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Bexley zoning board approves Bluestone patio, hot tub and other variances; tables large Parkview parking pad
Summary
At its April 2026 meeting the Bexley Board of Zoning and Planning granted certificates and variances for several property projects — including a Bluestone patio on East Main, a front-yard hot tub variance, a tennis court that increases lot coverage, a 48-inch Brentwood fence and temporary Main Street signage — and unanimously tabled a proposed large parking pad on North Parkview for redesign and more neighborhood input.
The Bexley Board of Zoning and Planning met in April 2026 and, after public procedures and staff briefings, approved a string of property-specific permits and variances while tabling one contested front-yard parking pad for redesign and further neighborhood outreach.
The meeting opened with standard roll call and approval of the March 2026 minutes. The board then heard its first project, application BZAP26-13, for 2527–2529 East Main Street. Staff described the proposal as a Bluestone patio and plantings, noting about 4 feet of the work sits in the city right-of-way and that the Stream Public Garden Commission had already approved the plantings. The applicant said the wall stone had been failing and the Bluestone would be new. “Bluestone would be brand new… it’s a much needed face lift for that side of the building,” the applicant said. The board voted to grant a certificate of appropriateness under Bexley code §12.20.07.
On a residential corner lot at 2737 East Broad Street, the board considered a request to install a hot tub in the…
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