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4 Corners Winery seeks commercial zoning to avoid recurring variances
Summary
Owners of 4 Corners Winery asked Porter County planners to rezone their Washington Township property to a moderate commercial district so their winery and wedding/event venue no longer require five-year use variances; staff flagged driveway, septic and acreage-notice items and set the pathway through the planning commission and commissioners.
Diane Sasser and Mike Tisma told the Porter County Development Review Committee on March 5 they want to rezone their property at 294 East 600 North from rural residential to a moderate-intensity commercial district so their existing winery and seasonal wedding venue can operate without renewing use variances every five years.
Sasser described buying the dilapidated farm in 2010 and gradually reestablishing a winery (opened 2021) and a wedding venue (first wedding in 2017). She told the committee the venue now handles roughly 25–30 weddings a year, plus other events including craft fairs, a 5K run, food-truck festivals and a car show.
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