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Board grants variance reducing minimum lot area at 521 South Main Street
Summary
The board approved a 1,466-square-foot variance to the minimum lot area requirement to allow a duplex at 521 South Main Street, with staff and the petitioner saying strict ordinance application would create practical difficulty.
The Kokomo Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance of 1,466 square feet to the minimum lot area requirement to permit construction of a duplex at 521 South Main Street.
The case was announced in the agenda as petition of Devin McElveen requesting the variance to section 3.16. At the microphone Rachel McAlveen, who again identified herself for the record, read the petitioner's findings and said the strict application of the zoning ordinance "will result in a practical difficulty" and would prevent infill housing desirable for the area. She said the duplex and proposed parking would "increase the value of properties and infill a vacant lot."
Staff findings, read by Mister Scheelein, recommended approval and reiterated that the requested single variance would allow useful infill housing without creating safety hazards, encroaching on setbacks or recorded easements, or requiring additional variances for parking, floor area, or lot coverage.
The Chair asked for questions and for public comment; none were raised. The board voted to approve the variance; the meeting record notes the Chair announcing the motion approved but does not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.
The variance grants relief from section 3.16 (minimum lot area) for the property at 521 South Main Street; the transcript does not record conditions attached to the variance beyond those in the petitioner and staff findings.
