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Board grants variance for Grassy Branch home after staff reverses recommendation
Summary
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 3, unanimously approved a variance allowing Taylor Morrison of Indiana to build a 2,467-square-foot ranch at 1022 Grassy Branch Drive with 67% open space where 70% is required; staff had initially signaled support but later recommended denial after a full review.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 3, on April 15, 2025, granted a variance to Taylor Morrison of Indiana LLC for a single-family home at 1022 Grassy Branch Drive in Warren Township, allowing 67% open space where the consolidated zoning and subdivision ordinance requires 70%.
The petitioner, represented by attorney John Cross, told the board the house is a ranch-style design needed so a family can accommodate an elderly mother-in-law on the main floor. Cross said the proposed dwelling, 2,467 square feet, is the larger end of the neighborhood’s ranch designs and that the lot is 0.23 acres. He said the developer, Premier Land Company, and the neighborhood homeowners association support the request and that the lot directly abuts a common area to the south that is not slated for…
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