County Council, July 28, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 15362 State Road 23 from R to B (Bill 39-26), 6-2
What happened
St. Joseph County Council denied the special use petition for agritourism at 62485 Miami Road (Barn Swallow Farm, Bill 44-26, petitioner Daniel Truby Weller) on a 4-4 tie vote, which returns it to committee but leaves the ABZA's 4-3 favorable recommendation controlling.
- Jurisdiction
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-2
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsToledo Avenue, eastern St. Joseph County
Awaiting final voteSpecial use for agritourism
Denied 4-4For 50755 Portage Road contractor yard
Awaiting final vote15362 State Road
Approved 6-2Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Proposed one-year solar moratorium resolution (agenda amendment)
Councilman Rutten sought to amend the agenda to add a resolution seeking a one-year special solar moratorium for St. Joe County. A motion to amend the agenda requires a unanimous vote; the motion failed 4-4, so the agenda was not amended and the resolution was not introduced.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
St. Joseph County Council denied the special use petition for agritourism at 62485 Miami Road (Barn Swallow Farm, Bill 44-26, petitioner Daniel Truby Weller) on a 4-4 tie vote, which returns it to committee but leaves the ABZA's 4-3 favorable recommendation controlling.
Key Decisions (9)
Proposed one-year solar moratorium resolution (agenda amendment)
Salary amendment - IT department (Bill 47-26)
Salary amendment - Prosecutor (Bill 48-26)
Salary amendment - Prosecutor (Bill 49-26)
Salary amendment - Probate Court (Bill 50-26)
Fiscal appropriation ordinance (Bill 46-26, amended)
Vacation of Huckleberry Road right-of-way (Bill 43-26)
Special use for agritourism at 62485 Miami Road (Bill 44-26)
Rezoning at 15362 State Road 23 from R to B (Bill 39-26)
Development Activity (5)
Amazon IEC3 campus / Huckleberry Road vacation
Infrastructure
Barn Swallow Farm agritourism venue
Commercial
Office/mixed-use development at 15362 State Road 23
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Amazon/AWS is building a data center campus (IEC3) on the…
Commercial Demand
Ongoing rezoning trend along the State Road 23 corridor since…
Sentiment
Public and multiple council members are skeptical of large-scale data…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 2 staff members, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 2 members of the public.
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