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Planning board approves AT&T two‑lot minor subdivision with septic condition
Summary
Clinton County planning board granted primary approval for the Ponton AT&T Minor Plat, a two‑lot subdivision that will include a 300‑square‑foot unmanned fiber hub owned by AT&T, conditioned on county counsel approval of covenants and inclusion of a pump‑assisted elevated sand line septic option.
The Clinton County Planning Board on a 5-0 vote granted primary approval to docket 11-26-SD, the Ponton AT&T Minor Plat, allowing AT&T Enterprises to separate a buildable, roughly 1‑acre lot for a 300‑square‑foot unmanned fiber‑optic hub on the east side of U.S. Highway 52 in Perry Township.
Liz Tetzlaff, a county staff member who presented the case, said state law requires approval when subdivision standards are met. "Anytime we have a subdivision hearing, state law says that if all the standards are met, we must approve. It's not discretionary," she said. Tetzlaff told the board the proposed structure will be unmanned, will have electric but no water, and will require a building permit.
The Clinton County Health Department reviewed soil samples and approved the proposed new lot as suitable for a residential septic system only with an unusual grading condition; staff said the lot lacks sufficient fall for a gravity‑flow system. Tetzlaff recommended—and the board conditioned approval on—adding a covenant clause allowing a pump‑assisted elevated sand line system if needed. She also said the Indiana Department of Transportation must issue permits for any drive connecting to the state highway and that a hard surface will be required at the permitting stage.
Staff noted the surveyor's office and the drainage board had previously placed a condition on the property that the roof and wooden walls of a partially collapsed hog barn be removed. Tetzlaff reported those elements had been removed as of early August and that the drainage board no longer objected to finishing the subdivision; any remaining code enforcement issues will be between the property owner and county commissioners, not AT&T.
A board member moved to approve the primary plat "with the recommendations that the staff talked about" including the covenant revisions and the pump‑assisted septic clause; another member seconded. The board took a roll-call vote: Dan Sheets, Chad Colby, Kevin Myers, Jeff Shenawith, and Louis Wheeler voted yes. The motion passed 5-0. The board directed surveyor John House to prepare the secondary plat.
The planning board set its next meeting for Sept. 1, 2026 and adjourned.
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