A high-density commercial RV park — 449 lots on rural agricultural land — is proposed at 11850 W Yoder Road. The Board of Zoning Appeals will decide whether to approve it. We believe our land, our water, and our way of life are worth fighting for.
This isn't speculation — it's from the developer's own application.
The All In Allen Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Rural Residential — a category where "significant growth is not anticipated" and homes "typically rely on wells and septic systems" (p. 83). The proposed 449-lot commercial RV park is inconsistent with the county's own land use framework.
A commercial RV park is fundamentally inconsistent with the rural residential and agricultural character of our community. We invested in our homes here based on the established rural values of Allen County. Dropping a dense, commercial transient park into our community violates that trust and ignores the established character of the area.
Most homes rely on private wells. No hydrogeological study has been completed for a development of this scale.
Rural roads weren't built for RVs, trailers, and commercial traffic. School buses, farm equipment, and emergency vehicles share these routes.
Habitat disruption, noise, and light pollution will degrade the natural environment that defines our quality of life.
Open landscapes and unobstructed sunsets are irreplaceable. Once paved, they're gone forever.
Noise, 24-hour lighting, transient occupancy, and commercial activity are incompatible with the peace residents expect here. The constant turnover of 449 transient lots fundamentally alters the stable, neighbor-focused way of life we have built here.
Families invested in homes here based on rural character. Adjacent commercial use will diminish values and desirability.
Michael Hoffman of Beers|Mallers has joined our efforts to represent us in opposing this RV park. He and his family are area residents — this is personal for him, too. Legal representation means our letters, our evidence, and our presence carry organized weight before the BZA.
Agricultural impact is one of the strongest arguments against commercial rezoning. If you own or farm land in the area, your written support speaking to soil quality, crop yields, and the importance of preserving farmland carries unique weight with the BZA. Please write in.
"Unchecked growth, or sprawl, stresses existing infrastructure, requires expensive service extensions, increases maintenance costs, encroaches on valuable agricultural areas, and disturbs the rural character that helps define the County."— All In Allen Comprehensive Plan (Effective March 13, 2023), p. 40
Read the actual application and supporting materials.
Every signature, every letter, every voice in that room matters.
Name, address, opposition statement, impact. Send directly to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Email the BoardAttend the hearing. Speak. Your presence changes the calculus.