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Noble County BZA approves special exception for commercial stable at 3880 North 1100 East, denies transferability
Summary
The Noble County Board of Zoning Appeals approved Special Exception No. 603 allowing a commercial boarding stable at 3880 North 1100 East (parcel in Section 13, Allen Township) for applicants Anthony D. Jeffers and Beth E. Conway, but the board rejected a provision that would have made the approval transferable to future owners.
The Noble County Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday approved Special Exception No. 603 to permit a commercial stable at 3880 North 1100 East in Section 13 of Allen Township for applicants Anthony D. Jeffers and Beth E. Conway. The board read the required findings of fact under the county’s Unified Development Ordinance and Indiana code and each member voiced agreement with those findings.
Staff presented photos and a site description, saying the barn on the roughly 14-acre parcel had been used as a commercial stable in the past and that proposed setbacks and structure sizes meet applicable development requirements. “This is a parcel directly south of the apple orchard,” staff said, describing the site and confirming the lot could meet the ordinance’s dimensional rules if the owners chose to split the property.
Petitioners told the board they are scaling back on keeping horses and want to allow another operator to run the property as a commercial boarding facility. “We’re wanting to cut back. We don’t have horses out there anymore,” one petitioner said, adding that the barn has been well maintained and previously operated commercially.
Board members discussed whether any approval should transfer automatically to future owners. After an initial motion that unintentionally included transferability failed, the board approved findings of fact and the special exception itself. The board explicitly declined to approve a condition that would make the special-exception approval transferable to a future owner.
The action was recorded as Special Exception No. 603 for Anthony D. Jeffers and Beth E. Conway at 3880 North 1100 East, Kendleville; the board’s ruling allows the commercial stable use subject to the terms in the approval but does not grant transferability to subsequent property owners. Staff advised the applicants on next steps for compliance and paperwork.
The board’s vote was unanimous among members present; no public opposition was recorded in the meeting’s comment cards. The matter concluded with the board issuing its formal findings on the record.
