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Morgan Township trustees require full zoning-board review after Howard Creek lot‑split dispute
Summary
Trustees voted Sept. 8 to send all future lot‑split applications to the full zoning commission after a contested Howard Creek lot split that trustees say bypassed an expected review process; the county engineer and prosecutor are investigating.
Morgan Township trustees voted Sept. 8 to require that all lot‑split applications be reviewed by the full zoning commission after a months‑long dispute over a Howard Creek Road lot split.
The action followed an executive session called to consider complaints about a public official and an extended public debate in which zoning commissioners said a zoning administrator approved a three‑lot split without the board’s review. "As everyone knows, there's concern on the recent lot split on Howards Creek Road. We feel that transparency was not demonstrated in this process," the meeting chair said after the executive session.
The dispute centers on a 24.1‑acre property for which a survey plat was recorded showing three lots. Zoning commissioners said earlier drafts and discussions had proposed other limits (including a shared‑driveway rule limiting access to two lots), and they…
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