NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED

DEVELOPMENT STANDARD VARIANCE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the County of Porter, Indiana, will hold a public hearing on the 15th of June, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Porter County Administration Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana, to consider the petition of Mark Birky, seeking Development Standard Variances from the Unified Development Ordinance, to vary the following Sections: 5.06 AS-03 Accessory Structure; Residential, to increase maximum floor area from 1,986 square feet to 5,100 square feet; Section 2.12 to increase maximum structure height from 20’ to 23’6”, all in order to construct a pole barn, located on the following described parcel of land:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR COMBINED PARCEL “A” AND “B”: A parcel of real estate in the N.E. 1/4 of Section 5, Township 33 North, Range 5 West of the 2nd P.M. in Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana described as follows: Beginning at the N.E. corner of said N.E. 1/4: thence N 89º33’39” W, along the North line of said N.E. 1/4, 238.46 feet; thence S 5º23’16” E, 452.79 feet; thence S 89º33’39” E, parallel to said North line, 203.46 feet to said East line; thence N 00º57’21” W, along said East line, 450.58 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 2.28 acres, more or less, and subject to all Legal Highways and Easements.

GENERAL LOCATION: A parcel of land located at 298 East 600 South, in Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana

Written suggestions to said proposed Variance may be filed with the Executive Director of the Porter County Plan Commission before such public hearing and/or verbal statements relating thereto will be heard at the above-designated time and place. A copy of the file is available for public view at the Plan Commission office.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

Raymond S. Joseph Jr.

Planner/Zoning Administrator

(May 25, 2011)