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Use variance for landscaping business at 4634 Schwartz Rd continued after recusal reduced votes
Summary
Petition UVAR-2026-0012 from applicant Andrew Knapp to allow a landscaping business at 4634 Schwartz Rd failed to secure the required three votes after a recusal and was continued to the May Allen County BZA meeting.
The Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals considered UVAR-2026-0012 on April 15, 2026, a request by applicant Andrew Knapp for a use variance to operate a landscaping business at 4634 Schwartz Rd in an A1 agricultural zoning district. The minutes record that the applicant representative spoke on behalf of the petition. Board member Dan Gabbard moved to approve the petition based on Findings of Fact; Adam Day seconded. Board member Jerry Ehle recused himself from consideration and vote. With the remaining members voting 2 in favor and 1 opposed, the petition did not reach the three votes required for approval. The Board recorded the result as “No Action” and continued the petition to the May Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. The minutes show 0 people spoke in support and 1 spoke in opposition.
The published minutes do not include verbatim statements from participants; they summarize motions, recusals and vote tallies. Because a recusal reduced the available votes, the petition failed to achieve the three affirmative votes required and will return for reconsideration in May. Audio recordings of the proceeding are available from the Department of Planning Services on request.
Provenance: topic first introduced and finalized in SEG 011.
