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Whitestown BZA approves reduced parking variance for Clark Dental Office, 3–2
Summary
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow 30 parking spaces for the proposed 5,000 sq ft Clark Dental Office (file BZA24-009-VA), down from the petitioner’s request for 37; board members debated UDO parking ratios, PUD implications and future precedent.
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 9 approved a parking-variance for the proposed Clark Dental Office, voting 3–2 to allow 30 spaces instead of the 37 requested by the applicant.
Planning staff told the board the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) parking standard (UDO 7.10) sets office parking between 2 and 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet; for a 5,000-square-foot office that yields a maximum of 20 spaces. The petitioner sought 37 spaces; staff recommended approval, noting the Bridal Oaks PUD requires a 20-foot landscape buffer that will screen much of the parking behind the building.
Kevin Steely of Terra Site, representing Dr. Clark, said the owner…
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