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Two-staff landscaping operation told to prepare documentation after code-enforcement referral
Summary
An informal review for UV-202563, a small landscaping business operating from a 0.57-acre R-1 property at 1454 Smoke Road in Valparaiso, focused on parking, signage, septic/well status, equipment storage and potential stormwater/maintenance concerns; staff urged the applicant to meet health and stormwater requirements before the Sept. 17 BZA
Porter County staff reviewed an informal application filed as UV-202563 for a home-based landscaping operation at 1454 Smoke Road in Valparaiso, Center Township, and advised the owners to gather site information and coordinate technical approvals before the Board of Zoning Appeals hearing scheduled for Sept. 17.
The applicants identified themselves as Rhiannon (given name in the hearing record) and a co-owner, Jessica. They said the business employs three workers, keeps three trucks on trailers and typically operates Monday through Friday with daytime hours; customers do not ordinarily visit the site because…
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