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Attorney Dave Ambers, representing Maple City Paccaje, told the board the business moved to the community in early 2021 and now seeks to expand an existing powder-manufacturing operation. Ambers said the property was recently annexed by the city and that the petitioner requested a use variance to continue and expand manufacturing in an R-1B district, plus development-standard variances to reduce landscape setbacks and required parking. \"We believe that the both petitions match the ordinance, won't unduly compromise the comprehensive plan and let a new employer for the community continue to grow and expand this business,\" Ambers said.

Under the approved variances (use variance numbered on the agenda as 25-01 and development-standards petitioned as 25-05 in the staff report), the board approved reducing the south landscape setback from 50 feet to 20 feet and setting a 10-foot landscape buffer on the east where ordinance standards would require 50 feet. The board also approved a reduction in required parking from 50 spaces to 20, a change the petitioner said reflects actual staffing needs rather than the ordinance-calculated requirement.

The business representative told the board current staffing is about 18 employees and that a future second shift could increase staffing to about 25 employees; he said there would be no shipping or receiving during a potential second shift. The petitioner said the requested expansion would allow more on-site inventory and could enable a second shift but that the immediate employee count would remain the same. He said he hoped construction could be completed by year end and that he already has a contractor quote.

Board members asked questions about staffing, truck traffic on a potential second shift and whether the petitioner accepted the conditions placed by city staff; the petitioner confirmed acceptance of the conditions listed in the staff report. The board voted to approve the use variance and then the development-standards variance with the proposed 10- and 20-foot landscape setbacks and the reduced parking, each vote recorded as passing by the members present. The approvals were made with the conditions noted in the city staff report; the board did not record additional amendments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Zoning Appeals 5/13/25","oneSentenceSummary","On May 13 the La Porte City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a use variance and development-standard variances to allow Maple City Paccaje to expand a packaging facility on Highway 39 North, reducing required landscape setbacks and lowering parking requirements with city-imposed conditions.","taxTitle","La Porte City, LaPorte County, Indiana","taxId",70496,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6061026,"La Porte City BZA approves reduced front-yard setback for Rockwood Street garage",375,391000,766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3287612-fad87aeb594faae72c9f8413f3fae260&start=391&end=766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3287612-fad87aeb594faae72c9f8413f3fae260/thumbnail_391000.jpg","/articles/6061026/La-Porte-City/LaPorte-County/Indiana/La-Porte-City-BZA-approves-reduced-front-yard-setback-for-Rockwood-Street-garage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6061026-5bdbd4faf744cd66e3adc0d08e656449/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196713&Signature=D2w9eSs7fuO4iu-IxcmuUDsyocusQGN6VyFIQJPe94w~TIEIZzcjhU-h8jgG2CN8bsXe33Ke4W9oUCEbP0x3SO0YDvp6BdXsomkd-Wg3fnx-zGVPg0AZbkSfVRN1loiww5FCZknhhwISqJ3zYFfrMLFY08E3O-bfMUAYECXJYNuAQHdka2wchpAWHKXaXa-v7aidcbYxFqc5lzEyXOICm18grAsO2Z0v483qhjtNw2Tr26XV40ovrAEuqg4o-AileicvfvmzPUkF5Obt12A6amZXSy68F9Iro3v3lJOvUwR-j~o-louGJOsaBAUKWM4GB0FUOIrwG6Z-6r5yXXqxgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","La Porte City’s Board of Zoning Appeals on May 13 approved a variance reducing the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to 17 feet along the south property line to allow a homeowner to rebuild a detached garage.

The variance was requested by petitioner Herman Peyton of 401 Rockwood Street after an insurance company required demolition of an existing garage damaged when a tree struck it. Peyton told the board he plans to replace the existing 18-by-18 garage with a 24-by-30 structure and that the larger garage will allow him to store vehicles currently parked on the street. \"I have a garage that needs to come down because a tree hit it. The insurance company says it needs to come down, and I wanna rebuild,\" Peyton said.

Staff summarized the petition (variance of development standards petition 25-04) and the applicable decision criteria, noting the proposed detached garage would be located in the side-street front yard of a corner lot and that the requested 17-foot setback meets the ordinance’s maximum accessory-building area limit of 721 square feet. Staff said the proposed location is not closer to the front of the principal residence, that the separation between the proposed garage and house would be at least 10 feet, and that the proposed structure would meet the minimum 3-foot side-yard separation shown on the petitioner’s site plan. Staff recommended approval, concluding the request conforms with the county land development plan and the zoning ordinance’s variance standards.

There were no public comments during the hearing. A motion to approve the variance passed unanimously. The board recorded the action as approval of the variance to reduce the minimum front-yard setback on a corner lot side street from 25 feet to 17 feet along the south property line (variance petition 25-04). The board did not record any amendments to the petition or additional conditions beyond those noted in the staff report.

Permits and building inspections will follow the board’s approval before construction may begin; the staff summary indicated the proposal meets the ordinance’s accessory-building size limits but did not specify a construction start date.","On May 13 the La Porte City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to 17 feet so homeowner Herman Peyton can rebuild a 24-by-30 detached garage after storm damage.","actionData","errors"]

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