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Fishers zoning board approves variance for Brooks Park home to add pool and 3,000 sq. ft. patio
Summary
The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals approved variance VA-26-1 on March 25, 2026, allowing a homeowner at 9896 Backstretch Road in Brooks Park to increase impervious surface coverage from 35% to 50% for an approximately 3,000 sq. ft. pool patio, with the condition that approval documents be recorded in the Hamilton County Recorder’s Office.
The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals on March 25 approved variance VA-26-1 to allow a homeowner at 9896 Backstretch Road in the Brooks Park neighborhood to install a pool and about 3,000 square feet of concrete patio, increasing the lot's impervious surface coverage from the PUD limit of 35% to 50%. The board approved the petition by roll call after a public hearing in which no members of the public spoke.
Dale Baker, the petitioner, said his newly built home backs onto a large common area and Lisonbee Camp Creek and described the property as lower in elevation than the common area, arguing runoff flows away from neighboring houses. "We think…
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