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Findlay Township ZHB grants variance for front porch at 227 Horseshoe Drive
Summary
The Findlay Township Zoning Hearing Board on June 17 granted Joshua and Holli Leroux a variance to build a front porch that will encroach 11 feet into the front yard at 227 Horseshoe Drive after staff and legal clarification about the lot's setback; the motion passed unanimously.
The Findlay Township Zoning Hearing Board granted a variance on June 17, 2026 allowing Joshua and Holli Leroux to construct a front porch that will encroach 11 feet into the front yard at 227 Horseshoe Drive in the township's Medium Density Residential District. Amy Kovac, chair, moved to grant the variance; Celeste Rosen, vice-chair, seconded the motion and it passed on a unanimous voice vote.
Assistant Township Manager and Planning Administrator Brandon J. Stanick told the board that legal notices were published June 4 and 7, neighbor letters were mailed June 3 and a yard sign was posted June 10, and that the zoning review found compliance with applicable items except the minimum 30-foot front setback. Stanick said the lot should be treated as a non-conforming lot, which sets the front yard at 25 feet rather than the 30 feet shown on the survey, a clarification that the board considered in its analysis. "After receiving advice from legal counsel, this should be treated as a non-conforming lot with the front yard setback as 25 feet not 30 feet as shown on the survey," Stanick said.
Applicant Joshua Leroux testified that site constraints drove the request: "the reason for the variance request is due to the placement of the house on the lot, the entryway and the driveway on the side limits the ability to construct a front porch on the house," he said, and added that both adjoining neighbors had signed off on the porch for the homeowners association and would submit those approvals to the Township. The board entered the application, survey map, dimension drawing, elevation, applicant justification and the staff review letter into the record as exhibits.
The board's action was a formal variance from Section 117.405.6 of the Findlay Township Zoning Ordinance to permit the 11-foot encroachment. The motion to grant the variance was made by Chair Amy Kovac and seconded by Vice-Chair Celeste Rosen; with two members present and one absent, the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. No public opposition was recorded and no additional conditions beyond the record exhibits were stated at the hearing.
