Janet Castle, Kevin McSherry and Matt Sandy, APC director, talk before the Wednesday, July 5 Area Plan Commission meeting in Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Phoebe Muthart.

By Phoebe Muthart
Staff Writer

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Parking for a Nappanee business was approved at the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission meeting Wednesday, July 5.

Cornerstone Acres’ petition for an appeal was approved. It wants to change and alter the previous hearing, and self-imposed conditions, by adopting a new development site plan and allow overnight RV parking area. The property is the site of Solar Energy Systems. It installs solar panels on RVs and is expanding. It wants to allow RVs to be parked overnight.

The property is located on the south side of CR 1350 North, west of SR 19 in Nappanee.

A complaint was issued with the APC, which sparked the petition for an appeal.

Board members debated the case before making a decision. The health department expressed its concerns and a drainage plan is under review.

The company’s attorney, Steve Snyder, said it is asking for no more than five parking spaces for RVs. The RVs would be occupied by the owners of the RVs.

“They would work on them between one and three days,” Snyder said.

One APC member, Mike Long, said he is concerned with sewage. There is currently no water or sewer hookup at the facility. APC Director Matt Sandy said there’s no plans for sewer in the foreseeable future in the area.

“I don’t know if the city has that capacity,” Sandy said.

A man, who lives south of the property, said he is concerned with the property looking like a “trailer park.”

After discussing the pros and cons of approving the case, the board voted to allow the business’ request for no more than five parking spaces. The board also assessed fines if the business has more violations.

Garrett Howell’s petition for preliminary plat approval for an industrial II subdivision on a tract of ground was granted.

The property is located on the north side of Syracuse Street, 220 feet west of Old SR 15 in Milford.

Howell said he wants to add another self-storage unit on the property.

William Rensberger’s petition to rezone ground from an agricultural district to a residential district was granted. Rensberger, who was at the meeting, said he wants to build an additional house. Some neighbors expressed a few concerns, such as a 50 foot easement and a driveway, which Rensberger said he will take care of.

The 1.9-acre property is located on the north side of CR 650 North, west of SR 13 in North Webster.

Rensberger’s case will be heard at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 18.

A property vacation request was heard by Arthur Jasen, who lives in North Webster; his request was granted. His property is located along Webster Lake. The matter will go before the county commissioners at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 18.

The next meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2.