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[ AGENDA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS City Governance Center - Council Chambers 6151 Brandt PikeTaylorsville Road May 6, 2026 6:00 P.M.]
I SHOULD CALL THE MEETING OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TO ORDER BY SECRETARY.MS. NEWBIE HERE WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 1ST, 2026 MEETING.
IF THERE, IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THESE MINUTES, PLEASE SPEAK NOW.
UM, ON THE MINUTES, AND IT'S JUST A TYPO.
IT SAYS, UPCOMING MEETINGS JUNE 3RD, 2025.
WITH THE CORRECTIONS, THOSE MINUTES SHOULD, UH, STAND APPROVED.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR APRIL 1ST, 2026.
SECOND THAT THE AGENDA FOR APRIL, I'M SORRY FOR MAY 6TH, 2026 BE APPROVED.
UH, FOR THE RECORDS, THAT WAS FOR THE AGENDA FOR MAY 6TH, 2026.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, ANYONE WHO MAY WISH TO SPEAK OR GIVE TESTIMONY REGARDING THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN.
I WOULD ASK, ASK EVERYONE TO STAND AND RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND AND RESPOND.
TO THE FOLLOWING OATH, DO YOU HEREBY SWEAR AFFIRM ON THE THREAT OF PERJURY TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I, I DO.
ANYONE THAT MAY WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AFTER CASE REVIEW AND THE STAFF REPORT, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM.
STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND PLACE YOUR NAME ON A SIGN IN SHEET.
THAT'S ON, THAT'S ON NAP PODIUM.
SEEING NO OLD BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE TO THIS EVENING'S NEW BUSINESS.
THE NEW BUSINESS IS WE HAVE A CASE, A BZ CASE 26 0 3.
THE APPLICANT, SID SETH GRUS MEYER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF SECTION 1190 1.01 ACCESSORY BUILDING, LOCATE LOCATION, AND HEIGHT.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED 89 6 CHAMBERSBURG ROAD.
JOHN, CAN YOU READ THE STAFF? YES, MA'AM.
UH, AS STATED, SETH GRUEN MEYER OF 80 96 CHAMBERSBURG ROAD IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
UH, THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE EITHER RESIDENTIAL OR AGRICULTURAL IN USE AND ZONING.
UH, THE OVERVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS, THE OWNER'S REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS ZONING CODE TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD PLACE THE BUILDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
A LONG DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE TURNS TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE HOUSE AND THE APPLICANT WISHES TO LOCATE THE BUILDING AT THE RADIUS.
OFF OF THAT, TURN THE PROPOSED LOCATION INDICATED BY THE OWNER'S SITE PLAN.
SO IN THE BOARD MEMBERS BEHIND HERE, GIMME A SECOND.
IT'S GOT, UH, AN ORANGE, UH, INDICATOR OF WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO GO.
THE PROPOSED LOCATION INDICATED BY THE OWNER'S SITE PLAN PLACES THE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEHIND THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET FROM THE FRONT NEIGHBOR'S.
PROPERTY LINE ZONING CODE SECTION 1190 1.01 STATES, N-N-A-R-B-A-P THROUGH PD OR I DISTRICT AND ACCESSORY BUILDING NOT EXCEEDING ONE AND A HALF STORIES OR EIGHT 14 FEET IN HEIGHT, MAY BE PERMITTED IN ANY REAR YARD, NOT WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THE SIDE AND REAR LOT LINES.
IN ORDER FOR ANY STRUCTURE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCESSORY BUILDING, IT SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE FEET FROM ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURE.
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A RESULT OF THE CODE RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING LOCATION, THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRES A VARIANCE.CITY STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE.
ADJACENT TO PROPERTIES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND NO OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CITY.
ANALYSIS OF THE PROPERTY IS AS FOLLOWS, A LOT IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES.
UH, EASEMENTS ARE NOT A FACTOR HERE.
