Building and Zoning Board of Appeals
The Building and Zoning Board of Appeals is a five (5) member board, which consists of the President of Council and a member from each of the four (4) City of Urbana Wards appointed by the Mayor to serve a term of four (4) years. An additional (1) member serves as an alternate in the event that one of the five (5) members is unavailable.
The Building and Zoning Board of Appeals meets the second Monday of every month at 7:30PM in the Municipal Building Fire Training Room when there is an application to be heard.
In those instances where there are peculiar exceptions and unusual circumstances in connection with a specific parcel of land, the BZA may consider and decide upon a petition to vary the application of the height, area, setback, sign size, parking requirements and conditional uses of a property.
Members:
Thomas Gates, Ward 1; Darrell Heckman, Ward 2 & Chair; Vincent Gonzales, Ward 3 & Vice Chair; Lisa Haulman, Ward 4 & Secretary; Marty Hess, President of Council; Skip Mintchell, Alternate
Urbana is conveniently nestled in Champaign County in the heart of west central Ohio.
- Incorporated in 1868
- Approximately 6.8 square miles
- Population 11,793 as of 2010 census
- Home to Urbana University, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1500 and a 128-acre campus
- Two national residential historic districts and multiple single sites on the registry
- According to the Ohio Historical Society, in 1840 during the VanBuren-Harrison contest, downtown Urbana was the site for a national Whig convention dinner. Hanging nearby was a banner with the words "The People is Oll Korrect." This helped to perpetuate the national trend of using "OK," not only as a show of political support, but as a common phrase used today. (more)