Noble County Plan Commission- Platt Committee

DATE:  May 27, 2026  ·  TIME:   8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Conference Room in Plan Commission Office, Noble County Annex Building

AGENDA

A.     Call to Order
B.     Roll Call
C.      Determination of Quorum
D.     Unfinished Business
E.      New Business

Minor Subdivision # 1350 Wallace & Ruth Prentice Trust c/o Kathleen Dirr & Marsha Geinger - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Subdivision of 5.00 +/- ac, to be known as Prentice Land, leaving a remainder of 74.01+/- ac. Property is located in Section 14 of Allen Township, quadrant 400, parcel 002, common location 3884 N 1000 E, Kendallville, IN.

F.      Review Upcoming BZA Petitions
G.     Adjournment

Noble County Plan Commission - Regular Session

NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION - REGULAR SESSION
DATE: May 20, 2026   ·  TIME:   7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Noble County Annex Building 109 N York Street, Albion, Indiana
Email: planning@nobleco.gov  Phone: (260) 636-7217
AGENDA

A.     Call to Order
B.      Pledge of Allegiance
C.     Roll Call
D.     Determination of Quorum
E.      Consideration of minutes
a.       April 15, 2026
F.      Unfinished Business
G.     New Business

1. Plan Commission Public Hearing on proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance, including revisions to Articles 2, 5, and 11. The public will be given an opportunity to provide comment, and the Plan Commission may take action on the amendments.
Article 2.03-2.10 Permitted Uses and Special Exception Uses and District Development Standards:
·         Article 2.03 (A1) & 2.09 (RE): Change “Accessory Dwelling Units” from Special Exception Uses to Permitted Uses on tracts of at least 2 acres. 
·         Article 2.10 (RE): Reduce the minimum lot size from 2 acres to 1.5 acres.
·         Articles 2.04 (A1), 2.06 (A2), 2.08 (A3), 2.10 (RE): Reduce minimum Dwelling Size from 1,200 square feet to 1,000 square feet.
·         Article 2.27 (VM): include “attached.”
·         Article 2.11(R1), 2.13 (R2), 2.15 (R3), 2.27 (VM): Permit Duplex, Triplex, Multi‑Unit Residential, and Townhouse uses, where sanitary sewer is available.
Article 5.04 Accessory Dwelling Standards:
·         5.04 (E)(1) Quality and Size - add “dwelling” before “unit”, for clarity.
·         5.04 (F)(3) Driveway - remove “where practical”, for clarity.
·         5.04 (F)(7)(a) Accessory Structures – Clarify subsections and add one (1) Accessory Structure permitted for ADU, and all Accessory Structures are Accessory to the Primary (Dwelling).
·         5.04 (F)(7) (b) remove existing (b)
Article 11 Definitions
·         Define Shared Driveway

2. Proposed UDO Amendment discussion
·         Article 7.01, 7.02, 9.13 – Development Plan
·         Article 5.04 C – Removal of “Owner-occupied” statement.

3. Newman & Newman Invoices

H.     Reports of Members, Staff, Officers, and Committees
       a.       Addresses                                      
       b.       Plat Committee & Administrative Subdivision Report
       c.       Zoning Violation Report
       d.       Member Reports:
             i.      Council
             ii.      Commissioner
             iii.      Attorney - Ordinance & open cases
I.        Future Agenda Items
J.       Adjournment

Noble County Plan Commission - Plat Committee

NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION
Plat Committee
DATE:  April 22, 2026  ·  TIME:   8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Conference Room in Plan Commission Office, Noble County Annex Building
AGENDA

A.     Call to Order
B.     Roll Call
C.      Determination of Quorum
D.     Unfinished Business
E.      New Business

Minor Subdivision #1343 Marie A & Michael W Odle - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), request a 2-Lot Minor Subdivision to be known as Buckhardt Acres; Lot-1 to be 8.40+/-ac and Lot-2 to be 2.01+/-ac. Real Estate is located in Section 19 of Swan Township, quadrant 100, parcel 001, common location known as 6730 E 300 S, Avilla, IN.

Minor Subdivision #1344 Karen J, Eric James Lee, & Aimee L Miller - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Subdivision of 3.53+/- ac to be known as Wickliffe Acres, leaving a remainder of 33.13+/- ac. Real Estate is located in Section 1 of Green Township, quadrant 200, parcel 006, common location known as 0644 S 600 E, Avilla, IN.

