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Plan commission recommends denial of Chubb rezoning remand for 19.27 acres
Summary
After reviewing a remand from county commissioners, the planning commission voted to recommend denial of a petition to rezone 19.27 acres from agricultural to AG‑2 for family subdivision. Commissioners cited existing precedent and minimal change since the original hearing.
The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission voted to recommend denial of a remand asking to rezone 19.27 acres in Scott Township (case Z2026‑8) from agricultural to AG‑2 to allow a two‑home subdivision.
Staff told the commission the parcel previously received a board of zoning appeals variance permitting two residences for extended-family living and that a more detailed plat was provided on remand. Tina Owens, representing the petitioner, said the owner wants to divide the tract so his son can have a separate five‑acre homestead. "He can just own his 5 acres," Owens said, describing the request as a family succession measure rather than a commercial subdivision.
Several commissioners and staff emphasized there had been no meaningful change since the prior hearing and noted opposition on file from neighboring owners. Commissioner Joe Erwin moved to deny the petition, saying "nothing to me has changed on this, so I would move to deny it." The board voted to recommend denial and scheduled the matter to return to the county commissioners on Aug. 25 at 09:00 for final action.
The recommendation is advisory to the county commissioners and does not itself rezone the property; the transcript records the commission applying comprehensive‑plan and technical committee considerations in reaching its recommendation.
