Members

Meeting Dates

By Laws

Procedures

The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) hears appeals of the zoning ordinance such as variances and special exceptions.  The Board makes written findings of fact and is the final decision-making body for petitions it hears.    

 

    Board Members

Duard Bellamy

Jay Jacobs

Sandy Lechleidner

Susan Moore

Jeremy Strohm

 

Meeting Dates & Times

The Board of Zoning Appeals meets the second Monday of January, March, May, July, September, and November if a petition has been filed.  The meetings are in the Butler City Hall at 120 West Main Street and begin at 6:30 PM.  If no petition has been filed, the meetings are canceled.  Please contact the staff for the Board of Zoning Appeals at 260-868-5200 to confirm meeting dates and times.

 

By-Laws and Rules of Procedure

The By-laws include details on meetings, filing petitions, hearings, and giving notice.

   

Procedures Before the BZA

(all downloadable files are pdf)

 

A Variance From Development Standards is a specific approval that can be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals to deviate from the development standards than the Zoning Ordinance otherwise prescribes.  See Section 8.10 of the City of Butler Zoning Ordinance for details regarding variances. 

 

A Variance Of Use is the approval of a use other than that prescribed by the Zoning Ordinance.  A use variance can only be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.  See Section 8.10 of the City of Butler Zoning Ordinance for details regarding variances.

 

A Special Exception is a use, specifically identified in the Zoning Ordinance, that is permitted in a zoning district upon showing that such use in a specific location will comply with all the concerns conditions and standards for the location or the operation as specified in the Zoning Ordinance and authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.  See Section 8.11 of the City of Butler Zoning Ordinance for details regarding special exceptions. 

 

Administrative Appeals to decisions or determinations made by an administrative official responsible for enforcing the City of Butler's Zoning Ordinance are heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals.  See Section 8.15 of the City of Butler Zoning Ordinance for details regarding administrative appeals. 

 

   

Contact Us

Butler City Board of Zoning Appeals

201 South Broadway

Butler IN 46721

(260) 868-5200

mail@butler.in.us