AGENDA

MERRILLVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 28, 2007

6:30 P.M.

CALL MEETIING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

MINUTES: FEBRUARY 28, 2007

COMMUNICATIONS:

NEW BUSINESS #4. MERRILLVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

DEEP RIVER CHURCH OF CHRIST

COMMENTS FROM CHAIRMAN

OLD BUSINESS

1. Z4V-207 FOCUS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, PETITIONER

GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CO., OWNER

Located approximately 67^th Avenue, East of I-65, north side of railroad

tracks

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-192(6) (c) (1) to reduce the spacing distance of

advertising sign from 1320 feet to 900 feet in a C-3, Highway

Commercial Zone

Purpose: Construct new advertising (billboard) sign

2. Z5V-207 FOCUS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, PETITIONER

GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CO., OWNER

Located approximately 67^th Avenue, East of I-65, north side of railroad

tracks

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-192 (6)(a)(4) to increase the height of advertising

sign from 55 feet to 67 feet in C-3, Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Construct new advertising (billboard) sign

3. Z6V-207 FOCUS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, PETITIONER

GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CO., OWNER

Located approximately 67^th Avenue, East of I-65, north side of railroad

tracks

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-192(6)(a)(1) to reduce the distance of advertising

sign from 300 feet to 270’ from Public Park (Hidden Lake) in C-3,

Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Construct new advertising (billboard) sign

NEW BUSINESS

1. Z12V-307 FOCUS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, PETITIONER

GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CO., OWNER

Located approximately 67^th Avenue, East of I-65, north side of railroad

tracks

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-192 (6)(a)(2) to allow portion of a proposed

Advertising sign to be placed closer than 10’ (7’ down to 1’ on a

diagonal from northwest to northeast in direction) from right of way

line of any street or highway in C-3, Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Construct new advertising (billboard) sign

2. Z13uV-307 LAMAR ADVERTISING INC., PETITIONER

SILVER SPRINGS LLC., OWNER

Located approximately 87^th Avenue and Taft Street, east side

Request: Variance of Use approval in C-3, Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Proposed 220 square foot digital LED poster display advertising

(billboard) sign

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3. Z14V-307 LAMAR ADVERTISING INC., PETITIONER

SILVER SPRINGS LLC, OWNER

Located approximately 87^th Avenue and Taft Street, east side

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-192 (6) a.1. to reduce the distance of an

advertising (billboard) sign from 300’ to 100’ from a church in

a C-3, Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Proposed 220 square foot digital Led Poster Display advertising

(billboard) sign

4. Z15E3-307 ROBERT STEVEN SZOKE JR., PETITIONER

EUGENE QUALIZZA, OWNER

Located at 401 West 82^nd Place

Request: Special Exception approval in a C-3, Highway Commercial Zone

Purpose: Proposed Church (Impact Christian Church)

5. Z16V-307 VANDESCHEE, LLC., PETITIONER & OWNER

Located 7412 Williams Street

Request: Variance from Sec. 21-137 to reduce the side yard setback from 6’

To 5’ in a R-2, Single Family Residential Zone

Purpose: Encroachment to side yard of existing residence (Lot 51, Creekwood

Crossing Subdivision)

OTHER BUSINESS

None