Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)
Regular MeetingZionsville, IN · August 2, 2023
Minutes
BZA
MEETING RESULTS ZIONSVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:30 PM (Local Time)
THIS PUBLIC MEETING WAS CONDUCTED ONSITE AT ZIONSVILLE TOWN HALL IN ROOM 105 (COUNCIL CHAMBERS),
LOCATED AT 1100 WEST OAK STREET:
The following items were scheduled for consideration:
I. Pledge of Allegiance
II. Attendance 2 of 5 members attended. IN-PERSON: C. Lake, K. Postlethwait, ABSENT: A. Pickell, S. Mundy, L. Jones
(NO QUORUM)
III. Approval of the July 5, 2023, Minutes No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically continued to the
September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
IV. Continuance or Withdrawal Requests
Docket
Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Number
None.
V. Continued Business
Docket
Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Number
No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically
continued to the September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
10550 Pete Dye Ridge
2023-11-DSV M. Hollis Adoption of Negative Findings of Fact confirming the
Zionsville, IN 46077
Board of Zoning Appeals denial from the July 5, 2023,
Meeting.
No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically
continued to the September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
for:
145 N. Main Street
2023-18-DSV J. Clarke 1) An outdoor paver patio which exceeds the allowable lot
Zionsville, IN 46077
coverage from 37 percent to 43.86 percent,
2) A fence that exceeds the maximum height of six (6) feet
to 7’5” in the Urban Village Residential Zoning District (R-
V).
August 3, 2023
No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically
continued to the September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
Zionsville Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
4775 W. 116th Street
2023-24-DSV Presbyterian for two freestanding signs located within the 10-foot
Zionsville, IN 46077
Church setback from proposed right-of-way in the Urban Office
Business Zoning District (B-O) and in the Urban Michigan
Road Overlay District (MRO).
VI. New Business
Docket
Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Number
No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically
continued to the September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
4616 St John Circle Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
2023-26-DSV R. Strickland
Zionsville, IN 46077 for an in-ground swimming pool which exceeds the lot
coverage from 20 percent to 30 percent in the Urban
Single-Family Residential Zoning District (R-SF-2).
No action taken due to lack of quorum, automatically
continued to the September 6, 2023, BZA Meeting.
7645 E. 200 North
2023-29-SE Altums Petition for a Special Exception to provide for a landscape
Whitestown, IN 46075
contracting business in the Rural General Agricultural
Zoning District (AG).
VII. Other Matters to be considered:
Docket Number Name Address of Project Item to be considered
None.
Please note that a quorum of the Zionsville Town Council may be in attendance at the meeting.
Respectfully Submitted: Mike Dale, AICP
Director - Community and Economic Development Department
Town of Zionsville
August 3, 2023
Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals
August 2, 2023
In Attendance: Chris Lake, Kathi Postlethwait
Absent: Steve Mundy, Andy Pickell, Larry Jones
Staff attending: Mike Dale, Janice Stevanovic, Suzanne Baker, Dan Taylor, attorney
Lake We have been unable to get ahold of our other attendee for this evening. We do
not have quorum to hear cases this evening so all the cases will be pushed to the
September 6th –
Baker September 6th.
Dale That, that’s correct.
Lake September 6th hearing. Mike does have an announcement –
Dale Yeah.
Lake That he wants to make though.
Dale Yeah, I just wanted to publicly announce and thank Suzanne for her years of
service with the Town of Zionsville. Suzanne is our Senior Planner for the Board
of Zoning Appeals. She’s worked for us several years, been a wonderful
employee and comrade so to speak with the Planning Department and she’s
moving on to sometimes we call that the other side but it’s going to be a much
brighter side with you there working for them so thank you, Suzanne, very much
for your years of service. We appreciate it.
Lake And I do on behalf of the Board of Zoning Appeals want to apologize. I know
you guys came out here. You’ve given your time. You have things you want to
get done and this delays those and so our sincere apologies. I mean we’ve, we’ve
tried to, we tried to make sure we had enough people and we tried to get in touch
with our, our one missing individual this evening and were unable to do so. So,
hopefully he is okay and, and nothing happened with him but we yeah we won’t
be able to hear any cases or petitions this evening. So, with that you’re free to go.
