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Board approves variance to allow gravel parking lot at 802 W. Washington Blvd.

Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance permitting gravel as a parking-lot surface with no setback and the removal of buffering at 802 W. Washington Blvd. The approval, requested by Mark Shaw, passed 4-0 and is subject to Findings of Fact and continuous compliance.

The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 19 approved DSV-2025-0083, a variance to allow gravel parking-lot material with no setback and to eliminate parking-lot buffering at 802 W. Washington Blvd. Chair Lakisha Woods opened the public hearing; the application lists Mark Shaw as the applicant and an applicant representative spoke on his behalf. Connie Haas-Zuber moved for approval based on Findings of Fact and Rachel Tobin-Smith seconded. The motion carried, 4-0.

The property is zoned R3, Multiple Family Residential, according to the agenda listing. The minutes record that no members of the public spoke in support or opposition. The board’s approval is recorded as subject to the Findings of Fact and continuous compliance with those findings; the decision will be part of the official minutes kept by the Department of Planning Services.