Aug 25, 2025 Board of Zoning Appeals

[1) Call to order and roll call.]

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IT'S 530, SO WE'LL GET STARTED. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE GROVE CITY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING TO ORDER AND START WITH THE ROLL CALL. MR. BRANDT. HERE. CHAIR. HERE. HERE. MR. HAHN HERE. RIGHT. I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN PRAYER, IF YOU WISH.

AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GREAT. THERE'S A SIGN UP SHEET. IF YOU CHOOSE TO SPEAK. AND DO WE HAVE ANY SIGNATURES THERE? I ASSUME SO. GREAT. OKAY. AND ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, IF YOU WOULD STAND UP AND WE'LL HAVE. SCOTT. FOR YOU. ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK? OKAY. ZACH, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT, AND THAT YOU'RE TESTIFYING OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. NEXT

[3) Approve the minutes from the August 5 meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals.]

YES, MAHALINGA. YES, MR. HAHN? YES. OKAY. THOSE ARE SIGNED AND READY TO GO. AND THEN THE NEXT

[4) Hear the appeal of Matt Mutchler, F5Design Architecture Inc. representing David and Juli Logsdon of 3732 Kassidy Dr. (Parcel #040-016174) for the following variances.]

SO WE HAVE A EXISTING HOME THAT IS IN CONSTRUCTION WITH A ATTACHED TWO CAR GARAGE WITH THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE 638FT■!S LISTED. WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A DETACHED GARAGE, A VERY SIMILAR PROPORTIONS. ABOUT 40FT AWAY ON A ON THE EXISTING LOT. THE. LIKE I SAID, THE THE SIZE AND HEIGHTS ARE WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THE OVERALL HEIGHT, SCALE AND APPEARANCE OF THE OF THE EXISTING GARAGE. SO WE'RE ALIGNING THE EAVE LINES, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THE WALL HEIGHT VARIANCE AND THEN THE ROOF PITCH AND SLOPE IS THE SAME, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE OVERALL HEIGHT VARIANCE. WHAT WILL THE SECOND GARAGE BE USED FOR? THE IT HAS

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OKAY. MISS SCOTT, HAVE WE NOTIFIED THIS? I KNOW THIS IS A NEW AREA. ANY OF THE NEARBY RESIDENTS? AND HAVE WE HAD ANY RESPONSES? WE DID SEND OUT LETTERS, AND WE HAD ONE RESPONSE FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER ON LOT 49, CONNOR JOHNSON. AND HE WAS JUST SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIANCE AND AFTER REVIEWING IT, SAID THAT HE WAS IN SUPPORT OF IT. GREAT. THANK YOU. I REVIEWED THE MR. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WELL, WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE LOT? THE SIZE OF THE LOT IS ONE OF THE LARGER LOTS IN THE BLUE PARK DEVELOPMENT. IT IS. THE. 13FT. YEAH. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT HERE. IT DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGER LOTS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE JUST SAID. THAT TESTIFIED TO. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, THOUGH, AS TO WHAT THE ACTUAL LOT SIZE WAS. THE OVERALL LOT DEPTH IS 229FT, AND I BELIEVE IT'S IT'S VERY CLOSE TO ABOUT ONE ACRE. OH, ABOUT A FULL ACRE. OKAY. OKAY.

SO THERE'S NO PROBLEM THEN WITH HAVING THE TWO GARAGES PLUS THE HOME ON THE LOT? YEAH. YEAH, WE DON'T THINK SO. I THINK THAT IT ACTUALLY IT THE, THE IT'S A CORNER LOT. AND SO IT THIS THE GARAGE IS ABOUT AN ALLEY AND IT KIND OF GIVES PRIVACY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT HELPS I THINK IT HELPS THAT THAT ALLEY STREETSCAPE BY HAVING BUILDINGS ON IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

MR. HUNT ANY. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF THERE WAS A SECOND FLOOR, IF IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE USED FOR A GARAGE. OKAY. NO. SECOND FLOOR. SECOND FLOOR. OKAY. JUST TALLER. WALL HEIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN THE SECTION B OF THE APPEAL. THERE WAS A THERE WAS AN ERROR THERE.

