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King Jug sought a variance from the Nickel Plate District Code (section 1, figure 1.3) to formalize expanded outdoor seating that the business has been operating. Kevin Rabin, assistant director of planning, summarized the parcel’s zoning and the staff recommendation: staff recommended approval with conditions developed with the administration, including a requirement that the approval and related documentation be recorded with the Hamilton County Recorder's Office; limits on permitted music and equipment; and occupancy caps for the outdoor areas that reflect state building and fire code determinations.

Rabin described the occupancy limits the fire marshal and building commissioner approved for the outdoor spaces: a maximum of 84 people for the covered patio; a maximum of 265 for one standing area and 126 for a seated area; and a maximum combined standing configuration of 320 occupants. Rabin said the applicant and city administration had negotiated additional restrictions on instruments and amplification: \"[T]his condition ... notes that bass guitars, electronic keyboards, and any other play-over tracks cannot be plugged into amplifiers or PA systems,\" Rabin said.

Public comment was mixed and extended. Multiple residents from the Meadows Drive and Fishers Point Boulevard area told the board they had experienced crowding, parking in front of houses, and noise. One resident said the restaurant’s overflow parking sometimes fills neighborhood streets and described drivers ignoring posted restrictions; another said patrons’ behavior had led to near-traffic incidents. \"It's too many people in too small an area,\" one resident said, citing what she described as frequent parking in the neighborhood.

Other speakers defended King Jug as consistent with the Nickel Plate District vision and called it an asset to the village center. A supporter said the venue brought people and activity to the district and said future on-street parking and other neighborhood parking strategies would ease current pressures.

Petitioners told the board the outdoor area had been improved at significant expense and that staff and the applicant had already scaled back live amplified music. Owner representatives said the business had invested roughly $185,000 in the outdoor area and that when large events were expected they began providing a shuttle service to off-site parking, an operation they said costs about $500 for some events. The petitioner formally requested a continuance to allow the city to progress its parking program; the board voted to continue the petition to Aug. 23, 2025.

Board members and staff said the continuance was intended to allow the city council and Department of Public Works to clarify the proposed parking-pass program and implementation steps. Rabin told the board the council had given the parking program a first reading and that any parking-pass ordinance and enforcement details would go back to council and the Board of Public Works for implementation.

Because the petition was continued, the board did not approve or deny the variance and did not finalize conditions at the June 30 hearing; staff advised that the conditions already proposed (recording, occupancy and equipment limits, and any necessary right-of-way encroachment agreement) could be incorporated when the petition returns to the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Zoning Appeals (\"BZA\") - Fishers Meeting: 6/30/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board continued a petition for expanded outdoor seating at King Jug (11110 Lantern Road) to Aug. 23 at the applicant's request so the city can advance a neighborhood parking program; staff recommended approval with conditions limiting amplified music and specifying occupancy limits.","taxTitle","Fishers City, Hamilton County, Indiana","taxId",4054,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6512654,"Fishers BZA denies variance to expand garage and split parcel at 16465 E. 101st St.",833,345000,1178000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5107370-3ee186898abe2067a7d0fea0bcf59522&start=345&end=1178","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5107370-3ee186898abe2067a7d0fea0bcf59522/thumbnail_345000.jpg","/articles/6512654/Fishers-City/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Fishers-BZA-denies-variance-to-expand-garage-and-split-parcel-at-16465-E-101st-St","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512654-c0500ef908eebf4158f84436532676ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445330&Signature=H2PCFzJ1XefR9lSD4Nu4la~4X6TYpEdf1Ln0ybV98cHubsMNcWtM0~9a1XRwju~YMWR1OsImE8Af7A8ILVHEfJ-0WqiDDegdYHOaft4gvp0NY0YDXSg0N9yWmkndjf6f1xfj~tbDAMZwXQ68X0e~ItKkza7n8fdMy9vc4lAJGKz9cbLUTtP9Cz0x9CD7IGqL80zjO9RH5nbfRyQhlf20UIoB-R0UDV53P8B8NftoeYpUf5R3iTbR0ODL9UM2d1uM~BnuKGNJ1I1PBJX95Zd1l8SBj04F6ZVe0S2TwVCEYtfOtqV4oX-28tHB0XHUBql5Uw0fggQjeqZmzRVy8ZBOIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals on June 30 denied a variance request (VA-25-9) that would have allowed enlargement of an existing accessory structure and subdivision of the parcel at 16465 East 101st Street.

The petition sought a development-standards variance from sections 2.3.0.4 and 3.2.0.3 of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance to increase a legal nonconforming accessory structure from 240 square feet to 576 square feet (a 140% increase), reduce the city’s minimum lot size requirement from 15,000 square feet to 4,950 square feet, and reduce the front setback from 40 feet to 7 feet. Amanda Jeske, representing property owner Jim Wilson, presented the request; Gabrielle Herron, senior planner, outlined staff analysis and recommended no position from staff.

The variance package would have split roughly 0.11 acres from the subject parcel and combined it with an adjacent property at 16423 E. 101st St. Jeske told the board the split would create a straight driveway access for a planned house on the neighboring three-acre parcel and that the owner planned to remove one two-car accessory structure and replace storage so the existing owner would retain roughly the same garage capacity. \"He's not here tonight,\" Jeske said, noting she represented Jim Wilson.

Herron told the board the subject lot and structures are legal nonconforming because they were established before the Unified Development Ordinance took effect in 2018. Herron said the city’s recent UDO update reduced the front setback along local streets in residential zoning from 40 feet to 25 feet, but the petitioner’s requested setback (7 feet) remained well below even the updated standard. \"The request is for the consideration of a development standards variance ... to allow an increase in size of [a] legal nonconforming structure from 240 square feet to 576 square feet,\" Herron said.

Board members asked whether adjacent homeowners had been contacted; Herron said staff had communicated with the commenters and had addressed those concerns. The most substantive concern identified by neighbors was stormwater runoff tied to the proposed new driveway. Herron said the new house and driveway had not yet been designed and would be required to meet city residential building-permit stormwater standards at the time of construction.

No members of the public spoke during the public hearing. A motion to approve the petition — conditioned on recording the approval and related documentation with the Hamilton County Recorder's Office — failed on a roll call vote. Board members recorded votes as follows: Grinslade, no; Silvey, no; Stevenson, no; Lannon, yes; Ferrucci, yes. The motion therefore failed and the petition was denied.

Because the board denied the variance request, no subdivision or expansion authorized by VA-25-9 will proceed unless the petitioner reapplies or pursues another avenue before the city.","The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals on June 30 voted down a petition to enlarge a legal nonconforming accessory structure, reduce a lot size and lessen a front setback at 16465 East 101st Street; staff offered no recommendation and neighbors raised stormwater concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Fishers BZA continues King Jug outdoor-seating variance after neighborhood parking and noise concerns

Fishers BZA denies variance to expand garage and split parcel at 16465 E. 101st St.