Doug Ruch, MIke Kissinger and Lee Harman discuss a case at the APC meeting Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Phoebe Muthart.

By Phoebe Muthart
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission approved a final plat, a preliminary plat and three rezonings at its meeting Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Michael Long’s petition to rezone ground from an agricultural district to an agricultural II district was approved.

The property is located on the east side of CR 800 West, north of Hoffman Lake, Warsaw, in Prairie Township.

Long wants to rezone 4.5 to 5 acres for a one-lot subdivision. Long, a farmer, requested only a portion of the 51-acre property, most of which is farmland, to be rezoned in order for one house to be built.

Long, who serves on APC board, refrained from voting.

Long’s case will now go before the county commissioners at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24.

Larry Hochstetler’s petition to rezone 8.23 acres from a commercial district to an agricultural district was also approved.

The property is located on the west side of SR 19, south of CR 75 North in Etna Green in Harrison Township.

Hochstetler wants to build a single-family house. He also petitioned for an exception for a variance with the Board of Zoning Appeals. That case will be heard next week, Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Hochstetler’s case will also go before the county commissioners at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24.

Eric and Cara Erlenwein’s petition to rezone 20.33 acres from an agricultural district to an agricultural II district was tabled.

The couple wants to rezone the property in order to have a one-lot or two-lot subdivision.

The property is located on the north side of CR 900 North, east of SR 13 in Syracuse in Turkey Creek Township.

A couple of remonstrators had some concerns, which were addressed, about the usage of the property and runoff.

Until the technical issues are worked out, and a legal description of the property is obtained, the case has been continued for a later date.

The board approved South Shore Green Homeowners Association’s petition for preliminary plat approval for a residential development on a 1.927 acre tract of ground in Syracuse.

The property is located on the south side of CR 1120 North, west of Putter Place in Syracuse in Turkey Creek Township.

A final plat for Emerald Pointe, near Irish Lake on McKenna Road in Warsaw, was approved. The plat has four lots.

A Leesburg property on SR 15 is being eyed for a potential new business, either a butcher shop or a slaughter house. The board was told it is a mixed use property and is zoned industrial II. The case will now go before the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

An amendment to a cargo container ordinance was discussed but no decision was made. Due to numerous violations in the county, a revised ordinance was drafted by assistant planner, Andy Heltzel, which the board reviewed.The board praised Heltzel for his hard work on the ordinance, adding he did what the board wanted him to do.

Despite these violations, which the county enforces, the board decided it merits more discussion in the future.

“This is a trend. We don’t want to see any of these violations,” said Matt Sandy, APC director, adding it is not an urgent matter, but he will keep a close eye on the issue.

The next meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the county courthouse, third floor, Warsaw.