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The Indiana Court of Appeals recently held a hog CAFO fell within the county zoning ordinance’s definition of a “farm” and therefore was properly issued a building permit in the F Farming Zone.
Read MoreA three judge panel unanimously rejected multiple neighbors’ challenges to a rural Indiana hog farm. In the case titled Himsel v. 4/9 Livestock, neighbors alleged that a nearby hog farm was a nuisance, its odors constituted a “trespass,” and its existence violated their constitutional rights to “Open Courts” and “Equal Privileges” under the law. Here is our summary of the decision.
Read MoreJanzen Ag Law defended an Indiana dairy against a challenge to its zoning approval by a rural summer camp. On January 16, 2018, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an order upholding the county's decision to permit the dairy's construction.
Read MoreHistorically, if two rural landowners wanted to build a fence between their properties (a “partition fence”), they would meet in the middle of their proposed fence row, and while looking at each other, each agree to build to their right. This century-old statute, known as the “Partition Fence Law,” was a way to distribute the cost of partition fences equally between landowners. Recently, this law was challenged in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Read MoreLast year the standard for review for administrative decisions was upended (Indiana and federal level). Recently our Court of Appeals explained that this change does not apply to zoning appeals.
Todd Janzen and Brianna Schroeder will both be presenting for the Indiana Farm Bureau Webinar on Agricultural Contracting.
The team from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law will attend Indy Bar’s luncheon hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown.
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