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Board approves JRF Management duplex in single-family zone conditioned on parcel split
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow a duplex in a single-family residence zone at the northwest corner of North Madison and East Berkeley, conditioned on subdividing the parcel so the existing single-family home and the duplex are on separate plats.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Delaware County / Muncie Board of Zoning Appeals approved BZA33-25, allowing JRF Management LLC to build a duplex on a parcel zoned for single-family residences, with a condition requiring the property to be split so the existing single-family dwelling and the new duplex sit on separate plats.
Applicant Joe Jackson told the board he and his son own the current corner house and the undeveloped lots behind it. Jackson said the duplex plan calls for two five-bedroom units intended to provide larger family housing; he said he and his son sought neighbor input and encountered no negative comments.
Board members discussed whether the applicant would be legally bound to subdivide the parcel and staff and a board member indicated the applicant stated that was their intent but that the BZA decision alone would not bind the applicant unless the board imposed the condition. The board placed the subdivision condition on its approval — requiring the single-family house to be on one plat and the duplex on another — and the motion to approve carried 5-0.
The board clerk will provide certification of the variance, and the applicant may proceed to permitting and the platting process. Jackson said the parcel subdivision was already in process.
No members of the public spoke in opposition. The board’s action notes the condition that the parcel be split and that certification will follow to allow permits to be applied for.
