Napoleon to have new day care ctr.
Cathy May - Contributing Writer

There will soon be a new day care center in Napoleon. The Ripley County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception to allow the business in the Local Business District. The center will be located on Lots 51 and 54 on the southeast corner of the square in Napoleon.

Other action taken at the Ripley County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on April 26, included:

· Kenneth R. Jordan will now be permitted to have a rural home occupation for repairing automotive and light trucks at his residence at 4273 E. County Road 300 S. in Dillsboro.

· William and Janet Browning applied for a special exception to permit temporary living quarters in a barn prior to construction of a residence. The property is located at 77 E. County Road 800 South. Their request was approved provided they build within three years.

· Derik Callaway, who also was asking for a special exception to permit temporary living quarters in a barn prior to construction of a residence, didn't want to comply with the three year rule, so he withdrew his request.

· There was "no action taken" on Darrell and Edna Walls' application for a variance from the required set-back line of 15' to 12' to permit construction of a private garage. The property is located in Four Season Estates, lot #2, on 11434 N. Delaware Road in Batesville. The vote from the board was 2-2, which is considered as "no action taken". The Walls have the option to come back next month to pursue the variance again.

· Floyd and Linda Riggs asked for a variance to permit a survey to be performed to allow a subdivision. The property is located at 887 Six Pine Ranch Road. Their request was granted.

Four of five BZA members were in attendance: Sam Row, Dennis McKittrick, Roger Lang and Charles Rohlfing. Attorney John Ertel and Planning Director Tad Brinson were also present to advise the board.

The next meeting of the Ripley County BZA will be May 31 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioner's Room of the Courthouse Annex in Versailles.