The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 10/18/2021 at 7PM. They will be considering 3 separate variance requests. The first is a request by Wisconsin Orthopedic Clinic to install a sign that is 694 square feet large. However, section 23-529(c)(2) of the Zoning Ordinance limits […]
Category: Board of Zoning
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance Request For Homeowner To Erect 4-Foot-Tall Fence Along Front Yard
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 09/20/2021 and took up William’s request for a variance to install a 4-foot-high fence along the front yard of his property even though city code only allows front yard fences to be three feet high. As he explained in […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance To Remove Off-Street Parking Requirement For Proposed Recreational Non-Profit Facility On N. Bateman Street
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 07/19/2021 and took up a variance request for a property on N. Bateman Street. The meeting took nearly an hour and I was impressed with the thoroughness with which the Board members approached the issue given that city staff […]
Board Of Zoning Appeal Meeting 07/19/2021 – Will Consider A Zoning Variance To Allow A Business To Not Provide Off Street Parking
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 07/19/2021 at 7pm. The one item on the agenda is a request regarding the property located on the corner of N. Bateman Street and E. Atlantic Street. The property used to house Fox Valley Church of Christ. John […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/21/2021 – Will Consider Homeowner’s Request To Erect 6 Foot Fence Along Front Yard
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/21/2021 at 7PM. The case before them is similar to the case last month in that it involves a homeowner who wants to erect a fence over 3 feet tall on the edge of their back yard which […]
Homeowner Denied Variance By Board Of Zoning Appeals To Erect 5 Foot Tall Fence
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 05/17/2021 and took up the issue of Matt’s fence application. Per the agenda, “The applicant proposes to erect a five (5) foot fence in the front yard. Section 23-44(a)(1)(a) of the Zoning Ordinance limits fence height to three (3) […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting Scheduled For 05/17/2021
Several months separated the last two Board of Zoning Appeals meetings so I thought perhaps we would have to wait a similar time frame for the next meeting, but–happy day–that has proven not to be the case. In the words of Peter Ustinov, “I tingle.” […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Emmanuel United Methodist Church One Of Two Requested Variances – Sign Placement Still Up In The Air
I was a little surprised when I opened up the video of the 04/19/2021 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and saw that it was almost an hour long. They only had one zoning appeal on the docket. Appleton Music Academy and Emmanuel United Methodist Church […]
Emmanuel United Methodist Church Seeks Zoning Variance To Erect A Second Sign Advertising Appleton Music Academy’s Presence In Their Building
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 04/19/2021 at 7PM. I kind of love stuff like this. I find it really interesting to see some of the problems and issues that arise from local ordinances and how those issues are responded to. The last Board […]
Variances For All At the 11/16/2020 Board of Zoning Meeting
I had the opportunity to watch the video for the 11/16/2020 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and can report that variances were granted all around. Yay! I appreciated that the board did seem to give careful thought to each situation and try to make sure […]