There were around 20 in attendance at the March 23, 2023, public meeting of the Broad Ripple Village Association [BRVA] Land Use and Development committee that was held in the basement of Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1660 Kessler Boulevard.

There were two items on the agenda, in bold below.

This project to build a surface parking lot on the southwest corner of Guilford Avenue and Main Street was before the committee in 2022 and was supported. It also received approval from the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD). It is back because the developer has evaluated the site over a longer period of time and decided changes to the plan should be made.

Since the last appearance before the board, Audiochuck, a podcast company, has purchased the G-Bloc building at 64th and Guilford Avenue for its headquarters. The parking lot is diagonally to the southwest from the building at Main Street and Guilford Avenue. Some modifications to the perimeter fence were made based on neighbor recommendations. The entrance to the lot was moved from Main Street, deemed too congested, to Guilford Avenue.

The committee voted to support this petition.

This variance is for an existing fence on the northeast corner of Ferguson and 66th Streets. It is taller than allowed and is in the "clear sight triangle" at the corner. The petitioner explained that while this fence is non-conforming to the code, it does not block the vision of drivers at the intersection and the height was require due to illegal dumping and other activities that occurred on the site.

There was a motion to not support this zoning variance. That motion was denied. Another motion to support it was then passed by the committee.

The next public meeting of the committee is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 6pm, at Northminster Presbyterian Church.