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City Board of Zoning Appeals, July 16, 2026

Approves Special use for accessory dwelling unit at 2518 South Wayne Avenue, passed

1h 7m8,523 words
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What happened

The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals approved three of five land-use requests at its July 16, 2026 hearing. It approved SU-2026-021 (accessory dwelling unit at 2518 South Wayne Avenue), SU-2026-0024 (freestanding ADU at 1805 Alabama Avenue), UVAR-2026-0028 (single-family to two…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Fort Wayne, IN
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 16, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Projects in this meeting (2)

Equipment Storage/Paving

Approved
2 conditions of approval

1004 Lincoln Avenue

Approved
1 condition of approval

Meeting Summary

The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals approved three of five land-use requests at its July 16, 2026 hearing. It approved SU-2026-021 (accessory dwelling unit at 2518 South Wayne Avenue), SU-2026-0024 (freestanding ADU at 1805 Alabama Avenue), UVAR-2026-0028 (single-family to two…

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Key Decisions (7)

Approved

Special use for accessory dwelling unit at 2518 South Wayne Avenue

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Special use for freestanding ADU at 1805 Alabama Avenue

Vote: passed
Continued

Special use for two-family dwelling at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue

Vote: 2-0 (insufficient, requires 3 votes)

Development Activity (5)

Infill housing ADU at 2518 South Wayne Avenue

Residential

Freestanding ADU at 1805 Alabama Avenue

Residential

Two-story duplex at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Applicant Keith Hoskins cited a Fort Wayne affordable housing gap…

Sentiment

Neighborhood opposition to a duplex on an R1 lot (parking,…

Housing Demand

The City's 'lot to love' infill housing program is actively…

Commercial Demand

Andy Moore of MKW LLC described strong local demand from…

Who Spoke (18)

ChairApplicant · 6Public · 4

On the record: the chair, 6 applicants, and 4 members of the public.

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