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Votes at a glance: Metropolitan BZA Division 3, Feb. 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions, vote tallies and outcomes recorded at the Division 3 hearing on Feb. 18.
Below are the cases the board decided or acted on at the Feb. 18 Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 3 hearing. Items are listed with case number, short description, vote and outcome as recorded in the hearing minutes.
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 17 and Jan.): Motion approved by unanimous vote (Bland yes; Hannon yes; Bender yes; Taft yes).
- Waiver to adopt findings for expedited docket: Motion approved unanimously.
- 2024‑DB‑3037 (1625 Shelby St.) — Request for one‑month continuance to March 18, 2025: Approved (Bland yes; Hannon yes; Bender yes; Taft yes). Outcome: continued to 03/18/2025.
- 2025‑DV3‑004 / (case on docket item 11 at 5930 E. 80th St.) — Continuance to March 18, 2025: Approved; outcome: continued to 03/18/2025.
- 2025‑UV3‑003 (Murphy Arts Center, 1044 Saint Patrick St.) — One‑year outdoor entertainment venue; relief from parking/setback per filed plan (Feb. 18): Granted (Hannon yes; Bland yes; Taft yes; Bender yes). Outcome: approved (one year, subject to plan filed Feb. 18).
- 2024‑DV1‑037 (Popeye’s, 2402 E. 30th St.) — Variance to allow a second drive‑through order station and front‑yard stacking: Denied (Bland no; Hannon no; Taft no; Bender no). Outcome: not granted.
- 2024‑UV3‑016 (425 & 435 S. Gibson Ave.) — Variances to allow occupied RV(s) and six‑foot front fence (amended request): Denied (Hannon no; Bland no; Taft no; Bender no). Outcome: not granted.
- 2024‑UV3‑017 (Integrity Electric, 8949 E. Washington St.) — Allow permanent placement of seven shipping containers and a tall gate: Denied (shipping containers: Hannon yes; Bender no; Taft no; Bland no; gate: Bender no; Taft no; Bland no; Hannon no). Outcomes: both components not granted.
- 2025‑DV3‑002 (6116 Braymore Rd.) — Fence height variance to allow six‑foot front fence on corner lot: Granted (Bender yes; Taft no; Bland yes; Hannon yes). Outcome: variance granted.
- 2025‑UV3‑001 (We Care Tree Service, 385 S. Franklin Rd.) — Allow operation of tree/vegetation removal contractor with outdoor vehicle staging and limited storage, subject to recorded commitments: Granted (Hannon yes; Bland yes; Taft yes; Bender yes). Outcome: variance granted subject to seven commitments.
- 2025‑UV3‑002 (10453 E. 10th St., vehicle sales on gravel): Denied (Bender no; Taft no; Bland no; Hannon no). Outcome: not granted.
- 2025‑DV3‑001 (Skillman Realty signage, 8420 US‑31) — Request for third freestanding pylon sign (integrated center rules): Vote was indecisive (Bender yes; Taft no; Bland no; Hannon yes); matter continued to March 18, 2025.
- 2025‑DV3‑003 (1553 Harlan St.) — 0‑ft northeast side‑yard setback for attached covered porch (5 ft required): Denied (Bender no; Taft no; Bland no; Hannon yes). Outcome: not granted.
For full motion text, ties to the staff reports, and the board’s recorded findings, consult the Division 3 hearing file for Feb. 18, 2025. These summaries reflect votes as read into the public minutes at the hearing.
