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Board advances Meijer grocery proposal but tables detailed architecture and access variances
Summary
The Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals heard public comment and approved several development-standard variances for a proposed Meijer grocery and fuel kiosk at 2801 Calumet Ave., but continued more detailed façade and access-spacing variances for further staff review. The petitioner agreed to refine canopy materials, screening and landscaping with city staff.
A proposed 75,000-square-foot Meijer grocery with a small fuel kiosk drew several hours of public comment and detailed review from the Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 21.
Ross Beyer, Meijer’s Indiana real estate manager, told the board the format is a smaller grocery prototype and that the company has made community donations in the area. Civil engineer Carrie Williams of Atwell summarized the site plan, saying the project would sit on about 13.8 acres with an 11.2-acre grocery footprint, a 385-square-foot kiosk with five fuel pumps, and three monument signs. She said the petitioner proposes 295 parking spaces versus the city-required 276 and requested variances covering parking-stall length, reduced access spacing on arterial roads, buffer yards,…
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