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Board approves Heartland RV site variances including two 11,000-gallon fuel tanks and fence adjustments; residents express groundwater concerns
Summary
The Board approved multiple variances for Heartland Recreational Vehicles at 2831 Dexter Drive — allowing two 11,000-gallon above-ground fuel tanks, gravel surfacing near a maintenance facility, outdoor equipment storage, and expansion of a chain-link fence with barbed wire — while staff required relocation of an existing fence within right-of-way and noted conditions and future revocation of a prior RV-storage variance. Neighbors raised questions about tree removal and potential impacts to private wells.
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 11 approved a package of developmental variances for Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC at 2831 Dexter Drive, including allowance for two 11,000-gallon above-ground fuel tanks, gravel rather than paved surfacing around a maintenance facility, outdoor equipment storage, and expansion and barbed-wire allowance on an existing chain-link fence.
Petitioner Thad Bessinger told the board the gravel surfacing is needed because tracked construction equipment damages concrete and asphalt, and that tanks are intended to store diesel for on-road and off-road equipment. Bessinger said the tanks would be double-contained to prevent leakage and would be located near the…
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