Postlethwait Apologies.
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Agenda
BZA
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA ZIONSVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:30 PM (Local Time)
THIS PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONSITE AT ZIONSVILLE TOWN HALL IN ROOM 105 (COUNCIL
CHAMBERS), LOCATED AT 1100 WEST OAK STREET:
Please click the following link to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83237327620?pwd=WWt0eWx0dDdZcFVKWjlPUnpEMC92QT09
Webinar ID: 832 3732 7620
Passcode: 783503
Or by Telephone at the following numbers:
+1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or
+1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799
The following items are scheduled for consideration:
I. Pledge of Allegiance
II. Attendance
III. Approval of the July 5, 2023, Minutes
IV. Continuance or Withdrawal Requests
Docket
Number & Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Links
None at this time.
V. Continued Business
Docket
Number & Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Links
2023-11-DSV
Adoption of Negative Findings of Fact confirming the
Negative 10550 Pete Dye Ridge
M. Hollis Board of Zoning Appeals denial from the July 5, 2023,
Finding of Fact Zionsville, IN 46077
Meeting.
2023-11-DSV
July 31, 2023
2023-18-DSV
2023-18-DSV
Staff Report &
Petitioner
Materials
2023-18-DSV Continued from the June 7, 2023, and July 5, 2023, BZA
Letters of Meetings.
Interest Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
for:
2023-18-DSV 145 N. Main Street
J. Clarke 1) An outdoor paver patio which exceeds the allowable lot
Petitioner Zionsville, IN 46077
coverage from 37 percent to 43.86 percent,
Response to 2) A fence that exceeds the maximum height of six (6) feet
Letter of to 7’5” in the Urban Village Residential Zoning District (R-
Interest V).
2023-18-DSV
Drainage
Report
(Received 7-28-
2023)
Continued from the July 5, 2023, BZA Meeting as a result
2023-24-DSV of an automatic continuance due to untimely publication
notice.
2023-24-DSV Zionsville
4775 W. 116th Street Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
Staff Report & Presbyterian
Zionsville, IN 46077 for two freestanding signs located within the 10-foot
Petitioner Church
setback from proposed right-of-way in the Urban Office
Materials
Business Zoning District (B-O) and in the Urban Michigan
Road Overlay District (MRO).
VI. New Business
Docket
Number & Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Links
2023-26-DSV
Petition for a Development Standards Variance to provide
2023-26-DSV
4616 St John Circle for an in-ground swimming pool which exceeds the lot
Staff Report & R. Strickland
Zionsville, IN 46077 coverage from 20 percent to 30 percent in the Urban
Petitioner
Single-Family Residential Zoning District (R-SF-2).
Materials
July 31, 2023
2023-29-SE
2023-29-SE
Staff Report &
Petitioner
Materials
2023-29-SE
Letters of Petition for a Special Exception to provide for a landscape
7645 E. 200 North
Interest Altums contracting business in the Rural General Agricultural
Whitestown, IN 46075
Zoning District (AG).
Videos of
Interest: 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6
2023-29-SE
Petitioner
Photos
VII. Other Matters to be considered:
Docket
Number & Name Address of Project Item to be considered
Links
None at this time.
Please note that a quorum of the Zionsville Town Council may be in attendance at the meeting.
Respectfully Submitted: Mike Dale, AICP
Director - Community and Economic Development Department
Town of Zionsville
July 31, 2023
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE AUGUST 2, 2023, REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZIONSVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Please click the following link to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83237327620?pwd=WWt0eWx0dDdZcFVKWjlPUnpEMC92QT09
Webinar ID: 832 3732 7620
Passcode: 783503
Or by Telephone at the following numbers:
+1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or
+1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799
Members of the public shall have the option of recording their attendance at Board of Zoning Appeals Public
Meetings via electronic roll call at the start of the meeting or via e-mail at jstevanovic@zionsville-in.gov.
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July 31, 2023
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