Board of Zoning Appeals - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of Zoning Appeals
- Meeting Type
- Board Of Zoning Appeals
- Location
- Chesterton, IN
- Meeting Date
- September 24, 2026
Video will appear here as soon as Chesterton Board of Zoning Appeals posts it — usually within a day of the meeting
Thursday, September 24, 2026
11 items on the agenda.
BRING MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- August 27, 2026 and Special BZA & Plan Joint Meeting- September 17, 2026
Bowen – 123 Beverly Dr – Development Standard Variance
William J. Bowen requesting a Development Standard Variance to allow a 10-foot by 10-foot shed to be located 5 feet from the side lot line, where Section 506 of the Chesterton Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance requires a side yard setback of 10 feet, therefore a variance of 5 feet. Property zoned R-1.
Green – 4141 Burlwood Dr (Westwood Manor Lot 53) – Development Standard Variance
Timothy and Kathleen Green requesting a Development Standard Variance to construct a 6-foot-high vinyl fence adjacent to a public right-of-way (County Road 1050 North), where Article VIII, Section 806(A) of the Chesterton Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum fence height of 4 feet 6 inches, therefore a variance of 1 foot 6 inches in height. Property zoned R-1.
SV Invests LLC – 130 Washington Ave – Use Variance
SV Invests LLC requesting a Use Variance to permit short-term rental use (transient lodging for stays of fewer than 30 consecutive days) of the property, where Section 505, Table A of the Chesterton Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance does not list short-term rental as a permitted use in the R-2 district. Property zoned R-2.
Sayler – 420 Broadway – Development Standard Variance (Off-Street Parking)
Jack Sayler, Trustee of the Jack C. Sayler Trust, requesting a Development Standard Variance from the off-street parking requirements of Article VI, Section 603 to allow a total of seventeen (17) parking spaces on the property, where the Ordinance requires forty (40) spaces for an establishment for the sale and consumption of food and beverages on the premises (based on a maximum occupancy load of 81 persons), therefore a variance of twenty-three (23) parking spaces. Property zoned B-2.
OLD BUSINESS
Updated petitioner's guide, packet, and form discussion
NEW BUSINESS - None
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Comprehensive Plan update