The St. Joseph County Area Board of Zoning Appeals held a public hearing on Feb. 11, 2026, considering multiple variances for rural and residential parcels; the board approved variances for a Bittersweet Road subdivision lot, approved variances with a written condition for a Cook family parcel, approved a lot-size variance for Dixie Meadow Farms LLC, and denied a request to place an accessory structure on a separate vacant lot.