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The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division II met at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in the Public Assembly Room of the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis. Board members present were Chair Craig Von Deylen (transcribed as "Von Dalen" in the raw transcript), Patrice Duckett-Brown, James Duke, and Beth Brandon; Tom Barnes was absent. With four members present, three votes were required for action. The board approved the September 8, 2026 minutes, handled continuances and procedural requests, and granted all seven expedited variances by unanimous vote.
All seven expedited petitions were granted by unanimous 4-0 roll-call votes (Brandon, Duckett-Brown, Duke, and Von Deylen):
| Case | Address | Request | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-DV2-028 | 906 East 16th Street | Variance to allow a front-loaded garage where a side-loaded, rear-loaded, or detached garage is required | Granted | | 2026-DV2-029 | 1607 Bellefontaine Street | Variance to allow a front-loaded garage where a side-loaded, rear-loaded, or detached garage is required | Granted | | 2026-DV2-031 | 3030 Southeastern Avenue | Variance to allow 0% first-floor facade transparency in an existing building (60–90% required) | Granted | | 2026-DV2-032 | 826 East 46th Street | Variance to build a detached garage with a 0-foot northern side setback (7 feet required) and a 0-foot western rear setback (5 feet required) | Granted | | 2026-DV2-033 | 1973 Ralston Avenue | Variance to allow an open front porch to encroach into the required clear-sight triangular area from the intersection of 20th and Ralston | Granted | | 2026-DV2-035 | 215 South Davidson | Variance to allow three 2-unit homes at 3 stories in height (ordinance limits height to the lesser of 2.5 stories or 35 feet) on 33-foot-wide lots (35 feet required) | Granted | | 2026-UV2-011 | 8450 Georgetown Road | Use variance for a maintenance shop with associated office space and secure parking supporting internal company operations with truck and trailing equipment | Granted |
We get our calling. Order. This is a public hearing of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division Two. I am Craig Von Dalen, Chairperson of Division Two. The other board members present are Patrice Duckett Brown, James Duke, and Beth Brandon. Legal Counsel for the Board today is Chris Steinmetz. Staff members present today from the Division of Planning are Bryce Patts, current planning administrator. Jeff York, current planning manager, Noah Pappas, current planning manager, Josh Love, manager of code and compliance, Michael Weigel, Principal Planner One, Adrian Baker, Principal Adrian Baker, Principal Planner One, Adam Sheshevsky, Senior Planner, Jasmine Dillard Nikolich, Senior Planner, Sam Sparzo, Senior Planner, David Arome Garza, Senior Planner, Marty Weistie, Administrative Coordinator, and Secretary to the Board. The Board has copies of the zoning ordinance that will be incorporated by reference into the record of each case heard today. Proceedings of this hearing are governed by the board's rules of procedure. The expedited cases will be heard immediately after all requests for continuances and withdrawals. Petitioners should be on your left and the remonstrators on your right as you face the board. Statements and arguments in opposition to the petition. Staff will then present the administrator's comments regarding the petition. Rebuttal must be limited to the subject matter of the initial presentations. If the petitioners have failed to comply with all notice requirements as stipulated by the Board's rules of procedure, including posting of notice signed on the subject property at least 23 days prior to the hearing, the board may continue the petition. The board may impose various conditions or commitments as amendments before reaching a decision on certain petitions. The installation of landscaping and the screening of the paving of a parking area and the dedication of rights of way are examples. These conditions and commitments are an integral part of the board's decision and must be met for a granted variance to be valid. Compliance with the conditions imposed by the board must be proved by an affidavit of compliance submitted by the petitioner within 30 days of the completion. Unless otherwise specified an improvement location permit must be obtained prior to the establishment of the authorized improvements. Failure to comply with any conditions or commitments of a variance grant is a violation enforceable by the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services. A person may file a written request to receive notice of the filing of a petition for judicial review of a decision of the board. The written request must be filed within five days of the board's decision and must include the person's full name and correct mailing address and a reference to the board's petition number. Forums are available and may be obtained from the board secretary. Please be advised that contacting members of the board regarding a matter pending before the board outside of this public hearing process is prohibited. Please be courteous and orderly at all times, and please be sure all cell phone ringers are turned off. There are four members present today. It requires three votes to take action on any request. We will make take this into consideration when hearing requests for continuances. If your petition receives an indecisive vote, your petition will be automatically continued to the November 18th, 2026 hearing. Board members, you have been provided meeting minutes for our September 8th, 2026 meeting. If there's no deletions or additions, I will take a motion for your approval. Do I hear a motion? Duke so moved. And a second. Brandon, second. And I'll call the roll. Brandon. Brandon, yes. Ducett Brown. Ducket Brown, yes. Duke. Duke, yes. Is there anyone in the audience who has any questions about our procedures? If not, before we hear special requests, I'll ask for a waiver of our rules and procedures to allow the board to vote for all expedited petitions and adopt their findings of fact without any additional testimony from the individual petitioners. Do I hear a motion? Brandon, so moved.