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Votes at a glance: Board approves multiple special uses and variances, sets conditions for several items
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Evansville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a set of special uses and variances—ranging from a home-based photography studio to a church electronic sign and a dog daycare—Imposing specific conditions on some approvals and continuing or withdrawing other items as required by staff review.
The Board of Zoning Appeals handled multiple petitions at its Jan. 16 meeting. Most routine approvals carried unanimously; a handful included conditions recorded in the motions. The board also continued two petitions pending further civil/site-plan review and approved a withdrawal request with a waiver of the one-year refiling bar. Key outcomes follow.
Votes at a glance (petition identifier — location — action — key condition(s) — vote):
- S20Dash48 (2500 Keck Avenue) — Guy Stacy Walker: Special Use No. 32 (home-occupation photography studio) approved for a five-year period (board set a 5-year renewal) rather than indefinite; petitioner requested renewal to avoid biennial reappearance. Vote: 6 yes, 1 no.
- SPU-2024-013 / VAR-2024-096 (Heritage Baptist Church, 1900 Lodge Avenue / associated variance) — Special use for an electronic message sign approved with a condition requiring automatic dimming to 10% brightness during dusk-to-dawn hours; the associated variance (size/height and proximity to residences) also approved. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no.
- SPU-202…
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