The Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) met on April 15, 2026, with Chair Jamon Kara presiding, Vice Chair Josh Neely, members JP Boucher, Robert Shaw, Steve Lionel, and alternate Joseph Potri. The board heard five applications for special exceptions and variances, and addressed one postponement. All cases were approved unanimously.
Good evening, everybody. Um welcome to the April 14th meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Uh my name is Jamon Kara, ZBA Chair. To my right is ZBA Vice Chair Josh Neely. Uh and then next, or I should say to his right, uh JP Boucher. Uh across the stage, we have member Robert Shaw, membered Steve Lionel, and alternate Joseph Potri. Uh so we do have a full complement of five members here this evening. So unless one of the members who recuses himself, um, which I think may be the case, in that case, Mr. Potri will be voting. Otherwise, though, um, alternates do participate in all of our discussions. Um, so and I should also just add to my left is Deputy Planning Manager Carter Falk. Uh so this evening we have applications before us for special exceptions and for variances. So uh a special exception is a use that is allowed under the zoning ordinance so long as certain criteria is met. A variance is a request to deviate from the terms of the ordinance. And in order to grant a variance, the zoning board has to find that five criteria are met. We have to find that the spirit of the zoning ordinance would be maintained or observed, um, that by granting the variance we would do substantial justice, that the granting the variance would be in the public interest, that there would be no diminution of surrounding property values, and that owing to a special condition of the property, um, denying the variance would result in an unnecessary hardship to the applicant seeking it. So, in terms of the order of business, um, and and we do have a number of items on the agenda today. Actually, I'd be remiss in not noting that if anybody is here for 19 VISTA way, um, that is being postponed until the June 9th meeting. Um, so if you are here for that case, we will not be hearing it this evening. I should have said that sooner. Um so going back to the order of business, uh, each applicant. Uh well, I'll read the case into the record, and then each applicant will be invited to come up to the podium, and uh you have 15 minutes uh to present your case. Uh you don't have to use all 15 minutes, but it is available for you. Uh following that, I'll ask if there's anybody in the audience who has any question, I'm sorry, who wishes to speak in favor of the application. And each person would then be invited to come up to the podium, and you would have up to five minutes to address the board. Following that, I'll ask if there's anybody in the audience who has any questions, concerns, or opposition to the application. And similarly, uh each person will come forward up to the podium, state his or her name and address, and would have up to five minutes to address the board. Finally, uh after I shouldn't say finally, after that, uh the applicant will have the opportunity to come up and provide any rebuttal uh or additional comments or answer questions that might have been asked uh by uh the public. Uh and again, you would have up to five minutes to do that. Following that, um, I would open it up to the floor to anybody who spoke, one person who spoke with questions, concerns, or opposition, would have the opportunity to come forward and have the last word. Uh and again, that would be for up to five minutes. Um I don't know if that that doesn't always happen, but if it does, uh, we would provide uh those individuals an opportunity to decide who that individual is. Um with that, I ask uh Mr. Falk, are there any other changes to the agenda? Uh no, there are not. Uh so I'm going to read the roll. Mr. Neely. Present. Mr. Boucher. Present. Mr. Shaw. Present. Mr. Lionel. Present. Mr. Petrie.