Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division III Meeting - August 20, 2019\n\nThe Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division III met on August 20, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. in the Public Assembly Room of the City-County Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. Board members present were Chairperson Craig E. Von Dalen, Marisol Govea, Anatoly Tony Boschenko, Matthew Driving, and Janice Golson Dunlop. Legal counsel was Chris Steinmetz. Staff from the Division of Planning included Heather Stevens, Larry Callaway, Robert Eulen Hake, Marlene Arahada, Keith Holdsworth, and others. The meeting addressed several variance petitions, including continuances, expedited items, and new cases.\n\n### Continuances and Procedural Matters\n- 2019-DV3-032 (1202 South Meridian Street / West Morris Street): Continued to September 17, 2019, without additional notice at the petitioner's request.\n- 2019-UV3-010 (2630 South Arlington Avenue): Continued to September 17, 2019, without additional notice at the petitioner's request.\n- 2019-UV3-009 (10901 East Washington Street): Continued to September 17, 2019, without additional notice after a request by remonstrator Norman Pace (Warren Township Development Association), who was hospitalized. The petitioner objected but the board granted the continuance.\n- 2019-DV3-034 (2905-2927 North Central Avenue / 508 East 29th Street): Continued to September 17, 2019, with additional notice to allow time for revised plans.\n- 2019-DV3-030 (Amended) (719 Lincoln Street): A five-day waiver of legal notice for the amended petition was granted, as the second notice was deficient.\n\n### Petition 2019-DV3-016: 2707 East 79th Street\n- Request: Variance to construct a garage with a zero-foot front setback from Temple Avenue (25 feet required). The previous garage burned down.\n- Staff Recommendation: Approval subject to substantial compliance with the August 19, 2019 site plan (reduced garage size compared to original).\n- Outcome: Unanimously approved (5-0).\n\n### Petition 2019-DV3-030 (Amended): 719 Lincoln Street\n- Request: Variance to build a single-family dwelling with attached garage: 5-foot front setback, 4- and 6-foot separations between dwellings, and 51% open space (18-foot front setback, 10 feet between dwellings, 60% open space required). The small lot (4,031 sq. ft.) created practical difficulties.\n- Staff Recommendation: Approval.\n- Outcome: Unanimously approved (5-0).\n\n### Petition 2019-UV3-011: 1045 Harding Court\n- Request: Variance of use and development standards to legally establish a lot with 52 feet of frontage (75 required), expand a cryogenic air separation facility, and allow reduced side setbacks (25 ft south, 9 ft west; 30 ft required). The use existed since 1975.\n- Staff Recommendation: Approval, finding no detrimental impact.\n- Outcome: Unanimously approved (5-0).\n\n### Petition 2019-DV1-029: 1306 Olive Street\n- Request: Variance to permit additions to a single-family dwelling with a 1-foot north side setback, 5-foot front setback, and 3 feet between dwellings (3-foot side, 10-foot separation, 18-foot front required). The property had a stop-work order for exceeding a remodel permit.\n- Staff Recommendation: Initially denial; after a commitment ensuring the adjacent property (1304 Olive Street) would develop with a 10-foot separation from the shared property line, staff supported approval.\n- Outcome: Approved (5-0).\n\n### Petition 2018-DV3-061 (Amended): 8800 Keystone Crossing\n- Request: Variance to allow a 15x60 ft (900 sq. ft.) banner sign as an off-premise advertising sign on a parking garage, within 150 ft of a protected district and 25 ft of an entrance roadway, for a temporary period until January 31, 2020. Maximum billboard size is 672 sq. ft.; off-premise signs are not permitted on buildings. The petitioner argued the sign frame had a valid on-premise permit since 2012 and the temporary use was for Indiana State University.\n- Staff Recommendation: Denial, citing size (40% larger than maximum), potential driver distraction near the Keystone Avenue/I-465 interchange, and lack of practical difficulty.\n- Board Discussion: The board considered the temporary nature and the petitioner's agreement to remove the sign. The neighborhood organization (Nora Northside Community Council) did not object.\n- Outcome: Approved (5-0).\n\n### Petition 2019-DV3-033: 2936 South Kenyon Drive\n- Request: Variance to construct a detached garage with a 2.5-foot north side setback and located in front of the established front building line (7-foot side setback required; accessory structures not permitted in front of the building line). The petitioner stated neighbors had no objection and the location was convenient.\n- Staff Recommendation: Denial, citing adequate room in the rear yard, potential impact on a drainage swale, and no demonstrated practical difficulty.\n- Outcome: Denied (2-3). Voting yes: Govaia and Boschenko. Voting no: Golson Dunlop, Driving, and Von Dalen. The case was continued for adoption of findings of fact.\n\n### Key Outcomes\n- Five petitions were approved, one was denied.\n- Continuances were granted for four petitions to the September 17, 2019 hearing.\n- A five-day waiver of notice was granted for the amended petition at 719 Lincoln Street.\n- The board recorded a total of 28 votes (23 in favor, 3 opposed) across all decided cases.