Solid fill special exception — Silver Rock Holdings
Description
Clean clay fill will raise farmland five to six feet below US 41 up toward road grade, setting the site up for possible future annexation into Cedar Lake and business development.
Impact summary
Filling could raise flood or drainage questions downstream; formal review comes later.
Applicant
- Name
- Silver Rock Holdings LC / Shilling Development
- Address
- 14,520 Wicker Boulevard, Hanover Township
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Lake County Plan Commission
Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Lake County Plan Commission - Aug 19, 2026
Approved to allow clay fill to raise a low-lying farm field toward highway grade for long-term future development, with a regulated-drain permit still required.
Lake County Board of Zoning Appeals - Aug 19, 2026
Clean clay fill will raise farmland five to six feet below US 41 up toward road grade, setting the site up for possible future annexation into Cedar Lake and business development.
Lake County Plan Commission - May 20, 2026
Study session on filling a 42-acre low farm field for future commercial development in 3-5 years; special exception to come.
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