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Council approves restaurant and indoor playground special exceptions with conditions
Summary
Merrillville council granted two BZA special-exception approvals on Nov. 11: a Vietnamese/Cajun restaurant at 7219 Taft Street and a 32,000 sq. ft. indoor children's playground at 8000 Broadway. The playground approval included conditions (on-site off-duty officer and a six-month review) and council discussed age limits and safety.
The Town of Merrillville council voted unanimously Nov. 11 to grant two special-exception permits recommended by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Planning and Building Director Sheila Shine introduced the first petition to operate a Vietnamese/Cajun restaurant at 7219 Taft Street in a C-2 community-commercial zone. Petitioner Tuan Duong described a menu of Vietnamese dishes and seafood boils, daily hours of about 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and said seating and parking are adequate. The BZA had no remonstrators and approved the petition 5-0; council approved the special exception on a 7-0 roll-call…
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