IT SAYS 11 AND 3/8 ON THE SCREEN IN THE PRINTED THING. AND IT'S ACTUALLY 13FT, THREE QUARTER INCH. RIGHT. YES, YES. OKAY. AND THE. THE ONLY ADDITION WOULD BE THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND GARAGE COMMENCE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF APPROVAL. IS THAT THAT WOULD BE THE THAT'S THE GOAL. OKAY. THAT'S THE GOAL. THE BASEMENT ALREADY. THE BASEMENT IS DUG. THE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. GREAT. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE APPROVE THE APPEAL OF MATT MUTCHLER OF F5 DESIGN ARCHITECTS, INC. REPRESENTED DAVID AND JULIA LOGSDON OF 37, 32 CASSIDY DRIVE, PARTIAL NUMBER 040. DASH 016174 FOR THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES AS IT RELATES TO SECTION 1130 5.1 A TO CONSTRUCT A 676 SQUARE FOOT ACCESSORY BUILDING ON A LOT WITH AN ATTACHED GARAGE OF 638FT■!S, FOR A TOTAL OF 1314FTF GARAGE AREA, EXCEEDING THE 900 FOOT MAXIMUM BY 414FT■!S, AND BS IT RELATES TO SECTION 11, 37.08 H TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF EIGHT FEET BY 5.75FT, FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 13FT, THREE QUARTERS INCHES. AND SEE. AS IT RELATES TO SECTION 1130 7.08 H TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM OVERALL HEIGHT FOR A GARAGE OF 13FT BY SEVEN FEET, FOR A TOTAL GARAGE GARAGE HEIGHT OF 20FT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? MR. BRANDT? YES, CHAIR. YES, MR. HAHN? YES, CHAIR. OKAY. YOUR APPEAL HAS BEEN GRANTED. NEED TO JUST CAUTION YOU THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD REVERSE OUR DECISIONS. SO THERE'S USUALLY A 21 DAY WAITING PERIOD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. VERY RARELY DOES THAT HAPPEN. SERVING HERE FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS.

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[5) Hear the appeal of Zac Jansheski, property owner, 3446 Woodlawn Ave., (Parcel #040-000691) for a variance to Section 1137.05 to encroach the established non-conforming setback line of 14', by 12' with a 6' privacy fence, along Arbutus Ave. for a total setback of 2' along Arbutus Ave. at the alley, in the northeast corner.]

IF YOU WANT TO JUST VERBALLY GO THROUGH YOUR APPEAL, PLEASE. YES. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE HOME IN 2021. THE FENCE WAS ALREADY BUILT THERE WITH ITS CURRENT DIMENSIONS, AND IT'S CURRENTLY IN NEED OF REPLACING OUR PERMIT TO REPLACE THE FENCE WAS DENIED. THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT VISIBILITY AT THE CORNER WITH THE ALLEY AND ARBUTUS. WE TOOK PICTURES TO SHOW THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF VISIBILITY. WE'VE CONFIRMED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR ACCIDENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION, AND WE ARE APPLYING FOR VARIANCE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT DIMENSIONS OF OUR OF OUR YARD, FOR OUR HOME. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I DROVE BY THERE. SO ARE YOU GOING TO REPLACE THE FENCE WITH THE SIMILAR FENCE THAT'S UP THERE CURRENTLY. CORRECT. OKAY. SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY OLD CEDAR OR SOMETHING RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? I THINK SO, YEAH. OKAY. GOT IT. IT'S QUITE IT'S ROTTING AND.

YEAH I SAW IT. YEAH. YEAH OKAY. IT NEEDS A BUT IT'S GOING BASICALLY BACK IN THE SAME SPOT.

YES. CORRECT. MR. BRANDT ANY. WELL THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS YOU'RE NOT OTHER THAN ASKING FOR A TWO FOOT SETBACK. WAS THAT IN EXISTENCE ALREADY? THE EXISTING FENCES REQUIREMENT? I BELIEVE SO I HAVE A VERY THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT FROM READING IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WAS THE CASE. YEAH. IT'S GOING BACK IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE EXISTING ONE.

CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. SO SO WE'RE JUST ACTUALLY CONFIRMING A REALLY CONFIRMING WHAT ALREADY EXISTS. OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. MR. HUNT, ANY QUESTIONS? NO NO NO NO. OKAY. LET ME READ THIS AND PROPOSE THAT WE APPROVE THE APPEAL OF ZACH. JANIS, PROPERTY OWNER, 3446 WOODLAWN AVENUE, PARCEL 040-000691 FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 1137 .05 TO ENCROACH THE ESTABLISHED NONCONFORMING SETBACK LINE OF 14FT BY 12FT WITH A SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE ALONG. SORRY. SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE ALONG ARBUTUS AVENUE FOR A TOTAL SETBACK OF TWO FEET ALONG ARBUTUS AVENUE AT THE ALLEY AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I THOUGHT MY PHONE WAS TURNED OFF. TURN IT OFF. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. BEFORE YOU DO, IS THERE A CONDITION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO IT FOR A 12 MONTH CONSTRUCTION? 12. YEAH. THAT THE CONSTRUCTION BEGIN WITHIN 12, 12 MONTHS OF THE APPROVAL

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THANKS FOR COMING IN AND GOOD LUCK. AND I THINK THAT A NEW FENCE WILL IMPROVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY. IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS? NO, SIR. OKAY.

THEIR NEW BUSINESS. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN. AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER THE 22ND.

CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.