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BY MATTHEW VAN DUSEN
mvandusen@nwitimes.com
219.462.5151 | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | (No comments posted.)
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | A unanimous plan commission vote against a project usually doesn't bode well for its success.
It is likely, then, the Porter County Commissioners on Tuesday will deny BDP Properties' request to rezone 3 acres on U.S. 6, just east of Ind. 149, for a car sales lot.
The issue with building on the highway extends beyond one request to build a car lot that was unpopular with nearby homeowners, Commissioner Robert Harper said Monday.
"I think we need to have a plan and a goal for U.S. 6 ... so it's not just a patch quilt," Harper said.
He said the highway, particularly between Meridian and Ind. 149, has become a mix of houses and semi-industrial businesses without proper regulations for signs, setbacks or beautification. He would like to see a plan for commercial development, like Valparaiso's Eastgate.
Any plan will have to take into account the mix of uses in the area.
JoAnn Kaiser's back yard is attached to the property where the proposed car lot would go. She and her husband were concerned about their four children playing out by the lot.
Kaiser said she isn't just against car lots. If any business paved the area, the drainage problems that are caused by poor soils in the area would get worse.
She wants the area to be residential. Commissioner John Evans also said the area probably would be best with residential buildings and stores such as tree nurseries.
Harper acknowledged the difficulty of dealing with the existing mix of houses and businesses. He hopes the county's master zoning plan, which should be ready later this year, will help guide the county's planning.
"I think we need to have a plan and a goal for U.S. 6 ... so it's not just a patch quilt," Porter County Commissioner Robert Harper.
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