Okay.

I'm going to call this meeting to order.

This is a public hearing of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division Three.

I'm Joanna Taft, Chairperson of Division Three.

Other board member, the other board member present today is Rihanna Binder.

Legal counsel for the board today is Chris Steinmetz.

Staff members present today from the Division of Planning are Chris Patz, current planning administrator.

Jeff York, current planning manager, Robert Ulenhake, senior planner, Michael Weigel, Principal Planner 1.

Marty Weiste, Senior Board Specialist and Secretary to the Board.

Please be courteous and orderly at all times, and please be sure all cell phone ringers are turned off.

There are two board members present today.

It requires three votes to take action on any request.

The board will consider transfer and or continuances in the order that petitions are listed on the agenda.

If no request is made, considering considering a transfer or continuance of a petition, all petitions will be automatically continued to the May 26th hearing.

Is there anyone in the audience who has any questions about our procedures?

So we will consider special requests and continuances at this time.

Good afternoon.

Appreciate your time.

We are here to request a transfer to BZA Division 1 for their May 12, 2026 meeting, if you please.

Without I'm sorry, which date?

May 12th, Division 1.

Okay.

Let's hear from staff.

Is there anybody in the audience who has anything else to say about this particular case?

Okay, let's hear from staff.

Uh thank you, Chairperson Taft, other board members present.

Uh, given the circumstances, and that staff is recommending approval of this petition, which would likely allow it to remain on the expedited docket.

Uh, we wouldn't have an issue if we continue and support the transfer request.

Okay.

So um I need a motion.

Is that how we're doing it?

No, I think we just acknowledge the request.

We are acknowledging the request and it will be transferred to the May 12th, continued and transferred to the May 12th hearing.

Thank you very much.

Okay.

Good afternoon, board members.

My name is David Gilman.

My office address is 211 South Ritter Avenue, suite H Indianapolis 46219.

I represent item number eight on your agenda on your expedited portion of the agenda.

Um 2026 UV 3001 with 11011 Brookville Road.

Um we're on expedited.

We have overwhelming neighborhood support.

Um we don't uh know of any remonstrators, so we would like for you to consider transferring us to your May 12th BCA docket so that we can continue to move this forward.

There is some sensitive financing things that we need to complete as quickly as possible.

And uh that additional two weeks would be very important to us if if that would be something that you would consider.

Okay, assuming there is no remonstrator for this, we will um hear from staff.

Thank you, Chairperson Taft and member of the board.

Staff has no objection to continuing and transferring this petition to the May 12th hearing.

It is acknowledged.

Thank you.

Well, my name is Don Fisher.

I'm with excuse me, Insight Engineering.

I'm here on case number 13.

I was not uh prepared on asking for a continuance, so I'm not even sure on the dates or overloading another schedule.

Um, what was the next date for this division?

Uh let's have staff give some options.

Yeah.

Hi, Bryce Patz, Minister of Current Planning.

Um currently, right now, May 12th would be the next hearing for BZA1.

With that said, we are completely booked for new cases.

So unless it's on the expedited, uh, we the next available for a hearing would be May 19th.

May 19th.

May 19th it is.

All right, assuming that there is no remonstrator in the room.

Um, and let's hear from staff.

Thank you, Chairperson Taffin, board member binder.

Um staff has no objection to continuing transferring this to the May 12th hearing.

May 19th?

May 19th, as requested.

My apologies.

Okay.

It is acknowledged.

Thank you.

Good afternoon, members of the board and staff.

My name is Alan Townsend.

11 Monument Circle Suite 2700 uh Indianapolis 46204.

I'm here for item five of your expedited docket.

2025-se 3-003.

Uh I know of no remonstrators.

In light of the fact that we're on the expedited docket, we would appreciate being transferred to the next available hearing date, which I think based on what I've heard is May 12th.

Okay.

Um, unless there are any remonstrators and unless staff has anything else to say.

Umly but it appears this is item four on the agenda, not item five, just for clarity's sake, but no objection to the continuance or transfer.

So wait a minute.

Is it it's not expedited then?

If it's item four.

Oh, I might be looking at an older version of the agenda.

