Town of Cedar Lake
Town Council Packet
August 18, 2026

Claims Docket / Financial Summary

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Notice of Public Hearing on Amendatory Ordinance

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NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Cedar Lake Town Council at the Cedar Lake Town Hall, 7408 Constitution Avenue, Cedar Lake, Indiana, on the 18th day of August, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in its regular monthly public meeting, to consider the following:

Specifically, the Cedar Lake Town Council will consider the following amendatory rates and charges in said Public Hearing, namely:

“SECTION ONE: CHARGE:

The Equivalent Residential Customer (“ERC”) shall equal $5,500.00 per new sewer tap connection for water meter sizes of 5/8″, Effective January 1, 2027, as a one-time charge known as the Town Sewer System Development Charge, will be collected from new customers of the Sewage Works System in accordance with the following schedule of such charges:

NOTE: When a Building Permit is applied for, the Sewer System Development Charge for larger water meters will be calculated. When a customer will not take potable water service through a Cedar Lake Water Meter and no meter size is available, the Gallons Per Minute (“GPM”) of the well pump, diameter of well casing, and depth of well will be used to calculate the System Development Charge per Equivalent Residential User. The base equivalent factor in $/GPM = $275.00. Under no calculation can the resulting System Development Charge be less than $5,500.00.

A copy of the proposed Amendatory Ordinance is on file for examination before the Public Hearing in the Cedar Lake Town Hall, located at 7408 Constitution Avenue, Cedar Lake, Indiana. Written objections to the proposed Amendatory Ordinance which are filed before the Public Hearing will be considered by the Town Council. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard by the Town Council at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary pursuant to law.

Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana,
a Municipal Corporation
By: /s/ Nicholas A. Recupito
Town Council President

PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indiana Code, including I.C. § 36-9-23-26 and I.C. § 8-1.5-3-8.1, and all other applicable law as such is amended from time to time, following adoption of the Town Amendatory Sewage Works System Development Charge Amendatory Rate Ordinance No. 1311, users may petition and seek review of the rates and changes imposed, if presented in conformance with applicable law.

Chicago Tribune Media Group — Insertion Order (Notice Publication)

Packet Pages 3–5

This insertion order documents the placement of the Notice of Public Hearing on Amendatory Ordinance (see preceding section) with the Chicago Tribune Media Group.

The insertion order form incorporates Tribune Publishing Company's standard Business Terms of Service and Data Processing Addendum by reference. In the event of any ambiguity, conflict, or inconsistency, the order of precedence is: (1) the Insertion Order, (2) the DPA, and (3) the Business Terms.

Draft Ordinance No. 1532

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An Ordinance Amending Town Ordinance No. 1311

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 1311, BEING: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE N0.1248, BEING: ‘AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 978, BEING: ’AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 926 OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, CONCERNING CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICES, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO’, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND TOWN CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO”, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND TOWN CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana (hereinafter, the “Town Council”), has been informed and advised concerning the System Development Charge to new customers of the Town Sewage Works System, all of which was established by the provisions of Town Ordinance No. 926, passed and adopted by the Town Council June 7, 2005; and thereafter amended by Town Ordinance No. 978, adopted on the 9th day of November, 2006; and thereafter amended by Town Ordinance No. 1248 adopted the 16th day of August, 2016; and thereafter further amended by Town Ordinance No. 1311, adopted the 4th day of December, 2018: and

WHEREAS, the Town Council has been further informed and advised by its Utility Accounting Specialist, and its Town Attorney, that the adopted Sewage Works System Development Charge, originally adopted in 2005, and thereafter amended as aforesaid, has been in full force and effect from and after the time of adoption to the present; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council has reviewed the provisions of the current Town Sewage Works System Development Charge Amendatory Rate Ordinance, as aforesaid: and

WHEREAS, the Town Council, upon its review of the provisions of the most current Sewage Works System Development Charge Rate, and upon being duly advised by its Utility Accounting Specialist, and its Town Attorney, now concurs that same should be amended in its terms pertaining to the Sewage Works System Development Charge Administration Method and the Rate to be charged and collected hereafter; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council, being duly advised, and having reviewed the current Sewage Works System Development Charges, now concurs and agrees that same should be amended for present development circumstances and that the Town needs to finance further improvements and extensions to the Town Sewage Works for future new connections to and usage of the Town Sewage Works, as well as for long-term capital operation and maintenance of the Town Sewage Works for new connections to, and users of, same hereafter; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council has been informed and advised that there was published a Notice of Public Hearing, giving notice to present and future customers of the Sewage Works System of a Public Hearing to be held regarding amendment to the aforementioned Town Ordinance No. 1311, and all Town Ordinances concerning Sewage Works System Development Charge rates and charges; and

