Monday, January 31, 2011

Plan Commission Reminder- February 2, 2011

The Steuben County Plan Commission will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The hearing will be located in the Multi-purpose Room of the Community Center, 317 S. Wayne, Angola, IN. and will begin at 7pm.

The agenda for the hearing is located earlier in this weblog or on the "Home Tab" of the Steuben County GIS site.

The staff report for the hearing may be viewed on the "Home Tab" of the Steuben County GIS.

The hearing will be broadcast live on the internet and recorded for later viewing. (Technical issues may interfere with the broadcast.)

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Calendar for February 2011



Monday, January 31, 2011, at 9:00am.
Lakes Advisory Board Meeting
Presbyterian Chapel of the Lakes

Wednesday, February 1, 2011, at 7:00pm.
Plan Commission Hearing
Multi-purpose Room, Steuben County Community Center
4 New Agenda Items
Agenda on GIS Home Page, Agenda on Weblog
Plan Commission Staff Report
Hearing is open to the public.
Webcast/Recording (pending technical issues)

Friday, February 4, 2011, at 4:00pm.
March Hearing Sign-Up Deadline
Steuben County Plan Commission Office
Notes: All applications must be complete at time of submission.

Monday, February 7, 2011, at 7:00pm.
Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing
Multi-purpose Room, Steuben County Community Center
5 New Agenda Items
Agenda on GIS Home Page, Agenda on Weblog
BZA Staff Report
Hearing is open to the public.
Webcast/Recording

Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 7:00pm.
Design Review Committee*
Pillar Room or Board Room, Steuben County Community Center
Meeting is open to the public.
* If necessary.

Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 8:00 am
Plan Commission Site Survey*
Various sites throughout the county. Site survey begins in the Steuben County Community Center.
Site survey is open to the public.
* If necessary.

Friday, February 25, 2011, at 7:00 am
Board of Zoning Appeals Site Survey*
Various sites throughout the county. Site survey begins in the Steuben County Community Center.
Site survey is open to the public.
*If necessary.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Report of Collections- January 11/25, 2011


Following is the Steuben County Plan Commission Report of Collections for the period: January 11, 2011, through January 25, 2011. Collections are turned over to the Steuben County Auditor.

DESCRIPTIONTHIS PERIODYEAR TO DATE
Improvement Location Permits$450.00$625.00
Sign Location Permits$0.00$0.00
Fences/Retaining Walls$0.00$0.00
Special Meeting$0.00$0.00
Variance Applications$100.00$1,050.00
Special Exceptions$0.00$0.00
Zone Chane Applications$0.00$0.00
Vacations$0.00$0.00
Subdivision Applications$0.00$50.00
Planned Unit Developments$0.00$0.00
Legal Ads$0.00$60.00
Copying/Postage$0.00$300.00
Copy of Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive Plan$0.00$15.00
Lake Map Directory$0.00$0.00
Fines$0.00$50.00
Abandoned/Junk Vehicles$0.00$0.00
TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED$550.00$2,150.00


Notes: Collections turned in on January 27, 2011.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Site Survey Attendance- January 27/28, 2011

The Steuben County Plan Commission conducted a site survey on Thursday, January 27, 2011. The following Plan Commissioners were present: Brooks, Gilbert, & Schmidt.

The Steuben County Board of Zoning Appeals conducted a site survey on Friday, January 28, 2011. The following Board Members were present: Bandelier, DeMarco, Halsey, Schmidt, & Smith.

BZA Staff Report- February 7, 2011

The Steuben County Board of Zoning Appeals Staff Reports are now available online.

You may view or download the February 7, 2011, Board of Zoning Appeals Staff Report from the Home Tab of the Steuben County GIS.

You may also contact Plan Commission Staff if you would like to have a pdf copy of the Staff Report emailed to you.

As always, copies of the report are available for review in the Plan Commission Office and at the Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Plan Commission Staff Report- February 2, 2011

The Steuben County Plan Commission Staff Reports are now available online.

