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Votes at a glance: Marshall County BZA approves several variances, tables two applications

2908713 · March 24, 2025
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Summary

At its meeting the Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals approved multiple variances and special-use requests, including a home workshop, a pole barn, accessory structures and lot splits; the board tabled an application for a storage facility (Carmen Farms) and a lakeshore shed pending further details.

The Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals considered a series of cases and took votes on multiple zoning actions, approving several with conditions and tabling two applications for more detailed plans.

Summary of actions - Carmen Farms (case 25BZA? — use variance for multiple storage units): The board opened the public hearing, heard applicant Dan Volk and staff discussion of a phased 14-building storage project, and then voted to TABLE the application so the applicant can provide detailed site drawings, drainage plans and parcel combination documents. Staff and commissioners noted that final engineering and contours were needed before a decision.

- Home workshop / small retail (case 25BZA15 or similar): The board approved a special-use for a 60-by-80-foot workshop used for buying, storing and reselling power tools and related items on a residential parcel (applicant present). Approval was conditioned on obtaining the State of Indiana construction design…

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