Since it’s a quiet committee week, I thought I would go back to October and recap the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting that happened on 10/18/2021. I do really enjoy watching variance requests play out, and I view the Board of Zoning Appeals as Appleton’s […]
Category: Board of Zoning
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Allowing Neighborhood Restaurant To Operate Without Offering 10 Off-Street Parking Spots
Since things are pretty quiet right now due to the holidays, I thought it would be fun to go back and recap the November Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. I enjoy watching how variance requests play out; it’s like Appleton’s version of a courtroom reality […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 11/15/2021 – Will Vote On Variance Request To Remove Parking Requirements For Small Neighborhood Restaurant
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 11/15/2021 at 7PM. They have one item on the agenda—a request to approve a variance that would allow a small restaurant to operate in a building that has no off-street parking and no way to install off-street parking. […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 10/18/2021 – Will Consider 3 Separate Variance Requests
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 […]
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.” […]