Porter County Government - Board of Zoning Appeals - October 21st, 2026

Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, October 21, 2026. The board denied two old-business petitions because the applicants no longer needed their use variances. It continued William Taylor’s appeal for a 72-by-48-foot accessory building at 497 East Burdick Road to the next meeting, giving the applicant time to consider revising the proposed location or design; no final decision was made on that appeal.

The board approved Good Oil Company’s Bearcat Run Development variance request for a proposed gas station and related commercial development at 597 West US Highway 30. The request covered multiple site and design standards, including the fuel canopy and parking placement, landscaping, setbacks, signage, and impervious-surface coverage. Approval passed 4–0 with conditions, including a 60% maximum impervious surface limit across the full development, landscaping to buffer the property’s eastern neighbor, no combining lots after plat approval, no additional parking beyond the building’s front row, and masonry details on the canopy columns. No public procurement, contract award, or purchasing activity was identified.