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Zionsville BZA denies special exception for proposed landscaping contractor at 526 N. 1200 E.
Summary
After hours of testimony and questions about noise, traffic and long-term stockpiling, the Town of Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a special exception that would have allowed a landscaping contractor to expand operations and add bulk retail sales at a 25-acre property on County Line Road.
The Town of Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a special exception request to allow an expanded landscaping contractor operation at 526 North 1200 East following extensive public comment and board questioning.
Planning staff told the board the parcel previously operated under a Boone County approval but that the petitioner's proposal was broader than the historic use. Staff concluded the request failed one of the three special-exception criteria: consistency with the agricultural zoning and the town's airport-area strategic land-use plan, and recommended denial. "We do not support this request," Planning staff said during the presentation.
Melody Jones, a real-estate agent representing the petitioners, told the board the buyers, Brad and Tanya (Tonya) Payton/Peyton, planned site improvements including a 2,400-square-foot office, a 9,600-square-foot shop, two 9,600-square-foot hoop houses, additional…
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