Minor Subdivision #1346 Steven Ray & Susan Bontrager - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Subdivision of 7.00+/- ac, to be known as Ditchside Meadow Minor Subdivision; leaving a remainder of 44.77+/- ac. Property is located in Section 19 of Elkhart Township, quadrant 200, parcel 006, common location 5113 W 850 N, Ligonier, IN.

Vacation #305 Patrick L & Donna M Shank – Requests to vacate Lot 1 of Shank Estates, consisting of 2.00+/- ac; see Replat Minor Subdivision #1347. Real estate is located in Section 32 of Allen Township, quadrant 400, parcel 015, common location known as 7488 E 100 N, Avilla, IN. Lot 1 of Shank Estates.

Minor Subdivision # 1347 Patrick L & Donna M Shank and Samuel E & Beverly A Shank c/o Patrick Shank - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Replat Subdivision of 4.47+/- ac, to be known as Shank Family Estates, leaving a remainder of 68.87+/- ac. Property is located in Section 32 of Allen Township, quadrant 400, parcels 001 & 015, common location 7488 E 100 N, Avilla, IN.

F.      Review Upcoming BZA Petitions
G.     Adjournment

Noble County Plan Commission - Regular Session

NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION - REGULAR SESSION
DATE: April 15, 2026   ·  TIME:   7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Lobby, Noble County Annex Building 109 N York Street, Albion, Indiana
Email: planning@nobleco.gov  Phone: (260) 636-7217
AGENDA

4/15/2026 Plan Commission Live Stream Link

Approved Minutes

A.    Call to Order
B.     Pledge of Allegiance
C.    Roll Call
D.    Determination of Quorum
E.     Consideration of minutes
a.    March 18, 2026
F.     Unfinished Business
G.    New Business
·  Proposed UDO Adjustments:
o   Remove Accessory Dwelling Units from Special Exception use in A1 and RE; add it to Permitted Uses
o   Adjustment to Accessory Dwelling; Article 5.04 for more clarity.
o   Article 11: Define Shared Driveway
o   Reduce the lot size in the RE zoning district from 2 acres to 1.5 acres.
o   Reduce minimum dwelling size from 1,200 square feet to 1,000 square feet in A1, A2, A3, & RE.
o   Adjust permitted residential uses in VM to include Single Family Dwelling, attached or detached.
o   VM to allow a Duplex/Triplex/Multiplex, only where sewer hookup is available.
o   Allow Duplex/Triplex/Multiplex/Townhouse in R1, R2, R3, only where sewer connection is available.
·  Newman & Newman Invoices #2271 & 2272
·  Plan Commission Rules
H.    Reports of Members, Staff, Officers, and Committees
a.    Addresses                                     
b.   Plat Committee & Administrative Subdivision Report
c.   Zoning Violation Report
d.   Member Reports:
 i.    T. Tackett- Small Residential Wind Turbine
ii.    R. Sexton - Maumee River Basin Confined Feeding Report
iii.   Council
iv.    Commissioner
v.   Attorney
I.       Future Agenda Items
J.      Adjournment

Noble County Plan Commission - Plat Committee

NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION
Plat Committee
DATE:  April 8, 2026  ·  TIME:   8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Conference Room in Plan Commission Office, Noble County Annex Building
AGENDA

A.     Call to Order
B.     Roll Call
C.      Determination of Quorum
D.     Unfinished Business
E.      New Business

Minor Subdivision # 1342 BENJAMIN A & JENNIFER D MOSIER - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Subdivision of 3.00+/- ac to be known as Mosier Subdivision, leaving a remainder of 12.00+/- ac. Real Estate is located in Section 30 of Noble Township, quadrant 300, parcel 006, common location known as South of 4407 S 600 W – 57, Columbia City, IN.

F.      Review Upcoming BZA Petitions
G.     Adjournment

Noble County Plan Commission - Plat Committee

NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION
PLAT COMMITTEE
DATE:  March 25, 2026  ·  TIME:   8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Noble County Annex Building
AGENDA

A.    Call to Order
B.     Roll Call
C.    Determination of Quorum
D.    Unfinished Business
E.     New Business

Minor Subdivision # 1338 DENNIS D GRAFT - In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Subdivision of 5.63+/- ac, to be known as Tipton Minor Subdivision; leaving a remainder of 33.21+/- ac. Real Estate is located in Section 5 of Swan Township, quadrant 200, parcel 014, common location known as E of 7909 E Hopewell Rd, Avilla, IN.

F.     Review Upcoming BZA Petitions
G.    Adjournment