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Allen County BZA denies US Aggregates' request for Homestead Road quarry
Summary
On May 26, 2026, the Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny SU-2026-0012, a special-use permit filed by US Aggregates to allow a quarry at 7907 Homestead Road; minutes record 1 speaker in support and 55 in opposition and the motion carried after a 4-and-0 vote tally was recorded.
The Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals voted on May 26, 2026, to deny a special-use permit request from US Aggregates to operate a quarry at 7907 Homestead Road. Vice Chair Ron Kohart moved to “deny SU-2026-0012 based on certain Findings of Fact that are to be made a part of these minutes,” a motion seconded by board member Jerry Ehle and recorded in the minutes as carrying "4 and 0 respectively."
The hearing opened at 5:30 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Conference Center in Fort Wayne. The minutes note that an unnamed applicant representative spoke for the proposal; the record does not include the representative’s name or the content of that presentation. The minutes also show that one person spoke in support of the quarry application and 55 speakers, representing themselves or groups, spoke in opposition.
Board attendance on the record included Chair Adam Day, Vice Chair Ron Kohart, David Bailey, Dan Gabbard and Jerry Ehle. The written minutes list staff present, including Deputy Land Use Director Patrick Rew and Senior Land Use Planner Jacob Rose. The minutes do not attribute individual yes/no votes to specific board members beyond the recorded tally.
The board’s denial was made under findings of fact that the minutes state will be attached to the record. The meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m. The official minutes and audio recordings are available upon request from the Allen County Department of Planning Services.
