NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT

Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the County of Porter, Indiana will hold a public hearing on the 13th day of July, 2011 at 6:30 p.m., in the Porter County Administration Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana to consider the petition of Keene Allison, 9564 N. 500 W., Michigan City, Indiana for a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to rezone a parcel of land from R-1, Single Family Residential to CM, Moderate Intensity Commercial District to be located on the following described parcel:

A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 36 North, Range 5 West, in Porter County, Indiana, described and bounded as beginning at the intersection of the center line of State Road No. 49 with an East and West line that is parallel to and 979.5 feet distant South by rectangular measurement from the North line of said Southwest 1/4 Section; thence Southwesterly along the center line of said Road 49, 1048.0 feet to the intersection of said center line of Road 49 with the center line of a stone road formerly known as the Valparaiso-Chesterton Road; thence Northwesterly along the center line of said stone road, 1178.5 feet to its intersection with above mentioned parallel line that is 979.5 feet South of the North line of 1/4 Section; Thence East along said parallel line, 379.7 feet to the point of beginning, containing 4.00 acres.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: Commencing at a point on the center of stone road, known as Valparaiso-Chesterton Road, 1023.2 feet Southeasterly from the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7 Township 36 North, Range 5 West of the Second Principal Meridian; thence East parallel with the North 1/4 Section Line, a distance of 379.7 feet to a point in the center of State Highway No. 49; thence at an angle of 81º and 50’ Southwesterly along the center of said Highway No. 49, a distance of 124.72 feet to a point; thence West parallel with the North 1/4 Section line, a distance of 325.96 feet to a point in the center of the stone road, known as Valparaiso-Chesterton Road; thence Northwesterly along the center of the said Valparaiso-Chesterton Road, a distance of 128.6 feet to the place of beginning, containing 1 acre.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 36 North, Range 5 West in Porter County, Indiana, described and bounded as beginning at a point on the center of stone road, known as Old Valparaiso-Chesterton Road, 1151.8 feet Southeasterly of the North line of said Southwest 1/4, said point being also on a line parallel to and 1108.96 feet South by rectangular measurement from the North line of said Southwest 1/4 of said Section; thence East on said parallel line, 325.96 feet, more or less, to the center of State Highway No. 49; thence Southwesterly along said center of State Highway

No. 49, a distance of 125 feet; thence Westerly on a straight line to a point on the center line of the Old Valparaiso-Chesterton Road, which is 125 feet Southeasterly from the point of beginning, as measure along the center line of said road; thence Northwesterly along said center line to the point of beginning.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: A part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 36 North, Range 5 West, Porter County, Indiana, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said 1/4 Section; thence Easterly 533.00 feet along the South line of said 1/4 Section to the existing centerline of State Road 49; thence Northerly 884.00 feet along said centerline; thence Westerly 30.00 feet at right angles to said centerline to the point of beginning of this description, which point of beginning is the intersection of the existing West boundary of said State Road 49 and the existing Northeastern boundary of the Valparaiso-Chesterton Road; thence Northwesterly, 192.92 feet along said Northeastern boundary; thence South 84º35’00” East, 69.92 feet to the existing West boundary of said State Road 49; thence Southerly 179.75 feet along said West boundary to the point of beginning and containing 0.142 acres, more or less.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 36 North, Range 5 West of the Second Principal Meridian in Porter County, Indiana, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the centerline of Old Valparaiso-Chesterton Road, 1280.69 feet Southeasterly of the North line of said Southwest 1/4, said point being also on a line parallel with and 1226.50 feet South by rectangular measurements from the North line of said Southwest 1/4 of said Section; thence North 84º59’03” East along said parallel line, 256.82 feet, more or less to the Westerly right-of-way line of the Frontage Road for State Road No. 49; thence South 00º11’19” West along said Westerly line, 122.36 feet; thence North 88º08’45” West, 218.39 feet more or less, to said centerline of the Valparaiso-Chesterton Road; thence North 21º48’39” West along said centerline, 100.0 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 25649 square feet or 0.589 acres, more or less.

GENERAL LOCATION: A parcel of land located at 1022 N. Old SR 49, in Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana.

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

PLAN COMMISSION,

PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

Robert W. Thompson Jr. AICP

Executive Director/County Planner

(June 27, 2011)