OSBORNE FAMILY TRUST v. TOWN OF LONG BEACH

Court of Appeals Case No. 46A03-1607-PL-1698.

78 N.E.3d 680 (2017)

JOHN C. & MAUREEN G. OSBORNE REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST; Timothy J. and Anna Voortman; Christopher Lyons; and Duneland Development, LLC, Appellants/Cross-Appellees-Plaintiffs, v. The TOWN OF LONG BEACH, Indiana; The Long Beach, Indiana Town Council; The Building Commission of the Town of Long Beach, Indiana; The Advisory Plan Commission of the Town of Long Beach; The Board of Zoning Appeals of the The Town of Long Beach, Indiana; Jane Starr Neulieb; Peter Byvoets; Robert Lemay; Larry Wall; John Wall; Joseph Jogmen; Patrick Cannon; Michael Gorman; and Aaron Tomsheck, all in their official capacities as members of the Long Beach, Indiana Town Council, Advisory Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Building Commission, and Building Commissioner, Appellees/Cross-Appellants-Defendants, and The Long Beach Community Alliance, Inc., an Indiana not-for-profit corporation; and James Neulieb, an Individual, Appellees/Cross-Appellants-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS: Matthew T. Albaugh , Shawn M. Doorhy , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE TOWN OF LONG BEACH, INDIANA3: L. Charles Lukmann, III , Charles F.G. Parkinson , Julie A. Paulson , Connor H. Nolan , Harris Welsh & Lukmann, Chesterton, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, INC: Kurt R. Earnst Braje, Nelson & Janes, LLP, Michigan City, Indiana, Patricia F. Sharkey , Environmental Law Counsel, P.C., Chicago, Illinois.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE JAMES NEULIEB: Gregory S. Colton , Law Office of Gregory S. Colton, Valparaiso, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE, INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND TOWNS AND INDIANA MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION: Brian W. Welch , Melissa J. Buckley , Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEY FOR AMICUS CURIAE CONSERVATION LAW CENTER: Jeffrey B. Hyman , Conservation Law Center, Bloomington, Indiana.


John C. & Maureen G. Osborne Revocable Family Trust, Timothy J. & Anna Voortman, and Christopher Lyons (together, "Homeowners") each own a residence along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Long Beach, Indiana. Each Homeowner sought to construct a seawall due to concern about a possible breach of their respective septic systems...

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