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Valparaiso board approves Meijer store variances, excludes canopy color request

Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals · November 18, 2025
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The Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances for a proposed Meijer grocery and fuel kiosk at 2801 Calumet Avenue after the applicant revised access, landscaping and building elevations; the request to use corporate colors on the fuel canopy was withdrawn and excluded from approval. (Vote: 4-0)

The Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday approved variances for a proposed Meijer grocery store and adjacent fuel kiosk at 2801 Calumet Avenue, with the board excluding a requested change to the fuel canopy’s corporate coloring.

The petition, filed by Myers Stores Limited Partnership care of Atwell, LLC, sought multiple departures from the Valparaiso Unified Development Ordinance related to access spacing, building projection and architectural features for the combined grocery-and-fuel site. Carrie Williams, a civil engineer for Atwell, and Ross Beier, Meijer’s Indiana real estate manager, told the board they…

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