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Board approves variances and special exceptions including use variance, accessory structures, hens and a jiu-jitsu club
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a series of variances and special exceptions: a use-variance for three small businesses at a farm property, variances for homes and accessory structures including one requiring a recorded easement, approval for backyard hens (maximum six, no roosters), and a special exception for a jiu-jitsu club with approved hours.
The LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 16 approved a bundle of petitions that the board characterized as routine zoning variances and special exceptions, while attaching conditions where required.
Highlights and formal outcomes
- Petition 2 (No Walk Farm LLC): The board granted a use variance to operate three small businesses (described as ATFE transfers, light machining, and auditing/consulting) at 4711 N 100 W. Attorney Andrew Volts said existing outbuildings will be used, occupancy will generally be by appointment/contractors rather than walk-in customers, and no roadside sign is planned. No remonstrators appeared; the board approved the variance by voice vote.
- Petition 4 (Emma and Andrew Lindeman): The board approved a variance to build on a landlocked parcel using an easement but required that the easement be recorded with dimensions before future transfers. A neighbor spoke in favor. The…
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