You may view or download the February 2, 2011, Plan Commission Staff Report from the Home Tab of the Steuben County GIS.

You may also contact Plan Commission Staff if you would like to have a pdf copy of the Staff Report emailed to you.

As always, copies of the report are available for review in the Plan Commission Office and at the Plan Commission Hearing.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Land-Use Video Seminar (Welcome)- January 26, 2011

Just a reminder that the Purdue Extension Office and the Steuben County Plan Commission will be hosting a Land-Use Video Seminar tonight from 7:00-9:00 pm. The seminar will be held in the basement of the Steuben County Community Building, 317 S Wayne, Angola.

The topic is "Welcome to the Plan Commission/Board of Zoning Appeals." More information is available in an earlier post.

If you are unable to come to the Community Center, you my participate at home on your own computer. Point your web browser to the following address: https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/landuse012611/.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BZA Agenda- February 7, 2011

Notice is hereby given that the Steuben County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on February 7, 2011, at 7:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Steuben County Community Center, 317 S. Wayne, Angola, IN, for consideration of the following agenda:



1. (V-11-05) Armstrong Property LLC & Bruce Armstrong petition for one developmental-standard variance for a home addition. Variance is for a road-front setback of nineteen & two-tenths (19.2) feet rather than the twenty-five (25) feet required. Property is located at 1160 LN 301 Lk George, Section 15 of Jamestown Twp (Map# 76-03-15-120-107.000-006),

2. (V-11-06) Brian & Amy Kaufman petition for one developmental-standard variance for a home addition. Variance is for a road-front setback of ten & eight-tenths (10.8) feet rather than the twenty-five (25) feet required. Property is located at 140 LN 301C Lk George, Section 15 of Jamestown Twp (Map# 76-03-15-110-101/102.000-006),


*- The link will take you to the first parcel identified in the map number. This weblog and the online GIS are not playing well for linking multiple properties so we have included an image of all of the properties in addition to the link.

3. (V-11-07ABC) Edward & Kathleen Murphy petition for three developmental standard variances for a carriage house. Variances are for a side-yard setback of three (3) feet eight (8) inches rather than the five (5) feet required, a rear-yard setback of six (6) feet seven (7) inches rather than the twenty (20) feet required, & an impermeable coverage of seventy-two and five tenths (72.5) percent rather than the fifty (50) percent allowed. Property is located at 295 LN 490A Lk James, Section 33 of Jamestown Twp (Map# 76-03-33-320-202.000-006),

4. (V-11-08AB) Brian & Melissa Cook petition for two post-construction, developmental-standard variances for a new fence. Variances are for a side-yard setback of one and five-tenths (1.5) feet rather than the two (2) feet required & for fence posts located on the outside of the property intended to fence rather than the inside required. Property is located at 2565 N 400 W, Section 7 of Pleasant Twp (Map# 76-06-07-140-212/217.000-011), &


*- The link will take you to the first parcel identified in the map number. This weblog and the online GIS are not playing well for linking multiple properties so we have included an image of all of the properties in addition to the link.

5. (V-11-09AB) John & Cynthia Somers petition for two developmental-standard variances for a new detached garage. Variances are for a road-front setback of twenty-two (22) feet rather than the twenty-five (25) feet required & a rear-yard setback of five (5) feet rather than the twenty (20) feet required. Property is located north of 55 LN 150C Lk James, Section 3 of Pleasant Twp (Map# 76-06-03-120-306.030-011).




The above petitions are on file for public examination in the Plan Commission Office, 317 S Wayne St Ste 3L, Angola, IN. Written statements may be filed with the Steuben County Plan Director and may be considered by the BZA at the public hearing. Interested persons wishing to present their views on a petition will be given the opportunity to do so at the hearing. Hearings on particular petitions may be continued at the discretion of the BZA. Petitions requiring the consideration of the Board of Commissioners will be heard at their next regularly scheduled meeting with agenda openings.