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Area planning commission backs rezoning for Kubacek property with 3-acre sewer/water commitment
Summary
The St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission voted to send a rezoning petition for about 76 acres near Buckeye and Douglas Roads to the County Council with a favorable recommendation conditioned on a written commitment that lots under 3 acres connect to municipal water and sewer.
The St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission voted Aug. 20 to send a rezoning petition for roughly 76 acres owned by Victor F. Kubacek and Sandra L. Schmidt (life estate) to the County Council with a favorable recommendation conditioned on a written commitment requiring any lot under 3 acres to connect to city water and sewer.
Area Plan staff recommended against the rezoning, stating that the site — parcels near the Buckeye and Douglas Roads intersection — lacks current sewer and water service and contains wooded and tillable areas that could make septic-dependent development risky. "We find that allowing for immediate development in this property for residential would perpetuate…
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