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Board sends favorable recommendation to council for timber-frame and sawmill special use on Beach Road
Summary
The St. Joseph County Area Board of Zoning Appeals voted May 14 to forward a favorable recommendation to the county council for a special-use permit allowing a mortise-and-tenon timber-frame and sawmill business at 69870 Beach Road.
The St. Joseph County Area Board of Zoning Appeals on May 14 voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the county council for a special-use permit allowing a mortise-and-tenon timber-frame and sawmill business at 69870 Beach Road, operated by Gary and Crystal Hostetler. The board’s recommendation follows staff findings that the operation is consistent with intensive agriculture in the county’s comprehensive plan and that the existing use has operated on the property without complaint for several years.
Area Planning Commission staff Fariel Sharif…
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