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Board renews radio-controlled hobby shop use for five years

Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals · May 28, 2026
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Summary

James Walker asked to renew use permitting for retail sales of radio-controlled hobby items and operation of an outdoor RC track; the board approved a five-year renewal with prior stipulations (hours and other conditions) after confirming operations are electric and there have been no complaints.

James Walker told the board his radio-controlled hobby shop and outdoor track has operated for about 15 years and houses races and sales for hobbyists. The applicant requested a five-year renewal of the variance permitting retail sales and an outdoor track.

Board members asked whether engines were gas or electric; Walker said operations are electric and that noise has not been an issue. A board member moved to renew the variance with the prior stipulations for five years. The motion was seconded and carried in open session.

The renewed variance retains the prior operational stipulations—days and hours of operation and prior conditions imposed by the board—and allows the business to continue hosting scheduled races and retail sales consistent with those terms.