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LaPorte County BZA denies frontage shipping-container request, approves several small variances; one petition tabled
Summary
At the Aug. 19 LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting the board denied a request to place a shipping container at 3934 North Frontage Road, approved accessory-structure and RV-storage variances, approved living-space conversion for elderly parents with a 'no future rental' condition, and tabled a modular/second-home petition pending clarification.
The LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals handled multiple petitions after approving a high-profile variance for an automotive business.
Petition 2: shipping container denied — Kalpesh Kumar Patel asked to place a Conex (shipping) container at 3934 North Frontage Road to provide supplemental storage for a motel that cannot use under-stairs space for code reasons. Nearby venue operators, including John Richmond and Robert Guthrie of Orecch Shrine, opposed the container for aesthetic and maintenance concerns…
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