Noble County board approves temporary manufactured home and related variances for family at 10274 N. 1025 W.

The Noble County Board of Zoning Appeals on March 4 approved a special exception and two related variances to permit an accessory dwelling and the temporary placement of a manufactured home at 10274 North 1025 West.

Teresa, the county planning staff member, presented a combined report on the three petitions and said she and county inspector Eric conducted a site inspection. She noted a temporary cabin on the parcel — placed after a fire — that the applicants plan to remove if the mobile home is approved. "I went out there and did our site inspection," Teresa said, summarizing the staff review and the inspector's comments.

The petitions included Special Exception 600 (allowing an accessory dwelling in an A1 district), Development-Standards Variance 2394 (relief to permit an accessory dwelling larger than the standard maximum, with application references to a 1,200-square-foot limit and a 16x76 single-wide), and Use Variance 2395 (temporary placement of a 1995 16x80 single-wide manufactured home for up to six years so a family member can remain on the farm).

Board member Mary Worman, who conducted a site visit, described the property as "lovely" and said the proposed placement would not cause sight-line problems while preserving arable land. An applicant representative told the board the family needs on-site housing because the son’s family is growing and the existing cabin is not suited for family use.

After public notices and comments from neighboring property owners (including comments filed by Danny and Nyla Mitchell and one from Willard Slayoff), the board entered findings of fact for Special Exception 600 and voted orally to approve it. The record shows board members Patty Gman, Mary Worman, Jeff Bole, Michael, and Tom Griffith each indicated agreement with the findings.

The board then reviewed the development-standards findings for Variance 2394 and likewise approved the variance after members signaled agreement with the required findings.

For Use Variance 2395, the board approved the request with explicit conditions: the manufactured home’s placement is limited to no more than six years and the approval is non-transferable (i.e., it does not run with the land if the property is sold). The board discussed that, if the single-wide is removed and the owners later replace it, any replacement accessory dwelling must meet the 1,200-square-foot limit or the owners would need to return for additional relief.

The approvals were recorded by voice in the meeting transcript rather than by a roll-call showing individual yes/no tallies; the minutes reflect verbal "agree" confirmations from the five named board members. The board also noted that health-department approval and building-inspection requirements remain conditions of any permitted placement.

The board moved on to additional agenda items after approving the three petitions.