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County Council, July 28, 2026

Denies Proposed one-year solar moratorium resolution (agenda amendment), 4-4

2h 47m23,829 words
132 mentionsrezoningsubdivisionmotion to approveland usezoningcommercialpublic hearingmotion to denyapprovedindustrialresidentialcomprehensive planspecial use permitplatrezonemixed useSt. Joseph County, IN
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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.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
St. Joseph County, IN
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 28, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, 4-4

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.

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Key Decisions (9)

Denied

Proposed one-year solar moratorium resolution (agenda amendment)

Vote: 4-4
Approved

Salary amendment - IT department (Bill 47-26)

Vote: 8-0
Denied

Salary amendment - Prosecutor (Bill 48-26)

Vote: 7-1

Zoning Changes (3)

RC.35 acre and .21 acre parcels

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)

ChairCouncilmember · 5Staff · 2Applicant · 2Applicant's RepWitnessPublic · 2

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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