WHEREAS, the duly noticed Public Hearing on amendment to the Town Sewage Works System Development Charge Rate Ordinance, as amended from establishment to date, was held on the day ____ of ________________, 2026, regarding the Sewage Works System Development Charges to be charged and collected, and wherein present and future customers of the Sewage Works System were given an opportunity to be heard concerning a proposed amendment to the Sewage Works System Development Charge rates and charges to be charged and collected pursuant to said Amendatory Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council, based upon its review, report and recommendation of its Utility Accounting Specialist and Town Attorney, has determined that the amendment of Town Ordinance Nos. 1311, 1248, and 978 pertaining to the schedule of Sewage Works System Development Charge rates and charges in the Town presented herein is non-discriminatory, reasonable, just and equitable.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION ONE: That SECTION ONE, entitled “CHARGE”, of Town Ordinance Nos. 1311, 1248, and 978, pertaining to establishment and amount of Sewage Works System Development Charge in the Town be, and the same is hereby amended to provide current Town Sewage Works System Development Charges in the Town to be charged and collected hereafter, as follows:

“SECTION ONE: CHARGE: The Equivalent Residential Customer (“ERC”) shall equal $5,500.00 per new sewer tap connection for water meter sizes of 5/8″, Effective ________________, as a one-time charge known as the Town Sewer System Development Charge, will be collected from new customers of the Sewage Works System in accordance with the following schedule of charges:

NOTE: When a Building Permit is applied for, the Sewer System Development Charge for larger water meters will be calculated. When a customer will not take potable water service through a Cedar Lake Water Meter and no meter size is available, the Gallons Per Minute (“GPM”) of the well pump, diameter of well casing, and depth of well will be used to calculate the System Development Charge per Equivalent Residential User. The base equivalent factor in $/GPM = $275.00. Under no calculation can the resulting System Development Charge be less than $5,500.00.

SECTION TWO: COLLECTION. That SECTION TWO of Town Ordinance Nos. 1311, 1248, and 978, entitled COLLECTION, pertaining to collection of the Sewage Works System Development Charge in the Town be, and the same are hereby amended to provide hereafter that the current Sewage Works System Development Charges in the Town to be charged and collected hereafter are as follows, namely:

“SECTION TWO: COLLECTION. The established Sewage Works System Development Charge amended hereby shall be collected as follows:

1. For all existing subdivided lots, the Sewer System Development Charge shall be collected at the time a building permit is issued for connection to the sanitary system; or
2. For any unsubdivided non-residential property, the Sewer System Development Charge shall be paid for:
   1. after Preliminary or Primary Plat Approval at the time connection is made to the sanitary sewer system for all sanitary tap connections required for the lots contained on the Preliminary or Primary Plat; or
   2. after Final Plat approval and prior to the execution of the Final Plat mylar for all sanitary tap connections required for the lots contained on the Final Plat.
3. For any unsubdivided non-residential property, the Sewer System Development Charge shall be paid for:
   1. in the minimum amount of $5,500.00 per connection if the water meter size is unknown after Preliminary or Primary Plat approval at the time connection is made to the sanitary sewer system for all sanitary tap connections required for the lots contained on the Preliminary or Primary Plat; or
   2. in the minimum amount of $5,500.00 per connection if the water meter size is unknown after Final Plat approval and prior to the signing of the Final Plat mylar for all sanitary tap connections required for the lots contained on the Final Plat; and
   3. at the time of building permit issuance for each subdivided lot, the remainder of the actual Sewer System Development Charge based upon the water meter size or the resulting $/GPM calculation using the well pump GPM, well casing diameter, and depth of well, less the minimum amount paid in C.1 or C.2 above.

SECTION THREE: That the amended Sewage Works System Development Charge rates and charges established hereby shall be collected by the Town at the time as set forth in SECTION TWO hereinabove, and in the same manner as the collection of all other Building Permit fees in the Town.

SECTION FOUR: That all existing Ordinances and Town Code Sections, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby deemed null, void, and of no legal effect, and are specifically repealed.

SECTION FIVE: That if any section, clause, provision, or portion of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect any other section, clause, provision, or portion of this Ordinance.

