The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/21/2022 and took up a variance request for the property at 115 E. Washington St. This is the property that is directly across Washington Street from the Transit Center and is the currently empty lot by City Center where […]
Tag: Variances
Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request To Build Garage 12′ From Property Line; Offers Suggestions On How To Build A Compliant Structure
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/21/2022 and took up the variance request from the owner of a property of a corner lot on John Street. Kevin currently has a detached garage on his property which is in very poor condition and not worth saving. […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Take Up Attached Garage Request For John Street Property And Dumpster Enclosure Request From Merge LLC
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 03/21/2022 at 7:30PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first request is from the owner of a corner lot house on John Street to add on an attached garage to his existing house. The proposed […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request To Build Deck 15 Feet From Front Property Line
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 02/21/2022 and took up two variance requests one of which was for a residential property on Fremont Street. The property owner wanted to install an 8’x21’ deck in the front of their house that would be 15’ off of […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants St. Bernadette Parish Two Variance Requests – One For Third Sign And One To Place Sign Closer To Sidewalk Than Normally Allowed
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 01/17/2022 and took up two variance requests from St. Bernadette Parish related to erecting a sign on their property. They wanted to erect a third ground sign while city code only allows 2 signs per property, and they also […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request From The Orthopedic And Sports Institute To Install Oversized, Raised Digital Sign
With the conclusion of the holidays, we’re about to get back into the swing of committee and council meetings, but I have been using some of this quiet time over the last couple weeks to go back and recap old Board of Zoning meetings that […]
Board Of Building Inspection Denies Request For Variance That Would Have Allowed Event Venue To Not Install Fire Suppression Sprinklers
The Board of Building Inspection met 01/06/2022 and took up the variance request from a tenant at 101 W. Edison Avenue. Per the agenda, “The applicant is requesting a variance be granted to not install automatic sprinklers as required in the SPS 362.0903(2) (as adopted […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Allowing Homeowner To Build Garage Closer To Front Property Line Than His House
Since it’s a quiet week committee-wise, I’ve been recapping a couple Board of Zoning Appeals meetings that I couldn’t get to when they first happened. We’ve reviewed the successful request by Adam Marty to remove the 10 off-street parking spot requirement on the property at […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance For Property To Have 56% Of Its Surface Paved – Couple Can Install Gazebo In Backyard
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 […]
Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 01/06/2022 – Will Take Up Variance Request From Ament Enterprises To Not Install Sprinkler System
The upcoming week continues the quiet winter break the City of Appleton has been having. The Public Arts Committee meeting and the Common Council meeting have each been cancelled. Right now, the Board of Building Inspection is scheduled to meet on Thursday January 6 at […]