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Executive committee schedules dozens of rezoning/variance petitions and conditionally approves Whitney Property minor subdivision
Summary
The committee placed multiple zoning petitions and board-of-zoning-appeals items on upcoming APC/BZA agendas and conditionally approved a minor sketch replat (Whitney Property) that would split a lot with two existing houses, subject to variances and four conditions.
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission executive committee approved placement of multiple rezoning and variance petitions on upcoming APC and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) public hearing agendas, and granted conditional primary approval for a minor sketch replat (S-52, Dining Whitney Property) that divides one lot into two so each of two existing houses will have its own lot.
Agenda items scheduled for the APC public hearing on Sept. 17, Sept. 24 (BZA), and related variance petitions were read into the record by a commissioner. The petitions include a range of rezones (R-1, R-2, GB, NB, I-3, and PD requests) and BZA variance requests; several petition numbers were listed for notice and scheduling.
Whitney Property minor sketch (S-52)
Staff described the property at the northwest corner of Eighteenth and Rainey streets, south of Union, zoned R-2 (single- and two-family). The proposal would split an existing lot that contains two houses so each house occupies its own lot. The alley contains a sewer lateral crossing Lot 1, and staff said a three-foot sanitary sewer easement in favor of the house served by that lateral will be required. Because several nonconformities exist, multiple variances for lot area, setbacks and parking have been filed and must be approved by the BZA before final platting. Staff recommended conditional primary approval, with four conditions of approval noted.
Representative Kevin Riley of RTS Law told the committee his client learned the properties were nonconforming while seeking financing and that variances are necessary to reflect conditions on the ground. The committee recorded a unanimous ballot for approval of the conditional primary sketch.
Why it matters: The scheduling of many petitions sets public notice and hearing dates for a large slate of rezoning and variance requests; the Whitney Property action preserves a path for property owners to rectify nonconformities through BZA variances and subsequent final platting.
