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Council votes 5–2 to send Luke Land rezoning (housing plus service station) back to plan commission after environmental concerns raised
Summary
Council referred a rezoning that would allow a Lennar-built single-family subdivision and a 4‑acre Luke service station to the plan commission for additional review of an Environmental Advisory Board report and draft buffer ordinance; referral passed on a 5–2 roll-call vote.
The Valparaiso City Council voted to refer a rezoning application for a roughly 70‑acre property at State Road 130 and County Road 250 West back to the plan commission for additional review after council members sought more environmental analysis and consideration of new buffer rules.
City staff read Ordinance 22 on first reading. The applicant, represented by Dan Turzman, described a two-part project: approximately 66 acres allocated for single‑family residential development to be built in partnership with Lennar Homes and a roughly 4‑acre commercial corner intended for a Luke family service station. Turzman said the…
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