County Council, July 28, 2026
Approved: Rezoning at 15362 State Road 23 from R to B (Bill 39-26), 6-2
What happened
On July 28, 2026, St. Joseph County approved Rezoning at 15362 State Road 23 from R to B (Bill 39-26) (6-2).
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.
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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)
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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
2 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
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…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 7 Councilmember, 3 Witness, 1 Chair, 3 Public, 1 Clerk, 2 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 5 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 2 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Dan Truby Weller, Applicant.
11 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 5 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant.
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Meeting audio
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Zoning terms (16)
132 recorded timestamps
- rezoning (4 timestamps)
- subdivision (10 timestamps)
- motion to approve (6 timestamps)
- land use (6 timestamps)
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- commercial (18 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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