Zoning Appeals Board Meeting - Mar. 10

Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Location

All Township meetings will be held at the Coventry Community Center

335 E. Willow View Drive, Akron, OH 44319

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Coventry Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Coventry Township Community Center, 335 E Willowview Drive, Akron, Ohio 44319, to consider the following requests:

2025-16: Martha Nelson, 206 Polonia Avenue, Coventry Township, Ohio.  TABLED

The applicant is requesting two variances: one side-yard setback variance and one parcel combination variance.  The proposal is for a new side-yard facing residential deck.  This property is located in a R-3 Residence District at 206 Polonia Avenue, Coventry Township, Ohio 44319, Parcel Numbers 1903826 and 1903827, and are lots of record.  The side-yard setback variance on the west side is for four feet or 50.00% of the required eight feet (Section (§) 8.03.C).  Zoning Resolution § 3.04 requires combination of parcels into one legal description; the applicant requests to not combine her parcels.

2026-04: Craig Johnson, 3774 Bay Path, Coventry Township, Ohio

The applicant requests a variance for the construction of a new residential addition; the request is for a side yard variance.  The side yard variance is for 3.7 feet which is 11.3 feet or 75.3% less than the minimum requirement of 15 feet (§ 6.03.D.).  This property is located in a R-1 Residence district at 3774 Bay Path, Coventry Township, Ohio, 44319 Parcel Number 1902806, which is a lot of record. 

3774 bay path addition application.pdf

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2026-05: Doug and Pat Hull, 3381 Waterside Drive, Coventry Township, Ohio

The applicants request a variance for the construction of a new residential deck; the request is for a front yard variance.  The front yard variance is for 12.6 feet which is 11.65 feet or 51.9% less than the minimum requirement of 24.25 feet (§ 7.03.B.).  This property is located in a R-2 Residence district at 3381 Waterside Drive, Coventry Township, Ohio, 44319, Parcel Number 1905702, which is a lot of record. 

3381 waterside deck variance application.pdf

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3381 waterside deck front yard study.pdf

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The full text and drawings of the proposed conditional use and variance requests are available for public viewing via coventrytownship.com or in the Coventry Township Zoning Office, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday, at 68 Portage Lakes Drive, Coventry Township, Ohio 44319. You must contact the Coventry Township Zoning Office at 330-644-0785 ext. 695 or r.henwood@coventrytownship.com to make other arrangements to view the plans in person or submit written statements before the hearing.

The public is invited to participate in this meeting.

Robert Henwood, AICP, Coventry Township Zoning Inspector