Zoning Appeals Board Meeting - Nov. 10
Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.
COVENTRY TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Coventry Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Coventry Township Community Center, 335 E Willowview Drive, Akron, Ohio 44319, to consider the following requests:
2026-25: Self-Directed Account, Joseph Caplea, 11700 Cleveland Avenue NW, Uniontown, Ohio, 44685
The applicant requests four variances for the construction of a new single-family residential dwelling; the requests are for three side yard setback variances and a rear yard setback variance. The west side yard setback variance for the principal structure is for 7.2 feet which is 7.8 feet or 52% less than the minimum requirement of 15 feet (Zoning Resolution Section (§) 6.03.C.). The east side yard setback variance for the principal structure is for 8.2 feet which is 6.8 feet or 45.3% less than the required 15 feet (§ 6.03.C.). The east side yard setback variance for the deck is for 6.7 feet which is 8.3 feet or 55.3% less than the required 15 feet (§ 6.03.C.). The rear yard setback variance is for 32.17 feet which is 12.83 feet or 28.5% less than the required of 45 feet (§ 6.03.E). This property is located in a R-1 Residence District at 3803 Bay Path Drive, Coventry Township, Ohio, 44319, Parcel Number 1905082, which is a lot of record.
2026-26: Tiffany Leonard, 1365 Harmony Drive, Wadsworth, Ohio, 44281
The applicant was granted two variances at the August 11, 2026 BZA hearing; one was for a front yard setback variance allowing 35.0 feet when 60.0 feet is required and the other was for a width at the building line variance allowing 39.0 feet when 100.0 feet is required. The applicant requests three variances for the construction of a new single-family residential dwelling; the requests are for two side yard setback variances and a minimum lot area variance. The side yard setback variances, on the north and south sides, are both for ten feet which is five feet or 33.3% less than the required 15 feet (§ 6.03.D.). The area variance is for 7,912 square feet or 73.6% less than the minimum requirement of 30,000 square feet (§ 6.03.F). This property is located in a R-1 Residence District at 3725 Rook Drive, Coventry Township, Ohio, 44319, Parcel Number 1905047, which is a lot of record.
2026-27: Kimberly Zurz, 3418 Waterside Drive, Akron, Ohio, 44319
The applicant requests three variances for the construction of a new single-family residential dwelling addition; the requests are for one front yard setback variance and two side yard setback variances. The front yard setback variance is for 3.9 feet which is 16.1 feet or 80% less than the required 20 feet (§ 7.03.B.). The side yard setback variance, on the south side, is for 4.8 feet which is 5.2 feet or 52.0% less than the required 10 feet (§ 7.03.C.). The side yard setback variance, on the east side, is for 4.5 feet which is 5.5 feet or 55.0% less than the required 10 feet (§ 7.03.C.). This property is located in a R-2 Residence District at 3418 Waterside Drive, Akron, Ohio, 44319, Parcel Number 1901582, which is a lot of record.
The full text and drawings of the proposed 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
Location
All Township meetings will be held at the Coventry Community Center