SECTION SIX: That this Amendatory Ordinance shall take effect, and be in full force and effect, upon passage and adoption by the Town Council of the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County Indiana, pursuant to the applicable provisions of I.C. § 36-9-23, and publication in conformance with applicable law.

ALL OF WHICH IS PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ____ DAY OF __________, 2026, BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA.

Tag Day Request — Application Form: HCMS Cheer

Packet Page 10

Standard form conditions apply: solicitation activities must start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and finish within four consecutive hours, with all activity completed by 1:00 p.m. on the approved day. Proof of insurance must be submitted with the request; incomplete requests will be returned. A small token to donors is required as acknowledgment of donation.

Certificate of Liability Insurance — Hanover Community School Corp.

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This page is an image-only scan (ACORD 25 form) with no extractable text layer. The key information has been transcribed below as an accessible table.

This certificate is issued as a matter of information only and confers no rights upon the certificate holder. It does not affirmatively or negatively amend, extend, or alter the coverage afforded by the policies listed, nor does it constitute a contract between the issuing insurer(s), authorized representative or producer, and the certificate holder.

Town Engineer Letter — Rose Garden Estates Subdivision, Phases 1–3: As-Built Review and Field Inspection #5

Packet Pages 12–23

Dear Plan Commission Members:

As requested, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC (CBBEL) staff has reviewed as-built drawings and completed additional field inspections for the Rose Garden Estates Subdivision, Phases 1–3. The plans were provided by Mackie Consultants, LLC (Mackie) and Lennar Homes (Lennar) and were reviewed for compliance with the Town of Cedar Lake's (Town) Subdivision Ordinance (No. 498), Stormwater Ordinance (No. 1218), and associated standard engineering methods. It is our understanding that the Developer has already addressed the repairs required by Town Public Works as part of the utility inspections for this development.

Based on our review of the submitted documents and the additional field inspections, we offer the following comments for the Applicant to address:

Phase 1–3 As-Built Review

All previous comments have been addressed.

Phase 1 Field Inspection/Repair Summary (Comments from November 20, 2023 Letter)

All repair locations are noted on the attached drawing and correspond to the comment item number.

Phases 2–3 Field Inspection/Repair Summary (Comments from August 28, 2025 Letter)

This table and the "New Field Comments" table below share one continuous numbering sequence (No. 1 through No. 410), matching the original letter.

New Field Comments (Phases 1–3)

Numbering continues from the table above (No. 124 through No. 410). The "Original Item #" column references the corresponding item number used on the attached repair-location exhibit.

By copy of this letter, the Developer is being advised of outstanding items of work. An exhibit of the noted repair locations is attached. After correction of the noted items, the Developer should schedule a re-inspection with CBBEL staff to review the completed work.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Luke J. Sherry, PE, CFM, CPESC
Town Engineer

cc: Town Manager (via email); Director of Operations (via email); Building Administrator (via email); David Austgen – Town Attorney (via email); Tom McSharry – Lennar (via email); Todd Kleven – Lennar (via email); Dennis Mayher – Lennar (via email); Rob Bachkosky – Mackie (via email)

Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit — Amendment No. 11

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This page is an image-only scan with no extractable text layer. The key information has been transcribed below as an accessible table.

The amendment states that the standby letter of credit is amended subject to the terms above, forms an integral part of the original instrument, and that all other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Correspondence and inquiries should be directed to BMO's Customer Service Center at the above address.

Exhibit A — Site Concept Plan (Little Scouts Academy)

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This page is a graphic exhibit combining a site plan drawing, a building floor-plan inset, and photographs, with condensed callout text. The full narrative describing this proposal is reproduced in the “Business Overview and Site Plan Narrative” section below; to avoid duplicating identical content, this section describes only the visual/graphic elements of the exhibit.

Building Layout — Conceptual Floor Plan

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This page is a floor-plan drawing with no substantive text beyond room labels and approximate square footage. The layout is reproduced below as an accessible table rather than a graphic.

Little Scouts Academy — Business Overview and Site Plan Narrative

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Business Overview

Mission: Little Scouts Academy exists to provide a nurturing environment where children build strong academic foundations, learn through meaningful experiences, grow in character, and become part of a community that feels like family.

Overview: Little Scouts Academy is a private Christian microschool serving Preschool through Second Grade students. The Academy is designed to provide families with a small-school environment that combines strong academics, hands-on learning, individualized instruction, character development, and family involvement. The school will operate as a private educational institution and will not be affiliated with a public school corporation.

