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Several petitioners were ordered by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday to clean up their property.
Jay Miller petitioned for a variance to permit allowing an existing mobile home to remain as placed 10 feet from the road right of way and to allow two existing sheds to remain 23 feet from the road right of way and five feet from the north side line. The property is on the north side of EMS B7A Lane and zero feet west of Ind. 13 in Tippecanoe Township. The petition was approved, but Miller has two months to clean the property up.
Bruce Bibler was given a year to clean up his property. His petition, which was approved, was for an exception for the change and alteration of a nonconforming use to allow an addition to existing light manufacturing nine feet to the west property line in a commercial district. The property is on the west side of CR 175E and 165 feet north of Center Street in Wayne Township.
If Travis McCoy doesn't clean up his property in six months, the BZA will seek legal action for him to clean it up. The zoning board denied his petition for an exception to allow two semi trailers to be used as an accessory structure in an agricultural district. The property is on the south side of CR 575N and zero feet east of Ind. 19 in Etna Township.
A few other petitions were postponed by the board for more information.
From Gene Leeuw, the board wanted a better site plan and tabled his petition for a month. The petition for a variance would permit the construction of a garage with living quarters above, zero feet from the north right of way, 20 feet to the west right of way and six feet from the water's edge. The property is on the south side of Sunrise Drive and zero feet east of Rosella Street in Turkey Creek Township.
Tom Finlinson needs to present the board a proposal for access to his property. The board tabled for 60 days his petition for an exception for the change and alteration to a previously granted exception by allowing the entrance to be left entirely open and not limited as a condition in a commercial district. The property is on the east side of Hatchery Road and zero feet north of Hatchery Road in Turkey Creek Township.
Both of Michael Ballinger's petitions were continued a month so the zoning board can take a look at his property. His exception was for the purpose of the construction of an oversized accessory building where maximum size allowed by ordinance is 576 square feet in a residential district.
The variance petition would permit allowing the accessory building to be built 5-1/2 feet from the east property line, 5.5 feet from the north property line and 11 feet to the west right of way.
The property is on the east side of EMS D18C Lane and zero feet west of EMS D18 Lane in Van Buren Township.
In other business, the zoning board:
• Approved Filberto Nunez's petition for a variance to permit an existing deck to remain as placed 14 feet from the water's edge. The property is on the south side of EMS B61I1 Lane and 430 feet west of Timberlane Drive in Tippecanoe Township.
• Approved Joyce and Betty McCune's petition for an exception for the change and alteration of a nonconforming use to allow an existing deck to be covered in a residential district. The property is on the north side of EMS B60 Lane and 320 feet east of EMS B80D Lane in Tippecanoe Township.
• Approved Kosco Properties LLC's petition for a variance to permit allow industrial 2 uses in one building (up to eight uses). The property is on the south side of Bell Drive and zero feet east of Boeing Road in Plain Township.
• Approved Central Indiana-Illinois Trucking Co.'s petition for an exception to allow truck and farm equipment repair, a change from a previously granted exception hearing as the residence has been split from the tract in an agricultural district. The property is on the south side of Ind. 25 in Seward Township. Only trucks and agricultural equipment being repaired can be stored outside.
• Approved Richard and Darlene Mathew's petition for a variance to permit an existing boathouse to be repaired zero feet from the water's edge and three feet from a side line. The property is on the south side of Morrison Island Road and 350 feet east of Grand Boulevard in Turkey Creek Township.
• Approved Doris Webb's petition for a variance to permit the construction of a residence addition 20 feet from the road right of way. The property is on the south side of Holderman Road and zero feet west of Holderman in Seward Township.
• Approved Dale Hall's petition for an exception for the construction of an oversized accessory building (2,160 square feet) on a tract where the maximum allowed size is 1,200 square feet in a residential district. The property is on the south side of CR 1000N and 183 feet east of Sandpoint in Turkey Creek Township.
• Approved Tad Wilson's petition for a variance to allow a residence addition to remain 15.8 feet from the right of way and 3.75 feet from the southerly property line. The property is on the northeast side of Lake Drive and 330 feet south of Bishop in Turkey Creek Township.
• Approved Richard Tasker's petition for an exception of a home occupation (gun sales and gun reloading business) in an agricultural district. The property is on the east side of CR 450E and 500 feet south of Old Road 30 in Washington Township.
Board members are Bob Beer, Walter Church, Vic Virgil, John Conley and Charlie Haffner. They meet at 8:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Justice Building meeting room. Warsaw.
