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Commission approves 3‑lot 5800 South Minor Subdivision and waives secondary plat requirement
Summary
The commission approved a three‑lot minor subdivision west of 5588 West 800 South and separately voted to waive the secondary plat requirement for the minor subdivision process. Staff reiterated that building permits will require site plan review and confirmations for septic, stormwater and any wetlands or state releases.
The LaPorte County Planning Commission approved a three‑lot minor subdivision described as the 5800 South Minor Subdivision and voted to waive the secondary plat requirement for minor subdivisions at its Oct. 28 meeting.
Staff read the petition into the record: the parent parcel (property ID 46141820001000056) lies in the northeast quarter of Section 18, Township 35 North, Range 3 West in Noble Township and totals about 74 acres. The petitioner, identified in the record as Mark Parkman and represented by Charles Hendricks & Associates, presented a three‑lot division; the applicant stated that design specification sheets from the LaPorte County Health Department show the lots are suitable for septic systems.
The applicant’s representative, Matt Gaertano, said the borings for the proposed lots are uphill of the low area shown on the county GIS NWI layer and that Lot 3 will be the balance of the parent parcel. Access was described as coming off County Road 800 South.
A motion to approve the subdivision was made, seconded and carried by voice vote. The commission then addressed a procedural item for minor subdivisions: staff requested it be entered into the record that, because there are no roads or infrastructure, the commission would waive the secondary plat approval normally used for major subdivisions. A motion to waive the secondary was made, seconded and approved on a voice vote.
Staff emphasized the permitting checks that remain before building permits can be issued, including site plan review, confirmation of soil borings, LaPorte County Health Department septic approvals, any required MS4 stormwater review, wetlands signoff and state releases where applicable.
