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Whitestown board denies special exception for proposed service station near apartments
Summary
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3-0 to deny BZA26-007-SE, a request from Bluffton 23 LLC for a 3,500 sq ft service station with 10 pumps on Indianapolis Road, after neighbors and staff raised unresolved traffic, access, stormwater and public-health concerns.
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3-0 on April 2 to deny a special-exception request from Bluffton 23 LLC to build a 3,500-square-foot service station with 10 fuel pumps on Indianapolis Road, citing concerns about driveway access, traffic, stormwater capacity and proximity to residences.
Board members said testimony from adjacent property owners and technical submissions in the public record undermined the seven findings the Unified Development Ordinance requires for a special exception. "The overwhelming testimony and evidence that we've heard tonight... I think justifies a denial of this request," the chair said during deliberations.
Why it mattered: Neighbors and property managers told the board the proposed site sits directly next to Neese Apartments and within walking distance of the new Mauer Commons park and a Little League complex. Speakers said the plan depends on a second entrance through Helm Street, a private drive for…
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