Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request From Health Care Worker To Build Attached Garage 4 1/2 Feet From Side Lot Line Citing Lack Of Hardship

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 06/17/2024. One of the variance requests was from a residential property owner on Leminwah Street who wanted to construct an attached two-car garage 4 ½ feet from her property’s side lot line; however, the city’s Municipal Code requires a […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/17/2024 – Will Take Up Variance Requests From Two Property Owners Pertaining To Garages

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/17/2024 at 7PM. They will be taking up variance requests for two properties. The first two variances are for a property on Leminwah Street. The property owner wants to build an attached garage closer to the side lot […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Allowing Fox Commons Development To Install Multiple Signs With A Cumulative Size Of 581 Square Feet

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 05/20/2024. One of the variances they took up was a requestion from the developers of the Fox Common’s Development to install multiple wall signs along the College Avenue side of the building that had a cumulative size of 581 […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Residential Owner’s Variance Request To Build Garage In Front Yard

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 05/20/2024. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner on Estherbrook Court wanting to build a garage 25 feet from the front property line which was closer to the front property line […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 05/20/2024 – Will Take Up Three Variances Requests, Two For Garages On Residential Properties, One For Signage On Fox Commons Development

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 05/20/2024 at 7PM. They will be taking up three separate requests for variances. The first variance request is from a home owner on Easterbrook Court who would like replace two existing garages with one single garage within the […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance To ThedaCare For Oversized Sign Along Highway 41, Denies Request For 280 Sq Foot Electronic Message Board

Back in September on 09/18/2023, the Board of Zoning Appeals met and took up two variance requests for a proposed sign on the ThedaCare/Encircle property. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Encircle had two signs along Highway 41, but with the Highway […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance For 4-Foot-Tall Front Yard Fence, Allowing In-Home Daycare Owner To Remain In Operation

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. One of the variance requests they took up was a request from a property owner on Badger Avenue to maintain a 4-foot-tall fence that was along the front yard property line. The local zoning ordinance limits front yard […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request For Seymour Street Residence Allowing 6 Foot Fence To Be Built 13 Feet From Front Yard Property Line

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. One of the variance requests they took up was a request from the owner of a property on W Seymour Street to erect a 6-foot-tall fence 13 feet from what was technically the front yard property line even […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance Allowing Garage To Be Located 1 Foot Closer To House Than Allowed By Code

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. The variance request I was most interested in watching was the request from a homeowner on Clara Street whose contractor had built his new garage 4 feet away from the house rather than the required minimum of 5 […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 12/18/2023 – Will Vote On Two Fence-Related Variance Requests And One Request For A Garage Built 1 Foot Too Close To House

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 12/18/2023 at 7PM. They will be reviewing and voting on three variance requests. The first request is from a residential property owner on Badger Avenue who currently has a 4-foot-tall fence along the front property line and would […]