Gary Board of Zoning Appeals v. Eldridge

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

The Gary Board of Zoning Appeals, board members in their official capacities, and the City of Gary, Indiana (collectively the BZA) appeal the Lake Superior Court’s reversal of the BZA’s grant of a variance to board member Willie Cook (Cook) to reduce the side yard setback requirement of the Gary Zoning Code. We reverse and remand. 1

Issues

The BZA presents three issues for review:

I. Whether the trial court erred in determining that the BZA decision was illegal due to an absence of adequate findings of fact to support the variance;

II. Whether the trial court…