Area Board of Zoning Appeals, September 15, 2026
Approved: Barbed wire and 8-foot fence variances at 13801 Jefferson Road, 5-0
What happened
On September 15, 2026, St. Joseph County approved Barbed wire and 8-foot fence variances at 13801 Jefferson Road (5-0).
The Area Board of Zoning Appeals denied a front-yard setback variance for a shed at 54280 26th Street (Laura Brandenburg) on a 5-0 roll call. The board approved several other variances including a five-foot chain link fence at 54611 Clover Road, a lot-width variance for a single-…
- Jurisdiction
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (8)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPool privacy fence
Approved 5-0Barbed wire and 8-foot fence
Approved 5-0Garage setback
Approved 5-054280 26th Street
Denied 5-0Lot width variance at Rue Duloc Drive East parcel
Approved 5-019987 Darden Road
Approved 5-054611 Clover Road
Approved 5-0Garage setback
Approved 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Variance denial for shed at 54280 26th Street
Laura L. Brandenburg requested a variance from section 158.107 C1 to allow a zero-foot front yard north setback where 35 feet is required (10 feet previously granted) to accommodate a 16 by 24 shed on an approximately .37 acre through lot. Board denied 5-0.
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Key Decisions (9)
Variance denial for shed at 54280 26th Street
Variance for 5-foot chain link fence at 54611 Clover Road
Petition three tabled to October
Lot width variance at Rue Duloc Drive East parcel
ADU conditional use and variance at 19987 Darden Road
Garage setback variance at 13300 New Road
Garage setback variance at 51656 Cherry Road
Barbed wire and 8-foot fence variances at 13801 Jefferson Road
Pool privacy fence variance at 12950 Jefferson Road
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Development Activity (3)
Single-family home on 17-acre parcel off Rue Duloc Drive East
Residential
Detached accessory dwelling unit at 19987 Darden Road
Residential
BPMI industrial test loop facility at 13801 Jefferson Road
Industrial
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
The jurisdiction approved its first-ever accessory dwelling unit conditional use,…
Commercial Demand
A federal defense contractor (BPMI) expanding a classified test loop…
Infrastructure
Septic system placement and county engineer-required setbacks are repeatedly constraining…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Clerk, 5 Board Member, 2 Public, 3 Applicant, 3 Staff, 4 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 4 Board Member, 3 Applicant, 3 Staff, 4 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Timothy D. Sparrow, Applicant.
14 more identified names in Pro: 4 Board Member, 2 Applicant, 3 Staff, 4 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (18)
152 recorded timestamps
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- variance (54 timestamps)
- setback (20 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
- approved (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (8)
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