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NOTICE #1

The Danbury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold adjudication hearings on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the following applications (Please continue to read below):

5:00p.m.
BZA-2020-083         201 Elizabeth. Request for an Area Variance to Section 5.2.C to allow for a detached garage to be 2’ from the principal structure where 5’ is required. William Beatty & Christine Costello, Owners/Applicants; Pete Johnson, Agent.

5:00p.m.
BZA-2020-088         660 Walnut. Request for an Area Variance to Section 5.5.8 to allow for a 6’ high fence to be 100% opaque where 66% opacity is required. Carol Raber, Owner/Applicant.

6:30p.m.
BZA-2020-082         602 E. 2^nd Street. Request for an Area Variance to Section 3.5 to allow for a second story & covered porch addition to encroach into the west, front-yard setback (4’ proposed/ 5’ required) and to Section 7.12.3.A. to allow more square footage than permitted onto a nonconforming structure (289.2s.f. [20%] permitted/ 408s.f. [28%] proposed). Roger & Patti Gilcrest; PNGilcrest LTD, Owners/Applicant; John Feick, Agent.

6:30p.m.
BZA-2020-089          602 Lakefront. Request to for an Area Variance to Section 3.5 to allow for a storage addition to encroach into the east, side-yard setback (2’ proposed/ 3’ required) and to exceed the allowable lot coverage (59.8% proposed/ 55% required). Also requesting a variance from Section 7.12.3.C. to allow for more than 75% of the floor area contained in the nonconforming structure to be demolished, removed or structurally altered. William Williams, Owner/Applicant; John Feick, Agent.

NOTICE #2

The Danbury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold adjudication hearings on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 beginning at 6:30p.m. p.m. on the following applications:

BZA-2020-090         1696 Jeannie Drive. Request for an Appeal of the Zoning Inspectors Decision in reference to Section 7.2.4 regarding the refusal of a bridge/deck permit (Permit# 2020-020). John & Dawn Henderson, Owner/Applicant; Michael Bassett, Esq., Agent.

Due to Covid-19 and per the State of Ohio public meeting guidelines, this hearing will take place thru the video conferencing platform, Zoom. This can be loaded onto a computer, smartphone or iPad. Sign-up for a free account if you don't already have one and follow the prompts. Once you have this complete, please email zoning@danburytownship.com to verify your interest in the application and receive the meeting invite link. Check your spam or junk mail in case it ends up in there. The link will also be posted here, but closer to the date of the meeting to prevent any hacking. 

If you do not have electronic resources to participate in the meeting, a copy of the application may be viewed by clicking on the case information above. While we typically do not accept written statements unless they are made in person at the hearing, for this hearing due to the circumstances, we will accept your comments via handwritten letter or email zoning@danburytownship.com to share your support or opposition of the request with the Board during the hearing. Letters can be sent to the Township Hall located at:

Danbury Township Zoning Deptartment 
5972 E. Port Clinton Eastern Road
  Marblehead, Ohio 43440

Please call (419) 734-6120 or email if you have any questions.

Zoning Commission

None at this time.

Board of Trustees

None at this time.