Town of Cedar Lake Board of Zoning Appeals

1. 2025-45 – Botterman – Developmental Variance

Deferred from the February 12, 2026 meeting

Owner/Petitioner:

Marinus B. Botterman, 1821 E. Rainbow Lane, Crete, IL 60417

Vicinity:

8815 W. 132^nd Place, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

45-15-35-104-007.000-043

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)

(Petitioner has asked for a deferral to the April 9, 2026 meeting)

Hearing Process:

1. Petitioner's Comments
2. Building Department's Comments
3. Board's Decision Motion

2. 2025-46 – M&L Adventures – Developmental Variance

Deferred from the January 8, 2026 meeting

Owner:

M&L Adventures, c/o Vis Law, PO Box 980, Cedar Lake, IN

Petitioner:

Vis Law, PO Box 980, Cedar Lake, IN

Vicinity:

10715 W. 133^rd Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

45-15-28-126-017.000-014 & 45-15-28-126-023.000-014

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 walls 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

Hearing Process:

1. Petitioner's Comments
2. Building Department's Comments
3. Board's Decision Motion

1. 2026-02 – Beacon Pointe – Unit 8 – Developmental Variance

Owner:

Beacon Pointe of Cedar Lake LLC, 8900 Wicker Avenue, St. John, IN 46373

Petitioner:

Beacon West LLC, 2300 Ramblewood Drive, Suite A, Highland, IN 46322

Vicinity:

Lots 85, 88, 90, 92, 95 and 112, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

See attached in packet

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): Lot Coverage: Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings and structures.

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance to increase the lot coverage on Lots 85, 88, 90, 92, 95 and 112 to 29.8% from 25% in Beacon Pointe, Unit 8.

Hearing Process:

1. Review of Legals
2. Petitioner's Comments
3. Remonstrators
4. Building Department's Comments
5. Board's Decision Motion

2. 2026-03 – Birkett – Developmental Variance

Owner:

ABLTS LLC, Slate Drive, Dyer, IN 46311

Petitioner:

Dan Andringa, 10609 Wicker Avenue, St. John, IN 46373

Vicinity:

9311 W. 142^nd Place, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

45-15-34-107-023.000-014

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 (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. Chapter 6.2, Section C (6): Lot Coverage: Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings and structures.

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance to build a new home on a lot that is 7,500 square feet, 50' in width, and lot coverage of 28%.

Hearing Process:

1. Review of Legals
2. Petitioner's Comments
3. Remonstrators
4. Building Department's Comments
5. Board's Decision Motion

3. 2026-04 – 2M Land Group, LLC – Developmental Variance

Owner:

2M Land Group, LLC, 8421 W. 139^th Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46373

Petitioner:

Michael F. Dolder, 8421 W. 139^th Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46373

Vicinity:

13905 Huseman Street, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

45-15-27-454-003.000-014

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 (2): Minimum Lot Area and Width: 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. Section C (3): Front Yard: There shall be a minimum front yard between the building line and the highway and street right-of-way lines as follows: (d) On all other streets, a distance of thirty feet (30'). Rear and two-story.

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance to build a new home on a corner lot with a lot size of 9,167 square feet, with a front property width of 87.5 feet on Huseman and 103 feet on 139^th Avenue. Front yard setback on Huseman of 15 feet and 5 feet setback off 139^th Avenue. Rear yard setback of 28 feet, and a two-story home with a building size of 2,092 square feet. The attached garage will be over 400 square feet.

Hearing Process:

1. Review of Legals
2. Petitioner's Comments
3. Remonstrators
4. Building Department's Comments
5. Board's Decision Motion

4. 2026-05 – M&L Adventure, LLC c/o Vis Law – Developmental Variance

Owner/Petitioner:

M&L Adventure, LLC c/o Vis Law, PO Box 980, Cedar Lake, IN 46373

Vicinity:

10715 133^rd Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Parcel ID:

45-15-28-126-017.000-014

Variance Request A:

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 16 (2), (a) (9): Prohibited Signs: Signs which display any flashing or intermittent lights, or lights changing intensity or color, except signs indicating time or weather conditions; Section C. (3) Off-premise signs shall not exceed three hundred (300') square feet in area and shall be located subject to the following distance requirements as the case may be: (b) No closer than six hundred (600') feet of a residential building or other such off-premise sign as measured by a radius of said distance around such sign, except that, if such a sign is proposed along a four (4) lane highway, then add six hundred (600') foot distance to be measured only in a lateral direction each way from the sign and parallel to said highway.

Petitioner is requesting a Developmental Variance to build an electronic off-premises sign, 10x20 total 400 square feet to be located within 200 feet of residence.

Variance Request B:

Petitioner is requesting a developmental variance from the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, Ordinance No. 1402, Chapter 16 (1)(c) monument signs/pole-mounted signs; 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, maximum size of sixty (60') square feet, twenty-five (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.

Petitioner is requesting a developmental variance to build a pole-mounted monument sign, which has a maximum size of one hundred eight (108') square feet in area on each side, with a ground clearance of forty-two (42") inches from the ground to the bottom of the sign.

Hearing Process:

1. Review of Legals
2. Petitioner's Comments
3. Remonstrators
4. Building Department's Comments
5. Board's Decision Motion