Written with the help of AI from the Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals agenda, Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
Attached single-family home in Wright-Dunbar Historic District
Case PLN2026-00355 is a conditional use request, which is permission for a use that a zoning district allows only with board approval, to build an attached single-family home at 150 W. Williams. The property is in the MR-5 zoning district and the Wright-Dunbar Historic District.
The applicant is also asking for variances, meaning exceptions to zoning rules, tied to setbacks and to where an accessory building can be placed in the corner side yard. The applicant is Charles V Simms Development. The owner is listed as Sims Wright Dunbar Single-Family LLC of 2785 Orchard Run in Dayton. The case falls under the West Land Use Board and the Wright-Dunbar planning district. The staff contact is Elizabeth Sizer. The agenda heading for the case lists 1129 W. Fifth St., while the description names 150 W. Williams as the property.
Professional office at 68 Watervliet Ave.
Case PLN2026-00349 asks for a conditional use to operate an administrative/professional office at 68 Watervliet Ave., in the Mature Residential (MR-5) zoning district.
The request includes several variances: parking in the front yard, removing the requirement for a drive aisle in the front, a 0-foot setback from the alley, reduced screening and landscaping along the northern and southern property lines, and no bike parking. The applicant is Zaid Akrem. The owner is listed as Roula Samir Armoush. The case falls under the Southeast Land Use Board and the Belmont planning district. It is not in a historic district. The staff contact is Cameron Goschinski.
Routine business
The board will also take roll call, consider the minutes of its Oct. 27, 2026 meeting, and hear comments and reports. The agenda lists no contracts or spending.
How to weigh in
The Board of Zoning Appeals meets Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. in the Planning and Resource Room on the mezzanine level of City Hall, 101 W. Third St. The agenda does not describe how public comment works. Questions can go to the board at (937) 333-3670. Jeff Green is the board’s secretary.
Source: Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals agenda, Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
By the numbers: Companies bought 26.6% of the City of Dayton homes sold in 2025, by county records. Source: Montgomery County Auditor, tax parcel and sales records (public GIS layers). See the data.
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