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BZA takes no final action on Eastlake sidewalk variance after legal conflict; item reset
Summary
The board did not reach a final decision on a request by a new homeowner in Eastlake Estates to avoid installing a public sidewalk; staff recommended denial, the petitioner sought relief, legal counsel flagged a procedural conflict, and the item was carried to the next meeting.
A request by a homeowner in the Eastlake Estates subdivision to vary the city pedestrian‑access requirement and not install a public sidewalk was not decided by the Elkhart Board of Zoning Appeals after board members and legal counsel identified a conflict between staff and petitioner findings; the petition will be returned to a future meeting.
Petitioner Mark Sharp asked the board to allow his newly built house at 1626 East Lake Drive West to forego a public sidewalk, saying the street has no contiguous sidewalks and that adding one at his lot “would look…
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