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Whitley County BZA approves Triad special exception with buffering and driveway conditions
Summary
The Whitley County Board of Zoning Appeals granted Triad Indiana Holding LLC a special exception to expand an outdoor steel laydown yard east of its Columbia City facility, requiring a 9-foot effective buffer (3-foot berm plus trees or fence), county engineer approval of drives, and limits on lighting and signage; the board amended the screening to avoid a north berm where truck movements require clear radius.
The Whitley County Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 25 approved a special exception allowing Triad Indiana Holding LLC to expand an outdoor steel laydown yard adjacent to its Columbia City facility, with conditions aimed at minimizing visual and traffic impacts.
Nathan, county planning staff, told the board the parcel in question is part of a roughly 12‑acre parent tract east of Triad’s existing site near East 100 South and US 30 and is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing). He said the request is a special exception because outdoor storage is not a permitted use without conditions and noted staff’s primary concern was adequate buffering and driveway design to avoid neighborhood impacts.
Steve Fryman, the petitioner and owner of Triad’s…
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