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BZA approves five-year variance for Chesterton farm store selling raw milk
Summary
The Porter County BZA approved a five-year use variance for John Sanders to continue operating a small farm store at 3 E. 900 N., Chesterton, including sales of raw milk, with the same original conditions (hours, no signage) as prior approvals.
John Sanders asked the Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals on July 15 for a five-year extension of a use variance to continue operating his small farm store at 3 East 900 North in Chesterton.
"If it wasn't for the variance and having my store, I would not be able to have my business and milking cows," Sanders said, describing 50 years of milking experience and asking the board for another five-year variance so he can continue serving the neighborhood.
Board members noted prior conditions on the variance — including hours of operation and restrictions on signage — and said they had no new objections because Sanders does not plan to expand his business. A motion to approve UV2026-36 for five years with the same original conditions passed by voice vote.
The decision preserves the applicant's ability to sell farm products directly from his property under the stated conditions; the board did not record individual vote tallies in the transcript.
