Rezoning for multifamily development being sought

PORTAGE | The Portage Development Review Committee took an initial glance Tuesday at a request to rezone about 17 acres from office commercial to high-density multifamily.

Lansing zoning board likes idea of Super Walmart

LANSING | Village officials Wednesday expressed concerns about parking and access at a Torrence Avenue property where Walmart wants to build a superstore. But local officials said they could put concerns aside if it means attracting the retailer to a long-vacant site.

Water, wastewater facility annexation legislation may help Lowell, Winfield

INDIANAPOLIS | A House committee approved legislation Thursday allowing Lowell, Winfield and similarly situated Indiana municipalities to annex their water or wastewater treatment facilities, even if the property is not contiguous to the rest of the community.

Cal City imposes 1-year moratorium on used car lots

CALUMET CITY | There won’t be any new used car lots opening here during the upcoming year.

Need more space? Some put up a cottage out back

Something small is afoot. Backyard cottages — from 800-square-foot bungalows to Lilliputian studio cabins — are springing up behind houses in many cities, some of which have changed zoning laws to accommodate them.

Meeting set for with Valpo clinic rezoning

VALPARAISO | The city's Plan Commission will try again today to gather enough members to vote on the rezoning request for the planned HealthLinc clinic on Sturdy Road.

HealthLinc clinic plan delayed by abstention

VALPARAISO | A shortage of Valparaiso Plan Commission members at Tuesday's meeting temporarily delayed efforts to break ground Sept. 1 on the new HealthLinc clinic on Sturdy Road.

St. John council rezones land for school project

ST. JOHN | The Town Council on Thursday approved a zoning change that will allow Lake Central School Corp. to use land north of Taco Bell on U.S. 41 as a staging area during its high school construction project.

Church plans on turning vacant lot to community garden

PORTAGE | Real Life Community Church's request to turn a vacant lot into a community garden opened up a can of worms for the city this week.

C.P. Strack & Van Til to seek permission for garden center

CROWN POINT | Grocery retailer Strack & Van Til will petition the Crown Point Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance permitting a temporary garden center at its store at 200 W. Franciscan Drive.

Lynwood Zoning/Planning Board Meeting

Lynwood Zoning/Planning Board will meet Sept. 12, 2011.

Ind. Supreme Court OKs Ogden Dunes ban on short-term home rentals

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of Ogden Dunes to prohibit short-term rentals of single-family homes.

Cedar Lake completes restaurant land swap

CEDAR LAKE | The Town Council unanimously signed off on approvals involving the new Lighthouse Restaurant project during its regular meeting Tuesday night.

Lynwood Zoning/Planning Board Meeting

Lynwood Zoning/Planning Board will meet March 7, 2011.

Two churches seek use variances to locate in Portage

PORTAGE | Two churches will appear before the Portage Board of Zoning Appeals Feb. 28, seeking use variances to locate their facilities in commercial zoning districts.

State Supreme Court hears Ogden Dunes home rental case

INDIANAPOLIS | Despite winter snow piled high outside, the minds of everyone inside the Indiana Supreme Court Wednesday were on summertime in the Dunes.

Board changes zoning for new development

LYNWOOD | The Village Board passed a rezoning ordinance at Tuesday's meeting to help further new development within the Spring Meadows subdivision.

BZA meeting scheduled for Monday

The Crown Point Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a series of zoning variances petitioned by Lamar Advertising during its scheduled 7 p.m. meeting Monday.