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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The Columbus Board of
Zoning Appeals will hold
a public hearing on the
following petition(s):
BZA-26-46: Tim Sproessig
(Development Standards
Variance) A request by
Tim Sproessig for devel-
opment standards vari-
ances from Zoning Ordi-
nance Section 3. 11(C)
to allow a front setback
for an accessory struc-
ture with a vehicle en-
trance to be 10 feet, 15
feet closer than the re-
quired 25 foot setback
and Zoning Ordinance
Section 7. 3(Part
1)(D)(2) to allow a drive-
way to be 40 feet in
width, 16 feet wider than
the maximum 24 feet at
the right-of-way line. The
property is located at
2104 Pennsylvania
Street, in the City of Co-
lumbus.
BZA-26-48: Wirthy Invest-
ments (Conditional Use)
A request by Wirthy In-
vestments for conditional
use approval to allow a
multi-family development
with 3 units in the RE
(Residential: Estab-
lished) zoning district per
zoning ordinance Sec-
tion 3. 12(B). The prop-
erty is located at 702
Reed Street, in the City
of Columbus.
BZA-26-50: Four Roots
Farm (Conditional Use)
A request by Shawn
Riley for conditional use
approval to allow an
agritourism farm, in the
AP (Agriculture: Pre-
ferred) zoning district per
Zoning Ordinance Sec-
tion 3. 5(B). The property
is located at 303 North
500 West, in Harrison
Township.
BZA-26-52: Grindstone
Properties (Conditional
Use) A request by
Grindstone Properties
for conditional use ap-
proval to allow a
multi-family development
with the addition of 1
dwelling unit for a total of
3 dwelling units in the
RE (Residential: Estab-
lished) zoning district per
Zoning Ordinance Sec-
tion 3. 12(B). The prop-
erty is located at 1023
Franklin Street, in the
City of Columbus.
BZA-26-53: Cedarhurst
Senior Living
(Development Standards
Variance) A request by
Cedarhurst of Columbus
Real Estate for a devel-
opment standards vari-
ance from Zoning Ordi-
nance Section 8. 2(D) to
waive the requirement to
install a Type A Land-
scape buffer. The prop-
erty is located at 2601
Rocky Ford Road, in the
City of Columbus.
BZA-26-55: Iglesia
Bautista Vida Nueva
(Conditional Use) A re-
quest by Iglesia Bautista
Nida Nueva for condi-
tional use approval to al-
low the expansion of a
worship facility in the AP
(Agriculture: Preferred)
zoning district per Zon-
ing Ordinance Section 3.
5(B). The property is lo-
cated at 195 South 300
East, in the City of Co-
lumbus.
The hearing(s) will occur
at the July 28, 2026
meeting, which begins at
6:30 p. m.
The meeting will be held in
the Council Chambers at
City Hall, 123 Washing-
ton Street, Columbus, In-
diana. Please visit
https://www.columbus .
in.gov/planning/agendas-materials/ and select
the applicable meeting
for more information.
The meeting location is
wheelchair accessible.
Please contact the Plan-
ning Department prior to
the day of the meeting at
812. 376. 2550 with
questions or if you
should require any addi-
tional accommodation
related to a disability.
The meeting will also be
streamed live and availa-
ble on-line at:
https://www.columbus .
in.gov/video/live-streaming/
Anyone is welcome to
voice an opinion during
the hearing(s) and/or file
written comments con-
cerning the petition(s)
with the Planning De-
partment prior to the
meeting. Written com-
ments must be received
by no later than 5:00 p.
m. on the business day
prior to the meeting. The
petition(s) may be exam-
ined at the Planning De-
partment on the second
floor of City Hall; it is rec-
ommended that a time
be scheduled with the
Planning Department to
view petition materials.
The hearing on any peti-
tion may be continued to
a subsequent meeting
as necessary.
City of Columbus -
Bartholomew County
Planning Department
60162083
R: 7/15/2026