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Kosciusko BZA denies unpermitted lakeside porch addition, orders setback remedy
Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals · January 14, 2026
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Summary
After neighbors submitted video and staff reviewed permit history, the board denied a variance for an unpermitted porch added within the lakeshore setback, finding the change was self‑created and requiring the addition be brought into compliance or removed.
The Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3–2 to deny a variance requested by the owner of a lakeside property that had an unpermitted enclosed porch extending inside the 35‑foot setback from the water.
Contractor Dane Carpenter and homeowner Rosemary Orr acknowledged the porch was constructed beyond the…
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