A variance from development standards for a second freestanding sign to identify Sacred Heart School and provide school information is being requested.

The Board of Zoning Appeals will discuss the request at its meeting tonight.

The second freestanding sign would be on one lot in a R-1 zoning district. The sign would be 7-foot high, with a double-sided, 4-foot by 8-foot copy area on the north side of the property at 135 N. Harrison St.

The sign is proposed to be placed out of the right of way to allow for a vision clearance and be placed at the circle driveway off of East Fort Wayne Street at the entrance to Sacred Heart.

Applicants Kent and Roxanne Wildman are requesting a variance from development standards to allow for a depth-to-width ratio greater than 3 to 1 for residential property at 925 S. Zimmer Road.

In addition to the request is a request for a variance from development standards for a lot width of 50 feet from the required 100-foot lot width for the larger of the two lots.

The petitioner has a request before the Plan Commission to subdivide the lot into two lots. One lot will consist of the existing dwelling on 52,057 square feet at the southwest corner of the current lot.

The second lot will consist of the remaining area for the construction of a single-family dwelling.

The two variance requests represent one step in a two-step process. The Board of Zoning Appeals variances are the first step and the Plan Commission subdivision is the second step. The subdivision request will be heard at the Dec. 11 Plan Commission meeting.

Applicants Jim and Ellen Schwendeman are requesting a variance from development standards to allow for a 10-foot variance from the required 15-foot sideyard setback to construct an attached garage on the east side of their property.

The property is at 1401 Country Club Drive.

The board will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at city hall. [[In-content Ad]]