City Board of Zoning Appeals, September 17, 2026
Approves Development standards variance for reduced side yard setback at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue, unanimous
What happened
The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals approved six land-use requests on September 17, 2026. Notably, the Board approved a special use (SU-2026-0026) and development standards variance (DSV-2026-0058) to allow a two-family duplex at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue in an R1 district for app…
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Special Use for two-family dwelling at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue
Special use to allow a two-family dwelling (two-story duplex) in R1 single-family residential zoning at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue, applicant Keith Hoskins. Alley-fed gravel parking, no garage. Continued from July 2026 where the vote was 2-1 in support before failing quorum. Approved by voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals approved six land-use requests on September 17, 2026. Notably, the Board approved a special use (SU-2026-0026) and development standards variance (DSV-2026-0058) to allow a two-family duplex at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue in an R1 district for app…
Key Decisions (7)
Special Use for two-family dwelling at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue
Development standards variance for reduced side yard setback at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue
Special Use for new two-family dwelling at 4616 South Park Drive
Development standards variance for carport setback at 726 Drexel Avenue
Development standards variance for fence setback at 4800 South Calhoun Street
Use variance for commissary kitchen at 2720 Culbertson Street
Development standards variance for self-storage setback at 920 Lawrence Drive
Development Activity (6)
Two-family duplex at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue
Residential
New two-family dwelling at 4616 South Park Drive
Residential
Carport at 726 Drexel Avenue
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple duplex proposals in R1 districts reflect strong demand for…
Commercial Demand
Demand exists for commissary/ghost kitchens serving food trucks, with the…
Commercial Demand
Self-storage demand — including RV/mobile home storage — is driving…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 board members, 2 staff members, 2 attorneys, 5 applicants, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
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