It is item five.

Okay, cheerfully withdraw, I'm sorry.

Okay.

So it is um transferred to the board one and it is acknowledged.

May 12th, correct?

May 12th.

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Uh staff, do you have special requests?

Or is there another no staff?

Trippers staff members of the board, staff were drawing to item number one, petition number one, 2026 SC301, located at 6490 Massachusetts Avenue.

Uh, due to the submittal of recent additional information, staff is requesting this be continued to the May 19th hearing.

Um that would be without additional notice.

Okay.

Assuming there are no remonstrators.

I'm not glad you're this transfer.

That is the uh BZA2 hearing, correct?

Let me just one moment.

Yeah, the staff report says continue to May 26th.

So you want to do something different than that.

I'm sorry, repeat that.

In the staff report in the agenda, it indicates that the request would be to May 26th.

And that that is that is what I'm going to correct it too.

Yes.

Uh I was under the understanding that hearing may have been full, that's why I diverted to May 19th.

So staff is requesting this petition be continued to May 26th as indicated in the in the docket in the hearing.

Okay.

It is acknowledged.

Yeah.

I think we might just go in order down the list here.

Uh staff would draw your attention to item number two on the agenda, uh DV3009 at 6111 and 6215 Lake Haven.

Uh staff and the petition had previously discussed continuance at a May 26th, 2026 hearing date of Division 3 to allow for additional discussion and potential submittal of new plans.

Uh that was before we knew about the lack of quorum.

I spoken to the applicant this afternoon, and uh, we'd like to maintain that continuance to May 26th for Division 3.

It is acknowledged yes.

Thank you, Chairperson Taft.

Members of the board, uh staff will draw your attention to item number three, 2026 D V three zero one one, a registered neighborhood organization filed a timely automatic continuance to the May 26, 2026 hearing.

This would just require your acknowledgement.

It is acknowledged.

And staff would also draw your attention to 2026 UB303 at 3305 North Arlington Avenue.

A registered neighborhood organization also filed an automatic and timely continuance uh for that one as well.

That would also go to the May 2020 May 26th hearing.

Uh also just needs acknowledgement.

It is acknowledged and member Bangder.

Staff will draw your attention to item number six, 2026 DB 3007.

As this is being expedited, this could be continued to the May 12th, if that's the correct uh hearing.

It is acknowledged.

Uh thank you.

We draw your attention to item number six on the docket 2026 DB 3012 at 4200 South Harding Street.

This petition is on the expedited docket and could be continued to the May uh 12th hearing date.

Um or alternative to the May 26th, but that would be the petitioner's preference.

I'm not certain if they're in attendance.

And that's item number seven, right?

Number seven.

I need to look off this version, not my printed one.

I'm so sorry.

Item number seven.

That's correct.

Yeah.

I'm bilingual.

I can read both.

Okay, so it is acknowledged.

Acknowledged to May 12th.

Yes.

Okay.

I'll I'll be sure to let them know.

Um have we done seven?

We did seven already.

We did seven.

Did we do nine?

Yes.

I yeah, I'm up next as well.

Um draw your attention to item 10, 2026 UV 3004 amended at 2705 Shriver Avenue.

Staff is recommending approval and would likely be able to remain on the expedited docket.

Uh therefore we would request on the petitioner's behalf a continuance to the May continues and transfer to the May 12th hearing date of division one.

Acknowledged.

Thank you.

I did seven on the date.

Yep.

Chair Person Taffin, Board Member Bender, staff will draw your attention to item number 11, 2025 MO3003, uh, located at 3030 North Shayden Avenue.

The petitioner had indicated after publication they were going to request a continuance.

Therefore, I assume this will be to for one month on their behalf.

Um that would be to the May 26th hearing.

It is acknowledged.

Thank you.

Staff will draw also draw your attention to 20 item number 12, 2026, DB3010, located at 102 John Quill Drive.

Um staff will draw your attention.

Um excuse me, uh, as this is a contested uh staff would like to continue this to the May 19th hearing.

So continue and transfer for May 19th.

Okay, it is acknowledged.

Are there any other items to come before the board?

And we are now adjourned.