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BZA allows gravel parking for contractor business but requires ADA‑compliant paved space
Summary
The board granted Superior Capital Investments a variance to keep a gravel driveway and parking area for a contractor business, conditioned on paving at least one ADA‑accessible space and completing required ADA markings or posting a financial guarantee.
Clinton County’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing Superior Capital Investments (Superior Homes) to maintain a gravel driveway and parking lot for a contractor business on a 2.76‑acre roadside business parcel, while requiring that at least one van‑accessible ADA parking space and the path to the accessible entrance be paved and properly marked.
Staff told the board that paving would normally be required where more than 15 parking spaces are needed, but that similar farm and greenhouse operations nearby use gravel. The petitioner argued heavy truck traffic would damage pavement and make maintenance difficult; staff recommended approval with the condition that the ADA‑accessible space near the office entrance and its access path meet federal and state requirements (including blue pavement markings as specified by Indiana law). The petitioner agreed to either pave the ADA spot immediately or provide a financial guarantee for its completion before final release.
Board members noted the commercial greenhouse and farming operations nearby that use gravel lots and agreed this parcel’s use and surrounding context made the variance reasonable; the board approved the request with the ADA pavement condition and the requirement that the petitioner either complete the ADA work or provide a guarantee prior to final sign‑off.
