Resident raises truck-traffic and road-condition concerns as council approves Sycamore Street variances

The Huntingburg City Council approved two variances requested by Randalfo A. Guerrera to allow construction of a single-family home at 203 South Sycamore Street (petition 2025-05). Staff confirmed notice and a corrected project narrative; petitioner representatives provided site photos and explained how the lot differs from nearby parcels.

Representatives said the subject parcel is about 11,400 square feet, roughly 600 square feet short of the 12,000-sf threshold cited for older sections of town, and frontage is about 70.76 feet (roughly 9.24 feet short of an 80-foot minimum). The representative said setbacks can be met and that the proposed house would match the footprint of a home the petitioner built to the south.

During the public comment period, resident Rhonda Bursty (109 South Sycamore) said the block is a dead-end street that recently has seen increased truck traffic from a nearby multi-use factory and asked how the city will handle additional traffic and road wear. She said the area already experiences heavy trucks and that increased residential and industrial activity is a safety concern for children and could stress the street surface.

Paul (city staff) told the resident the Board of Public Works & Safety, which oversees the street department, is the appropriate forum for traffic and street-condition questions and said he would inform the mayor and the street superintendent (Jason Stan) and provide the resident’s address for follow-up. The council then read UDO findings and approved the variances; staff will collect final documentation and proceed with permits.