WARSAW — During the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held tonight, July 27, the board unanimously approved all three requests. This meeting was held at City Hall but streamed online with some board members opting to attend virtually. Visitor comments were welcome via text. Sandra Del Pilar Foreman of 119 E. Baker St., Warsaw, …read more.

During the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held tonight, June 22, the board granted a variance for the sign located at the Health Services Pavilion, 1515 Provident Drive. 

The board declined a variance request for a proposed apartment complex during the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held Tuesday night, May 26.

  WARSAW — During the first Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of the year held Monday night, Jan. 27, the board approved both cases in less than 20 minutes. The first case was a variance request made by Randy and Jessie Slone to allow an accessory structure without a primary structure at what was …read more.

Pictured, from left, are attorney Steve Snyder, Board President Tom Allen, Wildman Builders representative Josh Salsgiver, and Board Member Tammy Dalton, reviewing site plans for the proposed detached garage.   WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved both of the items of business discussed at the meeting held tonight, Nov. 25. The first …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals denied one variance request and tabled another during the meeting held tonight, Sept. 23. Justin Taylor, senior planner, explained that the variance use request, located at the corner of Mcclellan and Hackleman streets is a vacant lot. The property is within an R-2 Zoning District and is …read more.

WARSAW — In a lengthy Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting Monday night, Aug. 26, the board gave approvals to two tattoo studios looking to open their businesses in the area. The first case on the agenda was a variance request by Nathan Prieshoff to allow a tattoo parlor in a C-4 zoning district at …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals heard one variance request during the meeting held tonight July 22. RWL Sign Company, of Kalamazoo, Mich., submitted a variance from developmental standards request. The request would allow a 25-foot sign to be placed at 2020 Polk Drive, Warsaw, the John Deere dealership. Senior City Planner Justin …read more.

WARSAW — One special exception request was denied during the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held tonight, June 24. Shawn Bianchini, 702 S. Union St., requested a special exception to permit a home occupation in an R-2 zoning district. According to Bianchini, the occupation would consist of a catering service, called Shawnanigans, operated from …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance request for St. Anne’s Episcopal Church during a three-minutes meeting held Tuesday, May 28. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 424 W. Market St., requested a variance to allow a 27 square foot sign that is 7 feet, two inches tall in an R-3 zoning district. …read more.

WARSAW — Three variance requests were heard during the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held on Monday, April 22. Most of the discussion revolved around a use variance request for a church on Center Street and what that would mean for surrounding businesses who serve alcohol. The RUWM Church requested to use the currently …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance from development standards to allow a duplex with less square footage than normally required during the meeting held March 25. Steve Conrad owns the property at 831 E. Center St. The hope is to allow a duplex with smaller than permitted lot size. The lot is approximately 6,500 …read more.

WARSAW — One variance request was heard and approved during a short Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held last night, Feb. 25. David Bedsun, 550 N. Lake St., requested a variance from developmental standards to allow a three-foot side yard setback instead of the normal five-foot setback. This variance would be used to replace …read more.

  WARSAW — During the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held last night, Jan. 28, oaths of office were given to two board members and the annual election of officers took place. Warsaw Mayor Joseph Thallemer administered oaths of office to Tom Allen and Tammy Dalton. Allen also had an oath of office given for …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved four requests related to two properties at their meeting held Monday, Sept. 24.  In the first of two cases presented by Petitioner Bennie Banghart, a request was made for a variance from developmental standards to permit an accessory structure to be located closer to the front …read more.

WARSAW — Aeriel Jones was introduced as the newest addition to the Warsaw Planning Commission at the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held Monday, July 23. Jones will be serving as Assistant City Planner, a position currently held by Justin Taylor.  Jones, who recently moved to the area, attended college in Alabama, graduating with …read more.

  WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved all five requests presented at their meeting Monday, June 25.  In the first case presented, Petitioners Robert and Cathy Barth requested a variance to permit the subdivision of lot 24 in Lightfoot & Musselmans Addition. The subdivision would create two equal lots of 4,349 square …read more.

WARSAW — Three variance requests were approved at the City of Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held Monday, April 23.  The first two variance requests were submitted by Landmark Sign Group, Chesterton. Shaun O’Brien with Landmark Sign Group was in attendance as a representative of Horizon Bank.  The petitioner requested a variance from development …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals heard three use variance requests at their monthly meeting held Monday, Feb. 26. The first was from Petitioner P.J. Cox, who requested a use variance to allow a church to be located within a C-2 zoning district. The property, located at 1505 N. Detroit St., Warsaw, has …read more.

WARSAW — At a brief meeting held Monday, Jan. 22,  Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals members elected this year’s officers. Tom Allen will continue to serve as president and Rick Keeven will continue as vice president for 2018. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer administered the oath of office to board member Jeff Johnson. The only variance …read more.

WARSAW — A special variance was approved for a residential development on Prosperity Drive during the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held last night, Oct. 23. Redwood Acquisitions LLC plans on building a 93 unit residential development in a commercially zoned district. The area could have been rezoned, but allowing a special exception for …read more.

