LAPORTE — The LaPorte City Council gave final approval for a change in zoning to turn an entire LaPorte golf course into a new housing development.
The council on Monday voted unanimously in favor of the developer’s request to amend the current residential zoning at the soon-to-be-former Briar Leaf Golf Club on Indiana 39 just south of the Indiana Toll Road.
The zoning change allows the developer, Lennar Homes of Indiana, to keep moving forward on plans to build close to 300 single-family homes at the 18-hole golf course on lots ranging from 45 to 60 feet wide.
Lot sizes under the former zoning had to be at least 100 feet in width.
Density seemed to be the major concern of nearby residents like Gary Metcalf, who spoke up about the project.
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