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Warrick County commissioners approve zoning changes, contracts, grants, plats and purchasing actions in broad votes
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Board of Commissioners approved multiple zoning ordinance amendments affecting the R-2 district, extended developer sureties, approved subdivision plats, awarded equipment contracts and accepted several budget and grant items; most items passed on unanimous 3-0 votes.
The Warrick County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 8 approved a series of ordinances, development items, contracts and budget actions in a meeting that recorded multiple unanimous votes.
Zoning ordinances: The board approved several amendments to the comprehensive zoning ordinance that affect the R-2 multiple-family district. The measures, which the Area Plan Commission had recommended, include: replacing Article 10 (R-2 multiple-family) with a grandfather clause (ordinance 2025-12), removing the term "dwelling two-family" and retaining "duplex" in definitions (ordinance 2025-13), replacing the phrase "two-family dwellings" with "duplex" for consistency (ordinance 2025-14), and striking R-2 setback rows from the principal structure setback table because the R-2 district is being removed (ordinance 2025-15). Each ordinance passed by a recorded voice vote of 3-0.
Developer sureties and plats: The board approved a one-year extension for a surety related to Commercial Drive (escrow amount $14,201, case C2005611200) and…
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