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Board approves variance to replace two underground fuel tanks with single above‑ground tank at Indiana Michigan Power site
Summary
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a developmental variance allowing Indiana Michigan Power to remove two 8,000‑gallon underground tanks and install one 8,000‑gallon above‑ground tank, citing environmental and monitoring benefits and staff support; neighbors submitted three written objections.
Indiana Michigan Power won unanimous approval from the Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 9 to remove two 8,000‑gallon underground fuel tanks at 3340 Toledo Road and install a single 8,000‑gallon above‑ground storage tank.
Board members voted to grant a developmental variance from the zoning ordinance limit of 2,000 gallons of outside tank storage so the company could install one above‑ground tank to hold both diesel and gasoline. The petitioner and city staff said the above‑ground tank follows EPA guidance, will be built as a dual‑compartment UL 2085 tank with an internal concrete barrier, and will…
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