdoor areas and allows outdoor seating under the Nickel Plate District Code provision at issue, with conditions that limit entertainment to acoustic acts and require compliance with occupancy limits set by the city's fire marshal and building commissioner. Zoning Administrator Lucas Smith told the board the hearing was focused solely on the outdoor seating variance, and that the petitioner and staff had agreed to a right-of-way encroachment agreement that will go to the Board of Works next month.

Mike Finnegan, who…

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