Whether a house in Porter can be a duplex goes to court

Whether a house in Porter can be a duplex goes to court

A house in the first block of Hjelm Road in Porter is unusual in its vertical configuration with two distinct living quarters and even two separate driveways. Donovan Hilbrich bought the house with the idea of fixing it up and turning it into a duplex with two rental units. So, Hilbrich went to Porter’s Board of Zoning Appeals on Aug. 20 with a request for a variance from residential zoning rules that would allow him to use the property as a dup…