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Votes at a glance: Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals — Oct. 27, 2025
Summary
At its Oct. 27 meeting the Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals approved minutes, selected a new chair, and unanimously approved several variance petitions including the notable approval of four variances for 1460 S. US 31. All final written findings will be drafted by counsel for later adoption.
The Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 27 took the following formal actions during its public meeting:
- Approval of minutes from Oct. 13, 2025: Motion carried 5-0.
- Selection of chairperson: Board selected a new chair (replacing the retired chair); vote recorded as 4-0 during roll-call nominations. (Transcript does not specify last name for “Josh.”)
- BZA 2025-026 (Catherine Woodward, 202 West Wiley Street): Board considered statutory criteria and adopted written findings as final decision. Motion carried 5-0.
- BZA 2025-035 (Thomas Hopkins on behalf of Grace Assembly of God, 6822 North US 31): Board adopted written findings and approved the variance. Motion carried 5-0.
- BZA 2025-036 (Kimberly Christ, 712 Old Worthville Road): Board moved to have corporation counsel draft written findings of fact regarding the variance; motion carried 5-0.
- BZA 2025-037 (David Gorman for Tom Sponsel, 1460 South US 31): Board admitted petitioner exhibits, staff report and certified documents into the record, then approved four development-standard variances (masonry reduced from 50% to 0%; transparency reduced from 30% to 1%; metal cladding allowance increased from 20% to 100%; waiver of bringing entire structure into UDO compliance for expansion over 20%). Each approval included the same condition: substantial compliance with the site plan shown in tab 3a of the petitioner’s materials. All four motions carried 5-0. The board directed corporation counsel to draft written findings of fact for formal adoption at the next meeting.
- Directions and next steps: Corporation counsel will prepare drafted findings; site-plan review and landscaping will be enforced through subsequent planning review procedures as noted by staff.
Votes shown above are those recorded on the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not identify a specific motion maker or second for an individual vote, the item summary lists the recorded outcome and any conditions placed on the approval.
