Fall Creek board approves setback variance for garage addition at 10418 E. 116th St.

Mark Albert, the property owner at 10418 East 116th Street in Fishers, asked the Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance to reduce the west-side accessory-structure setback to 4 feet so he can extend a detached garage 64 feet to the south.

"My name is Mark Albert. I'm the property owner at 10418 East Hundred And 16th Street here in Fishers. I'm here to request a variance to reduce the West side property line setback to 4 feet to accommodate a proposed garage addition," Albert said during his presentation. He described the addition as single-story with a peak about 13 feet high, three overhead doors and one pedestrian door, and said the existing building line predates his ownership and constrains where a new addition can be placed.

Grace Wiley, planner for the City of Fishers, summarized the technical basis for the request: "The item before you today is a request for a development standards variance from section 6.2 0.2 point c 0.2 of the City's Unified Development Ordinance to allow an accessory structure setback of 4 feet." Wiley noted the property is zoned R2, that the Fishers 2040 Comprehensive Plan designates the area as residential, and that staff had no objection to approval provided a condition was recorded with the county.

Wiley also told the board that no public comments had been received in advance. During questioning, board members clarified adjacent primary-structure setbacks (staff noted 10 feet for front-loaded garages and 5 feet for side- or rear-loaded garages) and asked about screening and neighbor outreach. Albert said he had planted arborvitae screening behind the current garage, had discussed the plan with the two directly adjacent property owners and reported they had not objected.

Following the staff report and applicant responses, a board member moved to approve the petition (referenced in the meeting as VA 2 5, 8 e / v 8 25 18) with two explicit conditions: that the approval letter and related documentation be recorded with the Hamilton County Recorder's Office and that the structure be built within a two-year period (a sunset clause). The board called the vote and members voiced their approval; the transcript records 'aye' responses but does not list member names or an exact numerical tally.

The board also spent brief time on scheduling and confirmed there likely will be no December meeting. The meeting was adjourned after the variance vote.

Next steps: the approval requires recording the documentation with the Hamilton County Recorder's Office and the applicant must obtain local building permits and complete construction within the two-year condition recorded by the board.