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 petitions in discussion with Land Use Committee
Land Use Committee meeting schedule
petitions awaiting hearings at City Hall
petitions that have been decided by the City (1 year only)

 Zoning Petitions that will be considered at the Civic Council meeting on July 29:

5943 Copeland Mills Drive -- Ronald Holland seeks to legalize an existing fence by modifying a commitment from 97-Z-30 that does not allow a 6 foot privacy fence in the back yard.
STATUS: [2024-MOD-012]  This petition is scheduled to be heard by the Hearing Examiner on August 29.

 

 

In discussions with Land Use Committee

6545 & 6200 W Southport Rd -- Arbor Homes seeks to rezone 105 acres from DA to DP in order to develop a subdivision of 311 single family homes.  This petition has not yet been filed. 

 

part of 7300 and 6402 W Southport Rd -- Arbor Homes seeks to rezone 40 acres from DA to D4 in order to develop a subdivision of 110 single family homes.  This petition has not yet been filed.

 

5943 Copeland Mills Drive -- Ronald Holland seeks to legalize an existing fence by modifying a commitment from 97-Z-30 that does not allow a 6 foot privacy fence in the back yard.
STATUS: [2024-MOD-012]  This petition is scheduled to be heard by the Hearing Examiner on August 29.

 

 

Land Use Committee Meeting Schedule for 2024

 

  August 15 September 19
October 17 November 21 December 19
We meet beginning at 6:00 PM in the Training Room of the Decatur Township Government Center / Firestation.  Take the door at the rear of the building – stairs on your immediate left.  The training room is half way down the hallway on your left.

 

The following cases are awaiting hearings at City Hall:

The Civic Council voted to support these petitions:

 

The Civic Council voted 'not to oppose' these petitions:

 

The Civic Council voted to oppose these petitions:

 

 

Decided

 

8245 Camby Rd -- Gonzalo Arreola & Josefine Ochoa are requesting variances to allow them to run a construction business with parking of commercial vehicles and storage of commercial materials on a residentially zoned property and build a 1600 sq ft accessory building. 
STATUS: [2024-UV2-009]  The Civic Council voted to OPPOSE this petition.  This petition was DENIED by the BZA on July 9.

 

6135 Furnas Rd - Eduardo Guzman & Nvdia Botero filed for a variance to allow for the operations of  a landscaping contractor business, including parking of 9 commercial vehicles and trailers, permanent location of a commercial shipping container,  with a 12 foot side yard setpback (15 feet required), and a 50 foot wide parking area in the front yard (30 food wide max allowed) on a residential parcel.  A hearing date has not been established.
STATUS: [2024-UV2-008]  The Civic Council voted to  SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the BZA on July 9.

 

8316 Belfast Dr - Midewest Logistics Partners seeks a modification of development standards of Ameriplex Industrial Park for a 10 foot landscape easement (45 feet required).  They appear to want to locate a Wawa gas station/convenience store on this parcel.
STATUS: [2024-MOD-005] The Civic Council voted to  SUPPORT this petition.  The Hearing Examiner APPROVED this petition on June 27.

 

3210 Chief Lane -- Reagan Outdoor Advertising, represented by Jon Campbell, seeks a Special Exception to "relocate" a billboard taken by INDOT as part of the I-69 project and to build a new billboard within I-465 (not allowed).  They also seek a variance to allow a 5 foot setback from Rand Rd (20 feet required), to be 400 feet of an interstate ramp ( 500 feet required) and be 148 feet from a protected district (300 feet required).  They withdrew their variance request to have a 65-foot tall sign (40 feet max allowed).
STATUS: [2023-SE2-002] The Civic Council voted to OPPOSE this petition.  The variance portion of this petition was DENIED by the BZA on March 9.  The Special Exception was DENIED June 18.

 

4925 W Southport Rd -- Estrada Siding, LLC, represented by Dan Jackson, seeks a variance to operate a commercial contractor business, including outdoor storage of commercial vehicles and supplies, on a residential parcel.
STATUS: [2024-UV2-005]  The Civic Council voted to  OPPOSE this petition. This petition was withdrawn.

