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 […]
Tag: Variances
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 […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/23/2023 – Will Vote On Small Business Saturday Free Parking Request, Permitted Over-Night Parking Resolution, Variance For Driveway Extension
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/23/2023 at 4:30PM. There are three items on the agenda that I could see resulting in detailed discussion. The first is the request from Appleton Downtown Inc for free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday. This item […]
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 […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Southpoint Deed Restriction Variance For Construction Of Truck Shop, 6-Month Extension To Deadline For Park Central Development
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 07/26/2023. In addition to approving the resolution to create the Appleton Conservancy Park, they voted on two other action items. The first was a request for a variance to the Southpoint Commerce Park’s deed restrictions and covenants to […]
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 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 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 […]