The Marshall County Commissioners held the third reading of an ordinance Monday morning concerning a Planned Unit Development request that would create 33 shipping container homes in the area of 3919 Michigan Road.
As previously reported by Plan Director Ty Adley, the development of 3919 Michigan Road would involve a 33 lot gated residential lot in place of an existing 16 out of 30 lot mobile home community. The proposed 33 homes would be made of a combination of shipping containers providing structural secure homes that will be signed off by engineers/architects ensuring Indiana Residential Code is met.
Additionally, the existing driveway will house a new water line and be regraded to make way for a brick road with two drive lanes and two sidewalks. The gated entrance will add security but will allow for emergency vehicle access. There will be a community building as well.
Several conditions were listed by the Plan Commission which have been addressed.
The first reading did pass with a 2-0 vote with one commissioner absent. The ordinance was up for second reading during the August 21 meeting, and the vote was one commissioner in favor of the PUD and one commissioner against the PUD while the third commissioner was not in attendance to vote on the matter. The second reading did not pass due to a tie vote. It was up for second reading earlier this month where it passed 2-1 with Commissioner Stan Klotz opposing the vote.
Commissioner questions concerning a well and the septic at the location have been addressed with paperwork submitted.
The commissioners approved the third reading of the ordinance with a 2-1 vote Monday morning with Commissioner Klotz maintaining opposition to the vote. He stated that he does not agree with the business plan and there are potential issues in that they cannot go to the free market.