THE STRUCTURE IS AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AS STATED PLACEMENT IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO CONCERN ABOUT THIS REQUEST.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, IF I MAY.
DO ANY OF THE MEMBERS, DOES THE BOY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY STAFF? HEARING? NO QUESTIONS.
IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, IF YOU WANNA GO UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
S-E-T-H-G-R-U-S-E-N-M-E-Y-E-R.
AND IF YOU COULD SIGN THAT PIECE OF PAPER THAT'S ALL ON THE PODIUM.
YEAH, ESSENTIALLY I'M JUST, UH, LOOKING TO PUT A PLACE THAT I CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, USE FOR STORAGE AND EVERYTHING.
MY PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY GARAGES AND BARNS.
UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A KIND OF A FUNKY SHAPED LOT THAT SITS BEHIND THE OTHER STRUCTURES.
AND EVERYTHING BEHIND MY HOUSE IS ALL DOWNGRADE.
SO, UM, THE ONLY FLAT SPOTS I HAVE IN MY YARD ARE UNFORTUNATELY THE FRONT OF MY YARD.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, IT, IT BACKS UP TO, UH, MY FRONT NEIGHBOR'S.
TWO OTHER GARAGES TO THE LEFT IS ANOTHER GARAGE.
AND THEN JUST TO THE RIGHT OF MY HOUSE IS ANOTHER, UM, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A POLE BARN OR WHAT THERE, BUT, UM, SO YOU KNOW, IT LOGICALLY ALONG MY DRIVEWAY WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THAT STORAGE UNIT AND OR STORAGE BUILDING.
AND YEAH, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR THE VARIANCE AND HOPING THAT IT'S GRANTED I CAN GET MY TRACTOR AND EVERYTHING PUT AWAY AND MY WIFE CAN STOP YELLING AT ME.
DO THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
SO THE NEIGHBORS WERE NOTIFIED AND WE HEARD NO ONE COMPLAINT WITH A COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS HAPPENING.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE CASE AND I'M GONNA READ THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE STANDARDS AS FOLLOWS.
AFTER EACH, THE SECRETARY WILL TAKE THE ROLE.
OKAY? THE FIRST ONE IS WHETHER THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WILL YIELD A REASONABLE RETURN OF WHETHER THERE CAN BE ANY BENEFICIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE, THE VARIANCE.
MADAM SECRETARY, MS. BALLARD? YES.
WHETHER THE VARIANCE IS SUBSTANTIAL, MR. DEAN? NO.
WHETHER ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED OR WHETHER ADJOURNING PROPERTIES WOULD SUFFER A SUBSTANTIAL DETRIMENT AS A RESULT OF THE VARIANCE.
WHERE THE VARIANCE WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE SUCH AS WATER, SANITARY SANITATION, SEWER, OR GARBAGE REMOVAL.
WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER APPROACHED THE PROPERTY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ZONING RESTRICTION? MR. DEAN? NO.
WELL, THE PROPER ONLY PREDICAMENT FEASTLY CAN BE AVERTED THROUGH SOME OTHER METHOD OTHER THAN A VARIANCE.
WHERE? THE SPIRIT AND INTENT BEHIND THE ZONE THE ZONING REQUIREMENT WOULD BE OBSERVED AND SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE DONE BY GRANT VARIANCE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE VARIANCE FOR BZA CASE 26 DASH ZERO THREE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
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IT'S BEEN MOVED A SECOND.THAT THE VARIANCE FOR BZA CASE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? THERE IS NO QUESTION.
MADAM SECRETARY, COULD YOU TAKE THE VOTE PLEASE? MS. BALLARD? YES.
YOUR VARIANCE REQUEST HAS PASSED FOUR TO ZERO.
YOU NEED TO GET, UH, WITH THE STAFF TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ADDITIONAL THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO PRIOR TO ON THAT.
ANY, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS? NO.
NEXT UPCOMING MEETINGS ARE JUNE 3RD AND JULY 1ST.
UNLESS THE STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING DON? NO, MA'AM.