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Zoning appeals board approves expedited variances, grants waivers and several continuances
Summary
At its April 15, 2025, hearing the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 3, approved three expedited variances, granted multiple notice waivers, acknowledged an automatic continuance and approved continuances/transfers for two other petitions; minutes for prior meetings were also approved.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 3, at its April 15, 2025, public hearing approved a package of procedural and substantive actions: approval of prior meeting minutes, several waivers of notice and posting requirements, three expedited variances, and continuances or transfers for a few petitions.
Board action highlights:
- Minutes approved: The board voted to approve the minutes for the Feb. 18 and March 18 meetings without amendment. Votes were recorded as unanimous.
- Waivers of notice/posting: - 2025DB3009 (Indianapolis Public Schools; petitioner Russell McClure) — the board granted a three‑day waiver of notice and signage after staff said legal notice had been sent late. Vote: unanimous. - 2025DB3011 (petitioner John Cross requesting a two‑day waiver) — staff recommended a three‑day waiver; the board granted a three‑day waiver. Vote: unanimous.
- Continuances and transfers: - 2025DB3008 (item presented by Joe Calderon) — the petitioner requested a continuance and transfer to Board 1 for the June 3, 2025 hearing; staff raised no objection and the board approved the continuance and transfer. Vote: unanimous. - 2024DV3037 (1625 Shelby Street; petitioner David Rutherford) — the petitioner requested a continuance to allow the Fountain Fletcher District Association to issue a formal position; the board continued the matter to May 20, 2025. Vote: unanimous. - 2025DB3010 — the board acknowledged an automatic continuance submitted by the registered neighborhood organization; no further action was required.
- Expedited docket (three variances approved en bloc): - 2025‑DV3‑004 (5930 E. 80th St., Lawrence Township) — variance to allow an eating establishment with front‑yard stacking and 21 parking spaces where 9 are permitted. Vote: Erin McBride yes; Rod Bohannon yes; Joanna Taft yes; Percy Bland yes; Brian Hannon yes. Outcome: granted. - 2025‑DV3‑007 (426 Panola Ct., Warren Township) — variance for a building addition encroaching within a platted easement. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: granted. - 2025‑DV3‑009 (7151 E. 305th St., Warren Township; Indianapolis Public Schools) — variance to install a chain‑link fence over the permitted front‑yard height. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: granted.
Procedural context: Chairperson Joanna Taft asked the board to waive the rules to allow the expedited petitions to be adopted with findings of fact without additional testimony; the board approved that waiver prior to voting on the expedited docket. Staff and petitioners indicated no public remonstrators were present on these expedited items.
Votes were recorded aloud by the chair for each docket item. Where staff reported receipt of late legal notices, the board granted short notice/posting waivers rather than continuing the matters. Where petitioners requested continuances to obtain neighborhood association input, the board granted the continuances and, in one case, transferred the petition to another division that includes the affected township.
No formal amendments to any ordinance were adopted; the board approved variances and procedural motions as recorded in the hearing. The board adjourned after noting staff would circulate outstanding findings of fact for signature.
