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Board approves variance for HVAC contractor at 2454 North Illinois Street over staff objections
Summary
The Indianapolis Board of Zoning Appeals Division 2 voted 3-2 to allow Smart HVAC to operate from 2454 North Illinois Street after debate over compatibility with the Transit-Oriented Development overlay and a staff recommendation to deny.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 2 voted 3-2 to approve a variance allowing Smart HVAC, owned by Sharif Nesem, to operate from 2454 North Illinois Street, granting several deviations from development standards and permitting contractor-type activity at a site inside the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) overlay.
The board’s decision followed testimony from the petitioner, neighborhood supporters and city staff that highlighted competing views about the site’s history, current use and suitability inside a TOD and regional-center overlay.
Justin King, attorney for the petitioner, described the property’s commercial history and told the board the business operates primarily as an office at the site. King said the petitioner has committed to moving a fence back from the front yard, adding landscaping and limiting on-site operations. "We see this as an office use. We see Sharif's business…
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