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St. Joseph County planning panel unanimously backs rezoning of 78-acre Early Road parcel
Summary
The St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission voted 7-0 to forward petition APC-3082-26, a request to rezone about 78 acres on Early Road from agricultural to single-family residential, citing consistency with the county comprehensive plan; staff noted sewer and water are not currently available.
The St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission voted 7-0 on March 17 to recommend that the county council rezone roughly 78 acres on the south side of Early Road (APC-3082-26) from an agricultural district to a single-family residential district.
Sean Klein, director of the Area Plan Commission, told commissioners the parcel is “predominantly farmed” with some wooded areas and a 0.56-acre wetland and is shown as transitional on the county’s future land-use map. Klein said staff applied the five state-law rezoning criteria and concluded the requested change is consistent with the comprehensive plan; he recommended the petition be forwarded to the county council…
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