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Kokomo board grants one-year variance to Midwest Farm Shop for mini farm store on Alto Road
Summary
The Kokomo Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 7 approved a temporary variance that allows Midwest Farm Shop LLC to operate a 12-by-20 on‑farm retail structure on a vacant lot east of 2600 Alto Road.
The Kokomo Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 7 approved a temporary variance that allows Midwest Farm Shop LLC to operate a 12-by-20 on‑farm retail structure on a vacant lot east of 2600 Alto Road.
The variance, docketed as case PO1B25, waives a 360-square-foot minimum main-floor-area requirement (zoning ordinance section referenced in the petition) and grants a temporary waiver of the municipal water and sewer hookup requirement in the C-2 zone for up to one year under a memorandum of understanding with city staff.
Board staff presented findings recommending approval, saying the addition of a small farm store would “benefit the general welfare of the community by infilling a food desert area” and that there were no anticipated…
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