NOBLE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION - REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
DATE: June 17, 2026 · TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Noble County Annex Building: 109 N. York Street, Albion, IN
Email: planning@nobleco.gov Phone: (260) 636-7217
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Determination of Quorum
4. Consideration of minutes – May 20, 2026
5. Unfinished Business
Items Continued from May 20, 2026:
A. Proposed UDO Amendments: The Plan Commission may take action on the amendments.
- 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.
- 5.04 (E)(1) Quality and Size - add “dwelling” before “unit”, for clarity.
- 5.04 (F)(3) Driveway - remove “where practical”.
- 5.04 (F)(7)(a) Accessory Structures – Clarify subsection a; allowing for (1) Accessory Structure for ADU, and all Accessory Structures are Accessory to the Primary (Dwelling).
- 5.04 (F)(7) (b) remove existing (b)
- Article 11 Definitions – (New) Define Shared Driveway
6. New Business:
A. Minor Subdivision #1349 JEP PROPERTIES LLC, James E Parker- In accordance with the Noble County Unified Development Ordinance (Article 9.18), requests a 1-Lot Minor Replat Subdivision of 2.477+/- ac, to be known as JEP Minor Subdivision; leaving a remainder of 88.683+/- ac (see Development Standards Variance #2402). Real estate is located in Section 31 of Swan Township, quadrant 400, parcels 001, common location 6442 E 500 S - 57, Churubusco, IN.
B. UDO Amendments: Proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance, including revisions to Articles 5, 7, and 9. The public will be given an opportunity to provide comment, and the Plan Commission may take action on the amendments.
- Article 5.04:
o Timing: When a dwelling of greater floor area is subsequently constructed on the lot, that dwelling shall be designated as the primary dwelling, and the existing dwelling shall be classified as the accessory dwelling, provided it meets all applicable accessory-dwelling requirements.
o Remove “owner occupied.”
o Development Plan: Article 5: Use Regulations, Article 7: Design Standards, and Article 9: Process. A Development Plan shall provide the Plan Commission with the opportunity to review the details of a proposed commercial, industrial, multifamily, or institutional development to determine compliance with the applicable zoning district standards.
7. Reports of Members, Staff, Officers, and Committees
A. Addresses
B. Plat Committee & Administrative Subdivision Report
C. Zoning Violation Report
D. Member Reports:
i. Staff: HB 1001- PEC meeting June 12 / non–reverting account
ii. Council
iii. Commissioner
iv. Attorney
8. Future Agenda Items
9. Adjournment