Boards & Commissions

Board of Zoning Appeals and Board of Site Arrangement

The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) decides on appeals to the Zoning Code and on enforcement of the Zoning regulations as they relate to land use, buildings, and other construction in Blue Ash.

The Board of Site Arrangement (BSA) reviews proposed new buildings and additions in commercial Zoning districts as well as proposed commercial buildings and additions in residential Zoning districts to ensure quality development in these areas.

The BSA and BZA are separate boards, but have the same membership. All members are appointed by Council. The Charter requires that all five members be electors of the City who are not employed by the City and hold no other City office except on these Boards.

Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers with the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting immediately following the conclusion of the Board of Site Arrangement meeting. Meetings are open to the public; however, to avoid any inconvenience we suggest that anyone interested in attending upcoming meetings call the Community Development Department to confirm the meetings are scheduled.

Agendas will be posted to the Municipal Bulletin when ready - usually the Friday before a scheduled meeting. Questions about either Board should be directed to the Community Development Department, 513-745-8542.

Board of Zoning Appeals / Board of Site Arrangement Members:

Carleton Brown, Joe Hoelker, John Meyer, Zeeshan Pasha, Andrew Wittkugel, and Cheryl Blakeman (Alternate)

Approved minutes of past Board of Zoning Appeals / Board of Site Arrangement meetings are listed below. Minutes for 2024 meetings will be posted on the Municipal Bulletin page:

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2023 Minutes17 documents

  • 01-09-2023 BSA
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  • 05-08-2023 BSA
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  • 08-14-2023 BSA
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  • 09-11-2023 BSA
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  • 11-13-2023 BZA
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  • 12-11-2023 BZA
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2023 Agendas2 documents

  • 11-13-23 BSA Agenda
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2022 Minutes22 documents

  • 01-10-2022 BSA
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  • 04-11-2022 BSA
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  • 05-09-2022 BSA
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  • 06-13-2022 BSA
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  • 09-12-2022 BSA
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  • 10-10-2022 BSA
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2021 Minutes15 documents

  • 04-12-2021 BSA
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  • 04-12-2021 BZA
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  • 05-10-2021 BSA
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  • 06-14-2021 BZA
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  • 07-12-2021 BZA
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  • 08-09-2021 BSA
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2020 Minutes14 documents

  • 01-13-2020 BZA
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  • 03-09-2020 BZA
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  • 06-08-2020 BZA
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  • 06-08-2020 BSA
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  • 07-13-2020 BZA
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  • 08-10-2020 BZA
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  • 09-14-2020 BZA
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2019 Minutes12 documents

  • 01-14-2019 BZA
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  • 02-11-2019 BZA
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  • 02-11-2019 BSA
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  • 04-08-2019 BZA
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  • 05-13-2019 BZA
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  • 07-08-2019 BZA
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  • 07-08-2019 BSA
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  • 09-09-2019 BZA
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  • 09-23-2019 BZA Special Meeting
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  • 09-09-2019 BSA
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  • 10-14-2019 BZA
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  • 12-09-2019 BZA
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2018 Minutes15 documents

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  • 01-08-2018 BSA
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  • 02-12-2018 BZA
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  • 04-09-2018 BZA
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  • 05-14-2018 BSA
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  • 06-11-2018 BZA
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  • 07-09-2018 BZA
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2017 Minutes12 documents

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  • 03-13-2017 BZA
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  • 04-10-2017 BZA
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  • 05-08-2017 BZA
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  • 08-14-2017 BZA
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  • 08-14-2017 BSA
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  • 10-09-2017 BZA
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  • 10-09-2017 BSA
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  • 11-13-2017 BZA
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  • 12-11-2017 BSA
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2016 Minutes11 documents

  • 01-11-2016 BZA
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  • 01-11-2016 BSA
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  • 02-08-2016 BZA
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  • 03-14-2016 BZA
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  • 06-13-2016 BZA
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  • 06-13-2016 BSA
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  • 07-11-2016 BZA
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  • 07-11-2016 BSA
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  • 10-10-2016 BZA
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  • 10-10-2016 BSA
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2015 Minutes14 documents

  • 01-12-2015 BZA
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  • 05-11-2015 BZA
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  • 05-11-2015 BSA
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  • 07-27-2015 BZA
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  • 07-27-2015 BSA
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  • 08-10-2015 BSA
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  • 09-21-2015 BZA
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  • 09-21-2015 BSA
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  • 10-12-2015 BZA
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  • 10-12-2015 BSA
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  • 11-09-2015 BZA
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  • 11-09-2015 BSA
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  • 12-14-2015 BZA
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  • 12-14-2015 BSA
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2014 Minutes14 documents

  • 04-14-2014 BZA
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  • 05-12-2014 BSA
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  • 06-09-2014 BZA
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  • 06-09-2014 BSA
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  • 07-14-2014 BZA
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  • 08-11-2014 BZA
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  • 08-11-2014 BSA
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  • 09-08-2014 BZA
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  • 09-08-2014 BSA
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  • 10-13-2014 BZA
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  • 11-10-2014 BZA
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  • 12-08-2014 BZA
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  • 12-08-2014 BSA
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2013 Minutes13 documents

  • 2-11-13 BSA
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  • 4/8/13 BZA
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  • 10-14-13 BSA
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  • 11-4-13 BZA
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2012 Minutes13 documents

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  • 3/12/12 BZA
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  • 4-9-12 BZA
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  • 4-9-12 Transcript
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  • 8-13-12 BSA
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  • 10-8-12 BZA Transcript
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2011 Minutes9 documents

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2010 Minutes11 documents

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2009 Minutes10 documents

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2008 Minutes14 documents

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2007 Minutes16 documents

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2006 Minutes13 documents

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