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BZA hears petition for duplex variances in on S 20th Street
The developer of a proposed duplex in the 500 block of South 20th Street is seeking a pair of variances from the Chesterton Board of Zoning Appeals.
Mark Markovitch of Mark I Construction told the board at a preliminary hearing on Tuesday night that he purchased the R-2 lot which will be addressed 511-13 S. 20th St. about a year ago. It had been heavily wooded but has since been mostly cleared, Markovitch said.
The first variance would permit a lot coverage of 40 percent, 10 percent more than the maximum 30 percent allowed by the Zoning Ordinance. The second variance would permit