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Porter County plan commission approves 11 design waivers for five‑lot subdivision on 53‑acre farm
Summary
The Porter County Plan Commission unanimously approved 11 design waivers allowing petitioners to proceed with a five‑lot subdivision application on about 53 acres near 1000 North, granting relief from road, sidewalk, lighting, open‑space and related UDO standards.
The Porter County Plan Commission voted unanimously to approve 11 design waivers for case DW2025‑23, clearing the way for petitioners to prepare a primary plat for a five‑lot subdivision of roughly 53 acres on the south side of 1000 North.
The petitioners sought relief from standards in the county—s Unified Development Ordinance covering interior roads, sidewalks, street lighting, open space calculations, perimeter landscaping, drainage/watershed study requirements and other items that would normally apply to a major subdivision. Todd Leeson, attorney for the petitioners, told the commission the family farm—s history and prior parcel transfers mean the proposal must follow major‑subdivision rules and that the petitioners were asking to apply a lighter, minor‑subdivision approach in several respects.
Why it matters: The waivers do not itself finalize a subdivision; they instruct the petitioners and their engineers which UDO standards to follow when filing a primary plat. Commission approval narrows the…
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