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TOWN OF MUNSTER Board of Zoning Appeals Regular Meeting 10/14/25 Munster Town Hall, Main Meeting Room Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 06:00 PM AGENDA

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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. ROLL CALL

   Roland R. Raffin, Member, Appointed by: Plan Commission, Initial Appointment: 08/20/2018-Term Expiration: 12/31/2025
   Sharon A. Mayer, Member, Appointed by: Town Council, Initial Appointment: 10/23/2000-Term Expiration: 12/31/2026
   Jennifer Johns, Member, Appointed by: Town Council, Initial Appointment: 06/01/2018-Term Expiration: 12/31/2027
   Brad Hemingway, Member, Appointed by: Town Council, Initial Appointment: 3/7/2022-Term Expiration: 12/31/2025
   Dan Sharpe, Member, Appointed by: Town Council, Initial Appointment: 7/7/25- Term Expiration: 12/31/27

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
   1. September 9, 2025 BZA Minutes
      Documents: September 9, 2025 BZA Minutes draft
6. PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
   1. BZA25-008 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE: Jim Glascott on behalf of the School Town of Munster requests a variance from TABLE 26-6.405.B CIVIC ZONE STANDARDS: Lighting, Screening, Private Landscaping and fencing, to increase the permitted height and standards for proposed tennis courts, located at 8839 Calumet Avenue.
      Documents: BZA25-008 Staff Report | Exhibit A-Application | Exhibit B-Conditions | Exhibit C- Park School Lease Agreement | Ex D Survey | Ex E Architectural Plans | EX E Engineering Plans | Ex F Musco Photometrics
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
   1. BZA25-007 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE: Emma O'Brien of Legacy Sign requests variances from TABLE 26-6.701.B WALL SIGN SPECIFIC STANDARDS, Dimensions, Additional Standards; to increase the permitted height and obscure an architectural element for a proposed new auditorium entrance sign at Munster High School, located at 8808 Columbia Avenue.
      Documents: BZA25-007 Staff Report 10.14.25 DSV Public Hearing STOM Sign | EX A Application BZA 25-007 | EX B Conditions of Approval BZA 25-007 | EX C Proposed Sign BZA 25-007 | EX D Alta Survey BZA 25-007
8. CONTINUED DISCUSSION ITEMS
9. FINDINGS OF FACT
   1. BZA25-006 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE: Keegan Kisala received an approval with conditions for a variance from TABLE 26-6.405.A-2 DISTRICT STANDARDS: Private Landscaping and Fencing; to install a fence in the front yard of his corner lot property, located at 1020 Cornwallis Lane.
      Documents: BZA 25-006 Findings - Kisala - 1020 Cornwallis - Dev Stan Var (2025-10-14)
   2. BZA25-005 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL: Frank Zischerk received a decision to uphold the Town's interpretation of TABLE 26-6.405. A-3 DISTRICT STANDARDS, Private Landscaping and Fencing; and TABLE 26-6.405. A-1 DISTRICT STANDARDS, Screen; for the use of a tarp structure, located at 8031 Greenwood Avenue.
      Documents: BZA 25-005 Findings - Zischerk - 8016 Greenwood - Administrative Appeal (2025-10-14)
10. OTHER BUSINESS
11. NEXT REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING November 18, 2025
12. ADJOURNMENT

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