 

.4645 Tempe Ct -- Michael & Mary Morris, represented by Cindy Thrasher, seek a variance to allow for a 360 sq ft shed placed 1 foot from the property line (10 feet rquired).
STATUS: [2024-DV2-002]  This petition was withdrawn.

 

4896 Kentucky Ave -- Taco Bell of America, LLC, represented by Josh Graber, is seeking a rezoning of 0.67 acres from C-5 to  C-4.  They also seek a variance to allow the drive through lane to parrallel High School Road and for it not to have a dedicated bypass lane around the building.

STATUS: [2024-CZN-806, 2024-CVR-806]  The Civic Council voted to  SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the Hearing Examiner on  March 29.

 

7725 Kentucky Ave -- Lennar Homes, represented by Brian Tuohy, seeks to rezone 60.2 acres from C-4 and CS to D-4 to allow for a residential subdivision of 168 homes.
STATUS: [2023-ZON-119]  The Civic Council voted to  SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the Hearing Examiner on February 29.

 

6333 & 6345 W. Thompson Rd -- Derrick & Sue Emmons and Kentucky Avenue Holdings, LLC, represented by Bill Niemier, seek to eliminate 3 commitments from the 2003 zoning of 6345 and seek a variance for both parcels to legally run a painting contracting business and a U-Haul truck rental business in a C-1 (office uses only).  This petition has been amended to withdraw the U-Haul business request and to limit the commitment change to only 1 - to allow two business vehicles to be parked overnight.
STATUS : [2023-CAP-856 / 2023-CVR-856 (Amended)] The Civic Council voted to oppose the original petition and voted to support the petition once amended. The Hearing Examiner denied this petition and the petitioner appealed her decision.  The amended petition was APPROVED by the MDC on February 21.

 

9024 W Mooresville Rd -- Dean Ehrgott & Greg Gass, represented by David Gilman, seek to rezone 2.88 acres from D-A to D-1 to allow for two homes to be built.
STATUS: [2023-CZN, CPL-868]  The Civic Council voted to  SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the Hearing Examiner on February 15.

 

6328 Sharrob Rd -- Francisco Rocha seeks a variance for an addition to a single family dwelling (not permitted) with a 3-foot east side yard setback (30-foot setback required).
STATUS: [2023-UV2-012] The Civic Council voted to SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the BZA on  December 12. 

 

6921 Camby Rd, 6801, 6912 Mills Rd -- Arbor Homes seeks to rezone 106 acres from D-A to D-4 in order to build a residential subdivision.
STATUS: [2023-ZON-057]  This petition was withdrawn on December 14.

 

4375 Kentucky Avenue -- Five Star Oil seeks to modify commitments from 2019-ZON-053 to extend the date certain commitments must be completed to Sept 30, 2023.
STATUS: [2023-MOD-009]  The Civic Council voted to OPPOSE this petition.  This petition was DENIED by the MDC on October 18.

 

8300 Camby Rd -- Indiana Members Credit Union seeks to rezone 2.67 acres from office uses (C-1) to neighborhood commercial uses (C-3).
STATUS : [2023-ZON-073]   The Civic Council voted to OPPOSE this petition.  The MDC APPROVED this petition on October 18.

 

6011 Copeland Mills Dr -- Jesse Cook seeks to modify commitments from the 1997 zoning to allow for a solid privacy fence.
STATUS: [2023-MOD-014]  The Civic Council voted to SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED on August 24.

 

5745 Kentucky Avenue -- WaWa gas stations, represented by Joe Calderon, seek to rezone 2.6 acres from D-A to C-4 to allow for the construction of a gas station and convenience store.
STATUS: [2023-ZON-052]  This petition was WITHDRAWN on August 10.

 

6107 Timberland Way -- Simone Ridgeway seeks to modify commitment #20 from 1997 zoning to allow a solid privacy fence.
STATUS: [2023-MOD-012] The Civic Council voted to SUPPORT this petition.  This petition was APPROVED by the  BZA on June 29.