VIOLET TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Notice of Public Hearing

The Violet Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Violet Township Administrative Offices (Theater) located at 10190 Blacklick Eastern Road, Pickerington to consider the following:

Case Number 35-VA-2021: an application for variance filed by Gregory Groves, The Ugly Mug, 9215 Basil Western Road, Canal Winchester (Parcel # 0370211730), owned by The Ugly Mug Bar and Grill, LLC, 9645 Basil Western Road, Canal Winchester/Gregory Groves 6600 Brick Court, Canal Winchester.  Pursuant to Violet Township Zoning Resolution Section 3AA6-02(D)(1-3), this application requests variances from CEDA Development Standards Sections: 1.02(b)(2) to allow production areas, service areas, and loading zones not to be screened from adjacent property lines and existing public right-of-ways; 1.02(c)(4) to allow poles for parking lot lights to be shorter than required in the CEDA Development Standards; 1.02(c)(11) to allow wall mounted lighting to be a different type of fixture than permitted; 1.03(h)(2) to allow a wall mounted sign to exceed the permitted sign area; 2.03(a) to allow parking bays to contain more than 12 spaces in a single row; 2.03(c) to allow more than 50% of total parking spaces to be located at the side of the structures; 2.03 and 2.03(d) to allow parking areas to have no landscaped tree islands; 2.03(e); to allow drive lanes to be placed closer to a right-of-way, and side and rear property lines than permitted; Section 2.04(c) to allow the exterior walls of the structure to have less than 80% natural material; 3.03(a) to allow parking areas to be placed closer to the side and rear property lines than permitted; 3.04(e) to allow a building not be constructed on a continuous, permanent foundation and to instead, allow a pole building.

 Case Number 36-VA-2021: an application for variance filed by Susan McCoy, 11690 Shadybrook Drive, Pickerington for property located at 7845 Blacklick Eastern Road, Pickerington.  This application requests variances from Violet Township Zoning Resolution Section 3AA4-05(A)(2) to allow the construction of a detached accessory building which exceeds the permitted floor area of accessory buildings on a lot containing more than one acre in area; and Section 3AA4-05(A)(4) to allow the height of a detached accessory building to exceed the height of a principal structure.

Case Number 37-VA-2021: an application for variance filed by John Lucas, K4 Architecture LLC, 555 Gest Street, Cincinnati and United Dairy Farmers, 3955 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati for 1.62 acres located at the northeast corner of Milnor and Refugee Roads (Parcel # 0360092812), owned by Value Development Corp & Basic Industries Group Corporation, P.O. Box 777, Pickerington.  This application requests variances from Section 3W2(C)(4) to allow a sign to be placed closer to a side property line than permitted; 3W2(C)(5) to allow the area of all permanent on-premise advertising signs for any single building to exceed that which is permitted; and 3W2(H) to allow three gas station signs to be located at a height taller than permitted and one gas station sign to exceed the permitted sign area;

These applications are available for examination Friday, December 3, 2021, through Thursday, December 16, 2021, inclusive, Mondays through Fridays, excluding legal holidays, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Violet Township Administrative Offices, 10190 Blacklick-Eastern Road, Pickerington, Ohio 43147.

The person responsible for giving notice of this public hearing by publication is Kelly Sarko, Violet Township Zoning Inspector. 

Violet Township Board of Zoning Appeals
Denise Cole, Chair