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BZA approves limited outdoor seating and furnishing allowance for Dutch Brothers drive-through

Board of Zoning Appeals, Hammond City · August 11, 2026
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Summary

The board granted variances to allow eight outdoor seats for a Dutch Brothers at 6515 Indianapolis Blvd. and permitted permanently bolted furnishings under a canopy, subject to technical review and a cap of eight seats.

The Board granted a developmental variance to allow limited outdoor seating (eight or fewer seats) for a proposed Dutch Brothers drive-through at 6515 Indianapolis Boulevard and separately approved a variance to permit outdoor furnishings to remain overnight when bolted under a canopy. Staff described the patio dimensions (approximately 320 square feet) and recommended conditions limiting the patio to the canopy area and requiring final technical approvals.

Staff recommended that “the number of outdoor seats shall remain at 8 or less, and the outdoor seating area will not extend beyond the boundaries of the canopy which covers it.” The motions to adopt the staff report and to grant the developmental variances passed on roll calls recorded as 3 ayes, 0 nays.