Town of Cedar Lake Board of Zoning Appeals

Variance Request:

Petitioner is requesting a Use Variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 7.1 - B-1 Neighborhood Business Zoning District, Section B General Provisions: all business, service, storage, merchandise, display, and where permitted, repair and processing, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, unless authorized as a variance, and except as otherwise permitted herein for specified uses, such as off-street automobile parking, off-street loading, and the like.

This Use Variance is to allow the Petitioner to store business vehicles on site.

Variance Request:

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 6.2 - R-2 Zoning District, Section C - Bulk Requirements: Minimum Lot Area and Width: a lot width of not less than eighty feet (80'), Front Yard: a distance of thirty feet (30'), Side Yard: two (2) side yards, each having a width of not less than eight feet (8'), Rear Yard: there shall be a rear yard of not less than thirty feet (30'), Section D - Parking Requirements: there shall be at least two (2) parking spaces for each single-family dwelling

This Developmental Variance is to allow the Petitioner to change building setbacks for proposed improvements:

• 66' front width (vs. required 80')
• 5' side yard setbacks (vs. required 8')
• 5' rear yard setback (vs. required 30')
• Only 1 off-street parking (vs. required 2)

Variance Request:

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 7.2 - Section D - Side Yard (c): all interior lots shall have two (2) side yards, each having a width of not less than twelve feet (12'), except where party wall are used, Chapter 16 - Section C - Signs in Business or Industrial Districts (c): Monument Signs/Pole Mounted Signs: (i) in the event that a building has a monument sign it shall be limited to a maximum size of sixty (60') square feet in area and six (6') feet in height. (ii) in the event that a building has a pole mounted sign it shall be limited to a maximum size of sixty (60') square feet in area, (25') feet in height and must have a ground clearance of a minimum of eight (8') feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, Chapter 12 - Section D: In Yards: off street parking spaces, open to the sky, may be located in any yard, except a front yard and a side yard adjoining a street. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking spaces shall be subject to applicable yard requirements.

This Developmental Variance is to allow the Petitioner to:

• On east side of parking lot, allow parking lot to extend to within one foot of the edge of the property line
• Expand monument sign from 60 square feet to 72 square feet
• Extend height of monument sign from 6 feet to 18 feet
• Allow additional electronic sign, size to be 12x24, mounted on pole, maximum height of 32 feet
• Allow front, side and rear parking

Variance Request:

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 6.2, Section C (6): Bulk Requirements: Height: the maximum height of any building shall not exceed thirty feet (30') at its peak, measured from twelve inches (12") below the top of the foundation, (2) Minimum Lot Area and Width: A lot area of not less than ten thousand (10,000 - 80' x 125') square feet, and a lot width of not less than eighty feet (80') at the building line shall be provided for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this Zoning District. Corner lot areas of not less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500 - 100' x 125') square feet, and a lot width of not less than one hundred feet (100') at the building line shall be permitted for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this Zoning District.

This Developmental Variance is to allow the Petitioner to increase the lot coverage from 25% to 30%.