ORDINANCE 2011-09

AN ORDINANCE OF THE

CHESTERTON TOWN COUNCIL AMENDING

THE CHESTERTON ZONING MAP

WHEREAS, Porter County Commissioners, have filed a Petition requesting a change to the Chesterton Zoning Map for real estate it owns generally located with Highway 49 as its East boundary, Porter Avenue as its North boundary and the Chesterton Cemetery as its West boundary, in Chesterton, Indiana; and

WHEREAS, the Chesterton Advisory Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the aforementioned rezoning petition on May 19, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the Chesterton Advisory Plan Commission has certified the rezoning proposal with a favorable recommendation to the Chesterton Town Council, subject to a Written Commitment; and

WHEREAS, the Chesterton Town Council concurs with the recommendation of its Advisory Plan Commission; and

WHEREAS, the Chesterton Advisory Plan Commission and the Chesterton Town Council have paid reasonable regard to the criteria set forth in Ind. Code 36-7-4-603 in considering the rezoning proposal; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Chesterton Town Council as follows:

SECTION 1: That the Chesterton Zoning Map shall be amended showing the rezoning of the following legally described property from R-2 to B-2:

A parcel of land in the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 36 North, Range 5 West of the Second Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the North line of said Section 6, with the West line of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6; thence South 0 degrees 53 minutes 24 seconds East along said West line, 1105.70 feet more or less to its intersection with the Westerly Right of Way line of the State Road #49 Bypass, as presently laid out; thence North 11 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds East along said Westerly Right of Way line 80.18 feet; thence North 15 degrees 17 minutes 01 seconds East along said Westerly Right of Way line 50.09 feet; thence North 11 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds East along said Westerly Right of Way line 800.00 feet; thence North 36 degrees 01 minutes 56 seconds West 192.78 feet; thence North 00 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds West 40.92 feet to the North line of said Section 6; thence South 89 degrees 25 minutes 00 seconds West along the North line of said Section 6, 97.31 feet to the point of beginning.

Which property is commonly known as: 600 East Porter Ave., Chesterton, IN

SECTION 2: That attached to this Ordinance is a copy of the Written Commitment as proposed and executed by the Petitioner and approved by the Chesterton Plan Commission and the same shall be recorded subsequently with the adoption of this Ordinance and a copy is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication as required by law.

ALL OF WHICH IS PASSES AND ADOPTED by the Chesterton Town Council, Porter County, Indiana, this 27th day of June, 2011.

CHESTERTON TOWN COUNCIL

Emerson DeLaney

Jeff Trout

Nicholas Walding

ATTEST:

Gayle S. Polakowski, Clerk-Treasurer

(July 1, 2011)