County BZA Approves Parcel Reconfiguration
WARSAW — A busy agenda marked the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday, July 12, in the Justice Building in Warsaw.
Among the agenda items was a petition by Garrett Howell to reconfigure two parcels of ground to sell to two different owners in Milford. The property is located on the south side of Fourth Street at the intersection with Higbee Street (SR 15). Matt Sandy, assistant planning director for the county, noted the property is being changed to look more L-shaped where storage units are located behind the laundromat.
Other agenda items included:
• Jose Hernandez was granted an exception to allow a semi-trailer to remain as an accessory on the west side of SR 19, south of CR 75N in Harrison Township. The petition had been tabled from a meeting earlier this year to give Hernandez time to clean up the property, which he did to the satisfaction of the BZA.
• Tim Hedrick’s petition for a variance to allow an existing residence addition with open decking 22 feet from the right of way was tabled until the October meeting. The BZA wants junk and other items cleaned up before they will act on the petition. The property is located on CR 900S at the intersection with Smalley Lane in Seward Township.
• Lex Dalton’s petition for an exception for the purpose of allowing a seasonal custom herbicide application business on property zoned agricultural was tabled until the Aug. 9 meeting. A remonstrator was concerned about health and safety and Dalton was told to provide more information about regulations and oversight. He does some weed spraying along roads. The property is on the south side of Syracuse-Webster Road, southeast of CR 900N in Turkey Creek Township.
• Thomas and Kelly Dahm were granted an exception to allow replacement of a shed with a larger shed, allow existing enclosed porches to be repaired and replaced at existing setbacks and allow mobile homes to be replaced individually. The property is located on EMS B29 Lane at Big Barbee Lake in Tippecanoe Township.
• Tab Casper was granted a variance to permit allowing a residence addition 1.5 feet from the east property line on EMS T51C Lane in Tippecanoe Township. As a condition for the approval, he must get written approval from a neighbor.
• Doris Gene Ferrari was granted a variance to permit construction of a concrete porch on the south side of Highland View Drive, east of Elmwood Avenue in Turkey Creek Township.
• David and Susan Clark were granted an exception to allow additions to an existing oversized accessory building and a variance to permit construction of a second story open deck on property located on Strohs Drive at Lake Wawasee in Turkey Creek Township.
• Randy Hinen was granted a variance to permit the construction of a new residence 25 feet from the water’s edge, 24 feet from the right of way, and 5 feet from the north and south property line on EMS C243 Lane in Plain Township.
• K & B Leasing was granted an exception for the purpose of allowing motorized vehicle sales, service and repair on the south side of CR 200N at the intersection with SR 13 in Washington Township.
• Church of God was granted an exception to allow an addition of a school as an accessory to the church use on a temporary basis for two years and a variance to allow multiple uses on one tract of ground. The property is located on the north side of Levi Lee Road at the intersection with SR 15 in Plain Township.
• Paul Miller Properties was granted an exception to allow an addition and to expand and keep parking on an adjacent property on CR 1000N at the intersection with SR 19 in Jefferson and Scott townships.
• Steven Coyle was granted a variance to allow a residence addition 5 feet from the side property line on Highland View Drive, east of CR 800E in Turkey Creek Township.