The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-12
zONING BOARD
DECISION MAY
BRING APPEAL
Woman Denied Right to
Build Business Block at
46th and Illinois SITS.

A request that the Board of zon-
ing Appeals reconsider its action in
refusing her permission to erect a
business block at 46th and illinois,
SITS was contemplated today by Mrs.
Agnes Mary Disher.
Mrs. Disher, owner Of property
on the intersections northeast cor
ner, had filed a petition to grant a
variance in the city coming ordi-
nance. which the board yesterday
denied by a vote of 8 to 0.
At its meeting two weeks ago it
was thought the board voted to 4
in favor OF permitting Mrs. Disher
To erect a building to house filling
station, grocery, drug store and res
taurant. providing dwellings were
constructed on both sides Of the
property. Then it was said by the
board that six votes were required
to pass a petition.
Disapproval Is Unanimous
], Clyde Hoffman Sr. and Howard
III. Bates, attorneys for Mrs. Disher,
opened yesterdays hearing by con-
tending the petition was parsed by a
majority vote at the previous meet
ing, and that board should issue an
order to that effect. The board,
however, held to it's original conten-
ton.
Because Of the recent death of
Hubert S, Riley, who represented the
Works Board, there now are only
nine members on the board They
are George IT, O'Connor, Mrs. Edna
Christian, George Weldon, w. A.
Oren, Paul Rathert, Louis Borin-
stein, j.. w. Anterior, Herbert
Bloenlker and Henry B. Steeg Mr.
Steeg was absent at yesterdays
meeting.
During yesterdays discussion
board members said that the vote
two weeks ago dealt with an amend
ment to the original petition and
not with the petition itself. Another
vote was taken and resulted in
uudHlHOuS OppOSltiOH.
Neighbofing Owners Object
Charles ". Raiser, 80 w. 46th st,
was chief objector to granting the
permit. More than Is other prop
erty owners of the vicinity attend
ed the hearing in protest to the pro-
posed building.
Mr.. Raiser presented figures,
whicfp he said were taken from
Washington Township files In the
City Hall, showing property owned
by DIRECTORS was assessed at $742 900
as compared tt an assessed valua-
ton of $500 on the DiSher holding.
Action on other petitions before
the board yesterday included:
Mrs. F.. A. Chadwick, 1886 Burd-
sall-pkwy, granted six-month tenn
porary permit to use an existing
tWo-car garage as retail poultry
store.
Mrs. Bertha A. Bretzman, 1921 N.
PennSylvan4a-s granted permission
to remodel an existing house into a
pICbulC obuOtO w WlOlliil ola lCCb III
the property line.
Claude d. Locke, 5329-31 Lowell
sv, given permission to erect an at
tached fireproof private garage to
the existing structure to within less
than four feet of the lot lines.
Other Requests Denied
Staley 81 Crabb, Inc, given the
right to erect a neon sign in the
front yard area of the property on
the southeast corner of 9th and
Meridian-sts.
Joseph A. and Victoria Rentsch
given a six-month temporary per-
NIT to construct parking lot in
the rear of five proposed retail store
rooms at The rear of 5601 -03 -05- 07
N. Tllinois-st.
John T. Staley, 2809-11 N. Sher-
nnan-dr, denied permission to oper-
ate used car wrecking lot on the
property
Sam E. and Hilda Riggin denied
permit to erect lunch and re-
freshment building at 5210 English
avs
The petition of l.. H. Barrett to
ereCt an addition to the existing
public garage building was carried
over until the next meeting.