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Board approves temporary mobile home for elder care on Hebron property
Summary
The planning board approved a request to allow a mobile home on an 11.44-acre Hebron property so an elderly family member can be cared for on-site; the case returns to administrative review per prior temporary-extension practice.
Porter County planners approved a request to allow a mobile home on an 11.44-acre agricultural parcel in Hebron so the property owner can care for an elderly relative.
Case UB2025-80 (716 West 1014 South) asked the board to permit a mobile home to remain on the property for caretaker housing. Petitioner Janet Beach told the board her mother lives on the lot and will be 101 in May; she said the mobile unit is for family care and that the household has not generated complaints. A board member noted the property had previously been handled as a temporary hardship with one-year extensions and that staff typically reviews the hardship annually.
After the petitioner spoke and the public hearing drew no opposing commenters, a motion to approve passed; the clerk announced the vote in favor by the members present. The approval follows the board’s practice of limited-period renewals tied to continuing hardship and staff monitoring.
The board closed the public hearing after asking staff to note the case history and confirmed the applicant will return to administrative review in future years if the hardship continues.
