Erlanger Board of Adjustment: June 22 sign variance + owner-occupied STR request

The City of Erlanger Board of Adjustment will hold a hearing on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. CST) at Erlanger City Building, 505 Commonwealth Avenue. The agenda includes two zoning-related requests residents may want to track by address: a variance for a larger detached sign on Dixie Highway and a conditional use permit for an owner-occupied short-term rental on Thorntree Drive.

How the Board of Adjustment fits into local zoning

In Kenton County, boards of adjustment review applications such as conditional use permits and variances from specific zoning-ordinance provisions. In other words, the Board’s job is to consider whether a specific property request fits the standards tied to the relief being requested.

1) Dixie Highway: variance request for a larger detached principal sign (3140 Dixie Highway)

Case on the agenda: BOA-26-0009, 3140 Dixie Highway (applicant: Alvey Signs, acting on behalf of KEB Real Estate Holdings LLC).

The request is a variance from Erlanger zoning ordinance standards for the size of a detached principal sign in the CC (Community Commercial) Zone. The city agenda states that the ordinance permits a maximum of 25 square feet for such signage, while the applicant is proposing a new sign measuring 59.4 square feet—replacing an existing 25 square foot detached principal sign at the same site and in the same location.

2) Thorntree Drive: conditional use permit for an owner-occupied short-term rental (1309 Thorntree Drive)

Case on the agenda: BOA-26-0013, 1309 Thorntree Drive (applicants: Sam and Christina Newman).

The agenda describes this as a conditional use permit in the R-CVS (Residential Conventional Subdivision) Zone to operate an owner-occupied short-term rental unit—commonly known as an “Airbnb”—where the owners would reside on-site while the unit is made available for short-term rental guests.

To help residents understand the term used in the zoning materials, PDSKC’s short-term rental memo appendices describe “short-term rental, owner occupied” as a dwelling unit or room rented for a tenancy of less than thirty consecutive days where no meals are served or provided by the host, and where the owner/operator resides on the premises (meaning the rental is tied to the host’s primary residence).

What happens next (and what to look for after the hearing)

The agenda lists a next Board of Adjustment meeting date of July 27, 2026 (if required). The city also notes that some linked materials contain draft documents, so residents who plan to follow along may want to check for updates or final versions posted after the hearing.

Resident checklist for the June 22 meeting

• Match the address to the case number: 3140 Dixie Highway (variance) and 1309 Thorntree Drive (conditional use permit).
• Watch the relief type: variance for sign-size limits vs. conditional use permit for the owner-occupied STR use.
• Bring questions tied to the agenda language: how the ordinance standards apply to the sign size request, and what the zoning framing means by owner-occupied short-term rental.

The agenda items are scheduled for Board consideration on June 22, 2026.

Sources

• City of Erlanger — Board of Adjustment Hearing – June 22, 2026 (official notice/agenda)
• Planning & Development Services of Kenton County (PDSKC) — Boards of Adjustment schedule (2026)