NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED VARIANCE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the County of Porter, Indiana, will hold a public hearing on the 17th of March, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Porter County Administration Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana, to consider the petition of Joyce Frechette, 589 W. 100 N., Valparaiso, seeking Variances from the following Sections of the Unified Development Ordinance: Section 10.33 Subdivision Control, to waive the requirement for Primary Plat; Section 10.34, Subdivision Control, to waive the requirement for Secondary plat; Section 2.12 RR District Development Standards, Minimum Lot Width, to reduce the requirement from 160 to 60 feet and to waive the requirement for the Minimum Width to Depth Ratio; all in order to build a second home on an 11.4-acre parcel, to be located on the following described property:

Legal Description: Parcel “B”

A parcel of Real Estate in the South 37 1/2 acres of the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 25, Township 35 North Range 7 West of the 2nd P.M. in Union Township, Porter County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the S.E. corner of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 89º49’44” W along the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4, 694.00 feet to the intersection with the centerline of a 50 foot ingress-egress easement as described in Deed Record 491, page 167, recorded July 10, 1998 in the Office of the Recorder of Porter County, Indiana, said intersection also being the Point of Beginning of said parcel; thence N 00º10’16” E, perpendicular to said South line, 270.00 feet; thence S 89º49’44” E parallel with said South line, 200.99 feet to the intersection with the West line of the East 493.0 feet of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 00º10’11” E along said West line, 606.00 feet, thence N 89º49’44” W parallel with said South line, 260.98 feet; thence S 00º10’16” W, 876.00 feet to the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4, thence S 89º49’44” E along said South line, 60.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 4.0 acres, more or less, and subject to all Legal highways and easements.

Legal Description: Parcel “A”

A parcel of Real Estate in the South 37 1/2 acres of the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 25, Township 35 North Range 7 West of the 2nd P.M., in Union Township, Porter County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the S.E. corner of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 89º49’44” W along the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4, 754.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N 00º10’16” E, perpendicular to said South line, 876.00 feet thence S 89º49’44” E parallel with said South line, 260.98 feet to the intersection with the West line of the East 493.0 feet of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 00º10’11” E along said West line, 362.10 feet to the North line of the South 37 1/2 acres of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 89º47’53” W along said North line, 515.20 feet to the East line of the West 316.0 feet of South 37 1/2 acres of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence S 00º07’44” W along said East line 710.38 feet to North line of a parcel of land described in Deed Record 443, page 550 in the Office of the Recorder of Porter County Indiana, said line described as the North line of the South 528.0 feet of South 37 1/2 acres of said S.W. 1/4 1/4, thence S 89º49’44” E along said North line, 165.00 feet to the N.E. corner of said parcel, thence S 00º07’44” W along said East line, 528.00 feet to the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence S 89º49’44” E along said South line, 88.33 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 7.38 acres, more or less, and subject to all Legal Highways and easements.

Legal Description Easement for Ingress-Egress and Utility Easement for benefit of Parcel “A”

A parcel of Real Estate in the South 37 1/2 acres of the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W 1/4 of Section 25, Township 35 North Range 7 West of the 2nd P.M., in Union Township, Porter County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the S.E. corner of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 89º49’44” W along the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4, 754.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N 00º10’16” E, perpendicular to said South line, 615.00 feet thence S 89º49’44” E parallel to said South line, 35.00 feet; thence S 00º10’16” W, perpendicular to said South line, 615.00 feet to the South line of said S.W. 1/4 1/4; thence N 89º49’44” W along said South line, 35.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

GENERAL LOCATION: A parcel of land located at 589 W. 100 N., in Union Township, Porter County, Indiana.

Written suggestions to said proposed Variance(s) may be filed with the Executive Director of the Porter County Plan Commission before such public hearing and/or verbal statements relating thereto will be heard at the above-designated time and place. A copy of the file is available for public view at the Plan Commission office.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

Raymond S. Joseph Jr., Planner

(February 24, 2010)