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Recorded drainage easement forces stormwater review, delays Wheeler development plan
Summary
A recorded drainage easement discovered on the Wheeler site means the Development Review Committee will wait for the Stormwater Advisory and Management boards to weigh in before approving a two-building commercial development, staff said. Applicants may pull buildings back, seek an encroachment consent, or request an easement reduction.
The Porter County Development Review Committee on March 5 declined to give final development-plan approval for a proposed two-building commercial project at 625 West Wheeler after staff disclosed a recorded drainage easement that limits buildable area.
Kevin Poros of McMahon Associates, the applicant’s consultant, told the committee that plan checks showed the north building would encroach “roughly 6 feet” into the easement and the southwestern building’s western face would intrude about a foot, information the applicants said they only learned when staff circulated an easement agreement.
The discovery means the project must go to the county’s Stormwater Advisory Board…
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