Educational Programs

Programs Offered:

• Preschool (3-Day Program)
• Preschool (5-Day Program)
• Kindergarten through Second Grade Academy
• Before Care
• After Care
• Summer Camps

Educational Approach: Little Scouts Academy utilizes a small-class educational model that encourages academic growth, collaboration, leadership, and individualized learning. Instruction incorporates:

• Reading and Literacy Development
• Mathematics
• Science and STEM Activities
• Project-Based Learning
• Creative Arts
• Outdoor Exploration
• Character Development
• Community Engagement Experiences

Enrollment: Year One Goal: 20–25 Students. Projected Maximum Enrollment: 25–30 Students. The Academy intentionally maintains small class sizes to support individualized instruction and meaningful relationships between students, teachers, and families.

Operations & Enrollment

Staffing:

• Founder / Administrator
• Preschool Teacher
• Part-Time Support Staff

Additional substitute staff will be utilized as needed.

Traffic and Operations

Little Scouts Academy offers optional Before Care and After Care services, which naturally distribute student arrivals and departures throughout the day. Before Care students may arrive between 7:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Regular student drop-off occurs between 8:30 AM and 8:50 AM. Standard dismissal begins at 2:50 PM, while students enrolled in After Care may be picked up anytime between 2:50 PM and 5:00 PM. As a result, student traffic is spread throughout multiple arrival and dismissal periods rather than concentrated at a single time. Parents generally park briefly to escort their child into or out of the building and then depart in under 5 minutes. No bus transportation is anticipated.

Site Plan Summary

Building Use: The building will contain:

• Preschool Classroom
• Kindergarten–Second Grade Classroom
• Administrative Office
• Restrooms
• Indoor Movement Area
• Storage Areas

Outdoor Learning Area: A fenced outdoor learning and recreation area is proposed on the east side of the property. The outdoor area will measure approximately 30 feet by 60 feet and will be utilized exclusively by enrolled students under staff supervision. Existing brush and overgrowth will be removed and maintained as usable green space.

Proposed Fence: A four-foot black aluminum ornamental fence or black vinyl-coated chain-link fence is proposed around the outdoor learning area. The fence is intended to provide a secure environment for enrolled students while maintaining visibility, safety, and compatibility with surrounding properties. The proposed fence will allow clear visibility into the outdoor learning area while creating a defined and secure boundary for student activities. Protective bollards will be installed at six-foot intervals on center along the portions of the fence adjacent to the parking areas, including the side facing the main parking lot and the adjacent side facing the additional small parking area, to provide added protection from vehicle traffic.

Parking Plan

Projected Enrollment: Year One Enrollment: 20–25 Students. Projected Maximum Enrollment: 25–30 Students.

Parking Supply: The site contains approximately 10 on-site parking spaces located directly in front of the building. These spaces will be utilized by staff, parents, visitors, and vendors as needed.

Traffic Patterns: Little Scouts Academy offers optional Before Care and After Care services, which naturally distribute student arrivals and departures throughout the day. Before Care students may arrive between 7:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Regular student drop-off occurs between 8:30 AM and 8:50 AM. Standard dismissal begins at 2:50 PM, while students enrolled in After Care may be picked up anytime between 2:50 PM and 5:00 PM. As a result, student traffic is spread throughout multiple arrival and dismissal periods rather than concentrated at a single time.

Staff Parking: Staff members arrive before student drop-off and remain parked on-site throughout the school day. Staff parking demand is expected to consist primarily of the Founder/Administrator, the Preschool Teacher, and Part-Time Support Staff.

Traffic Impact: The Academy does not generate continuous customer traffic throughout the day. Parents generally park briefly to escort their child into or out of the building and then depart. Visitors do not typically remain on-site for extended periods. The combination of staggered arrival and dismissal schedules, Before Care, and After Care services reduces peak parking demand and supports efficient use of the existing parking facilities. The proposed use is expected to generate traffic patterns similar to other small educational and childcare facilities and is anticipated to have minimal impact on surrounding properties and roadways. No bus transportation is anticipated.

Additional Parking: Additional public street parking may be available on nearby residential streets when necessary for occasional school events, family conferences, open houses, or special programs.

