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Variance approved to keep long-standing detached garage at 1575 Gombert Knob
Summary
The board granted a variance allowing a detached garage built in 1974 to remain without a primary single-family dwelling at 1575 Gombert Knob; staff cited the long-standing use and lack of adverse impacts and recommended approval.
The Vigo County zoning board approved a variance to allow a detached garage to remain on a lot at 1575 Gombert Knob without an on-site primary single-family dwelling.
Staff reported that the garage was constructed in 1974 and that the property owners — Jerry Wright, Deborah Sue Mogan and Dennis K. Wright — are subdividing the parcel as part of a two-lot division. Staff said the detached garage and prior mobile home resulted in a separate 911 address historically assigned to the site, and that continued use of the address supports emergency response. Staff recommended approval, stating the garage has not caused adverse effects to surrounding properties and will be used for personal storage rather than commercial purposes.
A petitioner present at the hearing said a son lives next door and that the owner intends to keep the garage. No one spoke in opposition and the board approved the variance after discussion.
The approval allows the accessory structure to remain under the conditions described in staff findings; the record does not show additional permitting requirements beyond standard building-code compliance and subdivision review.
