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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given, that the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission shall hold a public hearing to discuss the amendments and revisions of the following sections of the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance; Table A commercial exception uses, limited industrial exception uses, and light industrial exception uses, Commercial Exception Uses 2. Motorized Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair Limited Industrial Exceptional Uses 8. Motorized Vehicle Service and Repair Light Industrial "I-2" Exceptional Uses 9. Motorized Vehicle Service and Repair Section 2.15 Lot and Yard Requirements: *Thirty five (35) feet where a yard adjoins, abuts, faces, or is in close proximity, (35 feet or less), to a lake or waterway, this measurement shall be taken from the high bank or shoreline as determined by the APC. Section 4.11.4 filing fees, Article 5 the Board of Zoning Appeals, Article 6 Hearing Officer procedures, Article 7 Technical Review Committee, Article 8 Amendments, 4.11.4 Petition Filing Fee: Variance Petition $90.00 Exception Petition $90.00 Zoning Ordinance Amendment $90.00 Development Plan Review (APC) Meeting $90.00 Appeal Petition $90.00 5.7 Application to the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be accompanied by, at minimum, a plot plan drawn to scale, the required filing fee, and a copy of the most recently recorded deed to the property in question with the Kosciusko County Recorders seal and document number on said document. Such other information deemed necessary by the Ordinance Administrator or the board may be required. 5.8 After the board has rendered a decision on a petition the listed petitioner shall receive, in writing, a copy of the decision. The decision shall also be recorded in the Kosciusko County Recorders office by the Plan Commission and cross referenced to the property in question. 6.6 Application to the Kosciusko County Hearing Officer shall be accompanied by, at minimum, a plot plan drawn to scale, the required filing fee, and a copy of the most recently recorded deed to the property in question with the Kosciusko County Recorders seal and document number on said document. Such other information deemed necessary by the Ordinance Administrator or the board may be required. 6.7 After the board has rendered a decision on a petition the listed petitioner shall receive, in writing, a copy of the decision. The decision shall also be recorded in the Kosciusko County Recorders office by the Plan Commission and cross referenced to the property in question. 7.5 Application to the Kosciusko County Technical Review Committee shall be accompanied by, at minimum, a plot plan drawn to scale, the required filing fee, and a copy of the most recently recorded deed to the property in question with the Kosciusko County Recorders seal and document number on said document. Such other information deemed necessary by the Ordinance Administrator or the board may be required. 7.6 After the board has rendered a decision on a petition the listed petitioner shall receive, in writing, a copy of the decision. The decision shall also be recorded in the Kosciusko County Recorders office by the Plan Commission and cross referenced to the property in question. 8.5 Application for an amendment shall be accompanied by, at minimum, a plot plan drawn to scale (where applicable), the required filing fee, and a copy of the most recently recorded deed to the property in question with the Kosciusko County Recorders seal and document number on said document. Such other information deemed necessary by the Ordinance Administrator or the board may be required. 8.6 After the board has rendered a decision on a petition the listed petitioner shall receive, in writing, a copy of the decision. The decision shall also be recorded in the Kosciusko County Recorders office by the Plan Commission and cross referenced to the property in question , an amendment to address the creation and expansion of ponds and lakes. PONDS: The intent of this provision is to minimize the impact on existing agricultural operations, agricultural ground, and all existing practices that may be utilized by regulating the creation of Ponds/Lakes. Ponds/Lakes described under this section exclude those required or built in conjunction with a platted subdivision as defined under the Kosciusko County Subdivision Control Ordinance. Ponds/Lakes created for those purposes will however will be reviewed and approved by the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission, Kosciusko County Technical Committee, and the Kosciusko County Stormwater and Erosion Control Ordinance with the following regulations in mind. All man made ponds/lakes created or expanded here forth excepting those exempted above are subject to the following setbacks and requirements. 1. All man made ponds/lakes must obtain an Improvement Location Permit. 2. No man made pond/lake may be constructed closer then thirty-five (35) foot to any road right-of-way except as required under number 3. 3. No man made pond/lake may be constructed closer then thirty (35) foot from property lines except where the tract abuts (including where it may be separated by roads, ditches, or streams) agriculturally zoned ground in which case it may not be constructed closer then two hundred (200) foot to all property lines. All measurements shall be established from the closest slopes of the pond/lake. 4. All work must be done in a manner that complies with all other Federal, State, and Local Ordinances and regulations. 5. In any district, the Board of Zoning Appeals may authorize a Variance closer then the required setbacks as prescribed under section 5.3 of the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance and that the following criteria is met; a. Any relief given from a right-of-way is supported in writing by the Kosciusko County Highway Department, the Indiana Department of Transportation, or other appropriate governing body. b. That the installation does not create a new drainage problem or intensify an existing drainage problem. c. The petition receives a favorable review by the Kosciusko County Technical Committee. , and additions to the Definitions: Lakes/Ponds -Any impounded body of water, natural or artificially made. Motorized Vehicle: Any self-powered vehicle by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport:, including but not limited to automobiles, recreational vehicles, watercraft, all terrain vehicles, motorcycles, and air craft. This Hearing will be held in the Commissioners meeting room on the 3rd floor of the Kosciusko County Courthouse at 100 W. Center St., Warsaw, Indiana, on Wednesday the 6th day of August at 1:00 P.M. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Written comments will be considered if they are received in the Office if the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission, Warsaw, Indiana, no later that 12:00 Noon on the day of the hearing. Copies of the proposals are available upon request in the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission Office. Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission Daniel W. Richard Director j26,a2