Conclusion: Based upon the anticipated enrollment, staffing levels, operational model, and staggered arrival and dismissal schedules, the existing parking supply is expected to adequately serve the proposed use. Little Scouts Academy is intended to operate as a small-scale educational facility serving approximately 20–30 students and is not expected to create significant parking or traffic impacts on surrounding properties.

Outdoor Learning Area (Detail)

The proposed outdoor learning area will provide space for:

• Outdoor recreation
• Nature-based learning activities
• Group games
• Physical movement
• Seasonal educational activities

The area will be fully enclosed and supervised during student use.

Proposed Signage

A small freestanding arched wooden sign is proposed near the front roadway entrance of the property. The sign will identify Little Scouts Academy and will be designed to complement the character of the property and surrounding area. Low-profile landscape lighting may be utilized to illuminate the sign during evening hours. No electronic signage, digital displays, or changing message boards are proposed. The sign will be no more than 50 sq. ft. in size and at least 10 feet from the street.

Community Impact Statement

Little Scouts Academy is intended to remain a small-scale educational facility serving approximately 20–30 students. The Academy is designed to operate as a neighborhood educational resource with limited traffic, small class sizes, and minimal impact on surrounding properties. The Academy seeks to provide local families with an additional educational option while maintaining compatibility with surrounding properties and the character of the community.

Variance Application — Little Scouts Academy

Packet Page 33

This page is a scanned, partially handwritten form. Redacted fields (personal phone numbers and addresses, blacked out in the source) are marked as such.

Description of Variance Request (as handwritten on the form):

Requesting approval for a private educational use (Little Scouts Academy microschool) within the existing commercial building located at 13201 Morse St.

The undersigned Petitioner and Owner stated that the information contained in the application and all attached exhibits are true and correct to the best of their knowledge.

Variance Request Worksheet — Variance of Use (Petitioner Use)

Packet Page 34

This page is a scanned worksheet with handwritten answers to five statutory variance-of-use criteria. Answers are transcribed below as written.

1. The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community

Yes, proposed use as a private microschool will serve local families by providing educational opportunities in a safe & supervised environment. The property will comply with all applicable building, fire, & occupancy requirements. Will not negatively impact community.

2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner

It will not adversely affect neighboring properties. The school will operate during normal daytime hours, provide adequate parking, and is not expected to create excessive traffic or noise.

3. The need for the variance arises from some condition peculiar to the property involved

The existing property building is well-suited for educational use due to its layout, parking, and location. The variance is needed because this use isn't specifically permitted within the current zoning district.

4. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance will constitute an unnecessary hardship if applied to the property for which the variance is sought

Strict application of the zoning ordinance would prevent a suitable existing commercial property from being used as a microschool serving local communities.

5. The approval does not interfere substantially with the Comprehensive Plan

The proposed microschool provides a valuable educational service to local families and is consistent with the community-oriented nature of the area.

Per the worksheet: if any of the criteria have been checked as “no,” the Variance of Use may not receive a Favorable Recommendation to the Town Council. If all criteria have been checked as “yes,” then a Favorable Recommendation to the Town Council is justified.

Zoning Commitment — Grand Prize Auto (Norman Majesky / Henn Holdings LLC)

Packet Pages 35–39

This is a separate agenda item from the Little Scouts Academy variance materials above — a Zoning Commitment for an automobile sales use at 13318–13324 Wicker Avenue.

Zoning Commitment

This ZONING COMMITMENT (hereinafter, the “Commitment”), is made and entered into this ____ day of ________________, 2026, by Petitioner, Norman Majesky, d/b/a Grand Prize Auto, who appeared personally, and with Counsel, Attorney Roy Dominguez, and with Owner Representative, Rob Henn, of Henn Holdings, LLC (hereinafter, the “Owner”), as a condition of approval for Site Plan Waiver to be issued by the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, Plan Commission, or any other jurisdictional bodies of the Town of Cedar Lake (hereinafter, the “Town”), of a certain parcel of Real Property located at what is commonly known as 13318–13324 Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, and which is legally described hereinafter in this Commitment.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Town seeks to foster and uniformly regulate land-use of development within the Town for the benefit of the residents of the Town; and

WHEREAS, the Town is informed that the subject parcel of Real Estate which is the subject of this Site Plan Waiver Petition is currently Zoned B-3, General Business; and

WHEREAS, the Town is informed and advised that all parcels which are subject to this Commitment are currently proposed to be used for automobile sales, and related purposes; and

WHEREAS, the Petitioner does not own the subject parcel of Real Estate, but now seeks to develop same as an automobile sales and related business parcel with concurrence of the Owner identified hereinabove; and

