Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Last year set a record for the total number of Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission location permits issued.
In 2002, there were 1,664 toal permits issued, up 11 from 1,653 in 2001, and approximately three times the number issued (545) in 1975, the first year permits were issued.
Those 1,664 permits included 373 single family residences, 618 single family residence additions, 69 mobile homes, 371 residence accessory buildings, six multi-family residences, 13 public use buildings, 39 commercial buildings, 20 industrial buildings and 155 agricultural buildings. Total construction value for the permits issued for 2002 was $82,630,846.
Total construction dollars for 2002 were down from $88,495,237 in 2001, which was less than $86,851,973 in 2000, which also was down from $98,761,981 in the record-setting year of 1999. In 1975, the toal construction value was $8,572,060.
Also in 2002, the number of hearings before the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals and plan commission were down.
In 2002, there was a total of 474 hearings, down from 485 in 2001, 503 in 2000 and 554 in 1999, which so far is the record-setting year.
The total number of rezonings in 2002 was 18, down from 19 in 2001 and 35 in 2000. Subdivision hearings in 2002 were only eight, compared to 17 in 2001 and 12 in 2000. The record number of subdivision cases heard was 28 in both 1978 and 1979.
There were 275 BZA variance requests heard in 2002, down from 294 in 2001 and 287 in 2000. The biggest year for variances so far was 1994, with 311 being heard. As for exceptions, There were 173 in 2002, up from 155 in 2001 and 169 in 2000. The recording-setting year was 1999, with 192 exceptions heard.
So far in 2003, there have been five rezoning hearings, six subdivision hearings, 34 BZA variance requests and 16 BZA exceptions hearings, for a total of 61.