WARSAW — The Board of Zoning Appeals had a pretty quiet meeting Nov. 28, approving all appeals without opposition besides one. Biggs Indiana Properties LLC submitted a variance from development standards, asking for lenience in side yard setbacks in its new Bella Augusta housing development off of CR 225W, Warsaw. The variance would allow them …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals met at 7 p.m. Monday, May 23, in order to discuss a requested variance for a vacant building at the corner of Pope and McClellan streets. A variance is a exception to zoning laws that can be granted by the board of zoning appeals if it decides …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning met at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, in order to discuss the approval of a variance requested by Frauhiger Realty LLC, who was represented in the meeting by Ashley Finney, the facility manager. The variance requested was in reference to a plot of land located between Smith Street, …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting for Monday, March 28, has been cancelled, due to the lack of business. The next meeting of the board will be at 7 p.m. April 25.

WARSAW — A request by a resident to open a spiritual reading business in her home on East Center Street, was unanimously approved by the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday evening, Feb. 22. Tillie Rich, 1514 E. Center St., petitioned the commission for a home occupation special exception. Rich will offer palm and tarot …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals has tabled a petition for a variance at 907 S. Union St. The property owner has requested a variance to allow for an accessory dwelling unit. The property is currently zoned R-1, which only allows for single-family only. The board had initially planned to send out mailings …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance to allow the building formerly housing the Baker Youth Club, 765 W. Market St., to be used as a church.

WARSAW — Two request for use variances to place an accessory structure with no principle buildings were similar but different. The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals heard both requests Monday evening during its regular meeting. One request was denied, while the other approved.

Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance for 127 S. Lincoln., Warsaw, at the corner of Lincoln and Market streets, to be used as a professional office in a residential area. The approval was granted at Monday evening’s meeting. The request was made by Christopher McCrea. According to Tim Dombrosky, assistant city planner, …read more.

A use variance request to the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday evening resulted in a slight neighbor dispute over current conditions of the requester’s property. Everett Compton, 1912 LaVista Drive, Warsaw, requested a use variance for a small engine repair business in a residential area. While the variance was granted with contingencies, a neighbor …read more.

A proposed group home and boarding home in a residential district is not welcomed by 35 residents who signed a petition and at least seven residents who voiced objection at Monday evening’s Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. Listening to the residents, the board denied the request. John Kidd, a member of the board of directors …read more.

Two use variance requests were unanimously approved by the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday evening. Laura Alvarado was given permission to open up a one-chair, one-person beauty salon at 805 E. Fort Wayne Street. Alvarado and her husband Hecktor, own the property and duplex in the residential neighborhood. While the city’s planning office initially …read more.

At the June 23 meeting of the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals, Parkview Health Systems got one step closer to building a facility in Kosciusko County. The board passed use variance 2014-06-02, which would designate 9.846 acres northeast of the new YMCA facility near Mariners Road for construction of the new Parkview hospital. The new …read more.

Warsaw will soon be home to a corporate housing complex that provides short-term renting options for the more corporate crowd. Jeff Ryan, rural development specialist for Real America Development & Management of Fishers, went before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday night. He explained that the company wants to build short-time, market-rate apartment units …read more.

Best known for his work with Serenity House and guiding men with drug and alcohol addictions toward recovery, Jeffrey “Hoss” Smith got approval Monday night to move forward with a recovery house. Smith’s request before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals to establish a group home at 504 E. Center St., Warsaw, was approved unanimously. …read more.

Two proposals for day care centers were presented to the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday night. In the end, though, only one would get the nod to proceed. Rainbow Rascal II Daycare is proposing to build a 10,650-square-foot facility on Capital Drive between Golden Corral and the Kosciusko County Visitor’s Center. The center and …read more.

A commercial building with a history of many ventures including a grocery store, a furniture store and, most recently, an arcade and go-kart amusement facility, will now become a daycare center. Little Blessings Daycare, currently operating at Pentecostal Lighthouse Church at 123 Fawley St., Warsaw, was granted a variance to use the building at 835 …read more.

The former location of Ken Anderson Films in Warsaw is being proposed for a homeless shelter in Warsaw. The matter goes before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals tonight. (Photo by Alyssa Richardson) The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals is expected to vote on a proposal tonight that would establish a homeless shelter in the …read more.

The business formerly known as Wood-N-Stuff at 3800 N. SR 15 in Warsaw will soon house a new veterinary clinic and boarding facility. The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday night granted a variance use of the property for a commercial operation in an area zoned residential. The petitioners, Eric and Shanna Ewert, plan to …read more.

A mobile home community is expanding and the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals has given its approval to allow a variance from development standards. The Forest Park Mobile Home Community at 3300 E. Old Colony Rd., Warsaw, plans to expand by adding approximately 29 additional mobile homes. While the city regulates setback standards of 10 …read more.

Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals member Rick Keeven admitted in a public meeting Monday night that he was the person responsible for filing a complaint against Rosella Hawkins and her 1 foot by 1 foot sign advertising her China painting business. The issue came before the city BZA Monday after several years of the Hawkins …read more.

Up for debate at tonight’s Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be a special exception for Gilbert and Rosella Hawkins. The Hawkins have maintained a home business in their home on East Fort Wayne Street since 2001, but it has only recently become an issue. Since the city’s sign ordinance has become a hot …read more.

The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals will meet this evening to discuss allowing a commercial building to be used as women’s shelter in a residential area. The Beaman Home is needing to expand its services and has petitioned the Warsaw BZA for a variance from development standards. The Warsaw BZA usually meets on Monday nights …read more.