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 […]
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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 […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 09/18/2023 – Will Vote On Two Variance Requests From ThedaCare For An Oversized Sign
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 09/18/2023 at 7PM. They will take up two variance requests related to signage for the ThedaCare/Encircle Campus on Capitol Drive. ThedaCare is wanting to install a very large sign with an electronic signboard element that will be visible […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request To Engage Orthodontics – Clinic Will Not Be Able To Add Additional Parking Stalls To Lot
Since it was a slow week last week in terms of city meetings, I had an opportunity to go back and listen to the July Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. They took up two variance requests. The first was a variance request to allow a […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance For 6-Foot Tall Fence In Front Yard Of Cherokee Drive Residence
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 07/17/2023. One of the requests they deliberated on was for a variance to allow a 6-foot-tall fence to be built in the front yard of a residence on Cherokee Drive even though the Municipal Code only allowed 3-foot-tall fences […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 07/17/2023 – Will Vote On Variance Requests For Residential Fence, Parking Lot Expansion
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 07/17/2023 at 7PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first is for a residence on Cherokee Drive. There is an existing 5- or 6-foot-tall fence in the front yard. That fence is in disrepair and […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request To Alter Lot Line Between Adjoining Properties Allowing Inground Pool To Remain
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 06/19/2023. They were initially slated to review two variance requests. The first pertained to a car wash that wanted to construct a drive-through in the front yard. That item, however, ended up being withdrawn. The board ended up only […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/19/2023 – Will Hear Variance Requests For Car Wash On Calumet, Lot Line Change For Residence On Memorial
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/19/2023 at 7PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first request is related to the proposed car wash at 4029 E Calumet Street whose special use permit was recently approved by the City Plan Commission […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 05/15/2023 – Will Review Variance Requests For 3 Properties Including One For A Fence Between Feuding Neighbors
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 05/15/2023 at 7PM. They will be reviewing and voting on 4 zoning code variances related to 3 properties. The first two variance requests pertain to a car repair and sales business located on Wisconsin Avenue. The owner wants […]