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Board denies request to run bait shop from residence at 6924 North Wise Road

Whitley County Board of Zoning Appeals · February 25, 2026
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The Whitley County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5–0 to deny a special exception request from Scott and Christina Wise to operate a bait shop from part of their residence at 6924 North Wise Road, citing parking, narrow road access and Lake Residential zoning concerns.

The Whitley County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a special-exception request from Scott and Christina Wise to operate a bait shop out of part of their residence at 6924 North Wise Road.

Staff told the board the proposal would convert roughly a 16-by-12-foot portion of an existing lake cottage into retail to sell live bait, tackle and sundry items, with proposed hours from dawn until about 7 p.m., one employee on-site at a time and gravel parking in front of the house. Staff noted the use is classified in the Lake Residential (LR) district as a special exception…

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