Planners Reverse Decision To Deny Request For Rezoning
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
In a 6-2 vote to approve, the Area Plan Commission Wednesday overturned an earlier decision to deny Robert Leiter's request to rezone a 24.8-acre agricultural district to residential.
The land is located on the south side of CR 450N and east of CR 100E in Plain Township. The tract is expected to support 30 houses.
The plan commission had previously recommended denying the rezoning, but the Kosciusko County commissioners disagreed and sent the proposal back to the plan commission.
The commissioners thought the rezoning was consistent with what had been done in the past. Rather than overturning a plan commission vote, however, they decided to send it back and let the plan commission reconsider Leiter's petition.
One of the main concerns of the plan commission was the absence of city sewer and water in the area.
"In time there will be water there with sewer," said Leiter.
He also said the soils were excellent for septic systems.
To support his proposal, Leiter said there was a great demand in the county for the price of housing he was supplying, which will be anywhere from $76,900 to $125,000. He said the other developments had "filled up quickly."
The surrounding area has been developed by Leiter and the plan commission finally decided that it would be pointless to deny the rezoning. [[In-content Ad]]
In a 6-2 vote to approve, the Area Plan Commission Wednesday overturned an earlier decision to deny Robert Leiter's request to rezone a 24.8-acre agricultural district to residential.
The land is located on the south side of CR 450N and east of CR 100E in Plain Township. The tract is expected to support 30 houses.
The plan commission had previously recommended denying the rezoning, but the Kosciusko County commissioners disagreed and sent the proposal back to the plan commission.
The commissioners thought the rezoning was consistent with what had been done in the past. Rather than overturning a plan commission vote, however, they decided to send it back and let the plan commission reconsider Leiter's petition.
One of the main concerns of the plan commission was the absence of city sewer and water in the area.
"In time there will be water there with sewer," said Leiter.
He also said the soils were excellent for septic systems.
To support his proposal, Leiter said there was a great demand in the county for the price of housing he was supplying, which will be anywhere from $76,900 to $125,000. He said the other developments had "filled up quickly."
The surrounding area has been developed by Leiter and the plan commission finally decided that it would be pointless to deny the rezoning. [[In-content Ad]]