Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance To Proposed Lawe Street Tavern Next To Jacobs Meat Market And Moon Water Cafe

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/20/2023. One of the items they took up was a request for a variance from the property at 602 N Lawe Street, which is the corner of Lawe and Pacific. The property is a house that has a commercial […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 03/20/2023 – Will Consider Variance Requests For Chick-fil-A, Community First Sign, Residential Pool, New Tavern On Corner Of Lawe And Pacific

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 03/20/2023 at 7:30PM. They will be taking up 4 variance requests. The first is a request from Chick-fil-A. They would like to build a detached accessory structure (canopy and trash enclosure) in the front yard but section 23-43(f)(2)(e) […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Two Variance Requests Related To Accessory Dwelling Units, Approves Third Related To Two-Story Garage – Proceedings Highlight Issues With City’s New ADU Ordinance

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 02/20/2023. They took up three variance requests, two of which related to the city’s relatively new Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations and one of which related to a request to tear down and rebuild an existing 2 story garage. The […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 02/20/2023 – Will Consider 3 Variances Requests Related To Accessory Dwelling Units

The Board of Zoning Appeals is holding their first meeting of 2023 on 02/20/2023 at 7:30PM. They will be voting on three variance requests, all three of which are related to accessory dwelling units. The first request is from a property owner who would like […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Approved Variance Allowing Valley Packaging To Install Two Ground Signs On Property

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 11/21/2022. It was a pretty straightforward meeting in which Valley Packaging Inc was asking for a variance to install a second ground sign on their property even though city code 23-522(a) only allows one ground sign per parcel. The […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 11/21/2022 – Will Take Up Request From Valley Packaging To Install Second Ground Sign On Property

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 11/21/2022 at 7:30PM. After a couple of meetings with very full agendas, during this meeting they will only be considering and voting on one variance request. Valley Packaging at 110 N Kensington Drive would like to erect a […]

Club Car Wash One Step Closer To Rising On North Side Of Town After Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Three Variance Requests

I’m beginning to feel that, in a few years, Club Car Wash is going to become as ubiquitous as Kwik Trip. They have a number of locations in the Fox Cities, including one under construction on the south side of town. And, if the events […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request From Airbnb Owner For Fence Over 6 Feet High

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 10/17/2022. One of the items they took up was a request from a residential property owner on Eighth Street to erect a fence in the rear and side yard that was 6’10” even though city code limited fence heights […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 10/17/2022 – Will Take Up 9 Variance Requests Including For Club Car Wash And Zuelke Building

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 10/17/2022 at 7PM. In the 2+ years I’ve been following Appleton committee meetings, this is the first time they have met twice in one month. They have a lot of variance requests to consider. The first request is […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 10/03/2022 – Will Vote On Variance Requests For 6 Different Properties

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 10/03/2022 at 7PM. They have a full slate of variance requests to review. 1. Pathways Church is wanting to install lighting that is not full cutoff design but the Zoning Ordinance requires full cutoff design for exterior lighting. […]