WHEREAS, the Petitioner submitted an Application for a Site Plan Waiver to the Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission, through its Planning and Building Department, on or about June 10, 2026; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission thereafter held a Public Meeting on July 15, 2026, and after hearing the evidence and information of the Petitioner and Owner, as well as the attending public, and following due deliberation, did, in said Public Meeting, by voice vote, approve a Site Plan Waiver for the subject parcel to Petitioner and Owner, as petitioned for, all of which is set forth in the minutes of the Public Meeting referenced, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, adequacy and receipt of which is acknowledged, the Petitioner and Owner hereby agree as follows:

SECTION ONE — Commitment: The Petitioner acknowledges and accepts the covenants and terms hereof and agrees to develop and use the subject parcel of Real Estate for the sole purpose of conducting an automobile sales and related business uses as permitted by Right in a B-3 General Business Zoning District, as set forth in the Town Zoning Ordinance No. 1402, and all other consistent with current Zoning Law & Ordinances, as amended from time to time.

SECTION TWO — Subject Real Estate: The real estate encumbered by this Commitment is legally described as follows, namely:

SECTION THREE — General Provisions:

1. This Commitment shall be applied and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Indiana, as amended from time to time.
2. This Commitment, upon execution and recordation, complies with the provisions of I.C. §36-7-4-1015, as amended. By execution and delivery of this Commitment, the Recitals made herein are expressly fulfilled.
3. This Commitment shall run with the land and be binding upon the Owner and Petitioner, and their heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.
4. The terms and provisions included and caused by the Commitment include the following, namely:
   • Total parking: 57 spaces – 48 for vehicles for sale, 6 customer/ADA spaces, 3 employee spaces.
   • No unloading in the right-of-way: No unloading of vehicles is permitted in the US 41 right-of-way, under any circumstance (the Commission specifically removed a proposed “unauthorized” qualifier so the prohibition is absolute and unambiguous for enforcement purposes). A designated unloading area on the petitioner's own property was identified on the site plan.
   • Prior Waivers: All previously granted waivers and approvals affecting the property (including those from the 2018 and July 2021 “All Tire” expansion approvals) remain in effect and are incorporated by reference to the Town's Public Meeting Minutes (Board of Zoning Appeals and Plan Commission).
   • Enforceable running covenant: A recordable Zoning Commitment, running with the land and binding current and future owners, as set forth herein, has been prepared by the Town Attorney to memorialize all conditions in a single enforceable Instrument.
5. All notices and requests required pursuant to this Commitment shall be deemed sufficiently made if delivered, as follows:

   Notice Parties

   Party	Contact Information
   To the Petitioner	Norman Majesky, 13318 Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46303, norman@grandprizecars.com
   With a copy to	Henn Holdings LLC, 13733 Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46303, Attn: Rob Henn, LLC Member, robhenn@comcast.net
   To Plan Commission	Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission, 7408 Constitution Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 46303, Attn: Holder of the Office of the Building Commissioner
   With a copy to	David M. Austgen, Esq., Austgen Kuiper Jasaitis, P.C., 103 North Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307, Attorney for Cedar Lake Plan Commission, akjpc@austgen.law

SECTION FOUR — Public Meeting Action: This AGREEMENT is executed by the Town Council of the TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, after action at a duly noticed Public Meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, a Municipal Corporation, on the ____ day of ________________, 2026, at which by a vote of ____ in favor, and ____ against, approved and authorized entry into this AGREEMENT, and whereby the Members of the Town Council, and the Town Clerk-Treasurer, respectively, were duly authorized to execute, attest, and deliver this AGREEMENT.

SECTION FIVE — Corporate/Entity Authority: The undersigned Person or Persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Corporate Parties or other legal Entities to this Agreement, represent and certify that they are duly elected or appointed Officers or Representatives of said corporations or entities, are fully empowered to execute and deliver this Agreement, and that all necessary corporate action or public entity for the making of this Agreement has been taken and done.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Petitioner and Owner have duly executed this Commitment pursuant to all requisite authorizations and agreements, as of the date first above written.

The document includes a standard attorney certification: “I affirm, under the penalty of perjury, that I have taken responsible care to redact each Social Security number in this document, unless required by law, and this document was prepared by David M. Austgen, AUSTGEN KUIPER JASAITIS P.C., 130 N. Main St., Crown Point, Indiana 46307.”