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ABZA approves variances allowing Lafayette homeowner Luis Meza-Soto to rebuild detached garage
Summary
The Area Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved two variances for Luis Meza-Soto to rebuild a detached garage at 6801 Church Street after staff said a recent floodplain recertification removed the prior floodplain constraint.
The Area Board of Zoning Appeals of Tippecanoe County on June 24 unanimously approved variances requested by homeowner Luis Meza-Soto to rebuild a detached garage at 6801 Church Street in Colburn.
Nathan McBurnett, APC staff, told the board the parcel previously appeared to cut into the floodplain boundary but had been recertified and "the area of concern was entirely out of the floodplain area now." McBurnett said staff recommended approving the requested reduction of the front (west) setback and denying the requested reduction from the Flood Plain boundary; the board ultimately approved both variances in ballot votes. Meza-Soto said he intended "to reuse the existing foundation and rebuild" after the single-car garage burned down in 2025.
A neighbor, Dale Nicholson, spoke in support, saying the petitioner purchased the house with the detached garage and sought only to rebuild what was lost. The board voted 5-Yes to 0-No on both variance motions. Attorney Eric Burns collected ballots and Robert Novak ordered the majority findings entered as the board's collective findings.
