Category Archives: Zoning

Neighborhood Town Hall

City-County Councillor Leroy Robinson will be hosting a neighborhood town hall to discuss the proposed gas station at 86th Street and Lafayette Road. The meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19th, at 6:00pm at the Fishback Creek Public Academy (8301 … Continue reading

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Gas Station at 86th Street and Lafayette Road

Three Mile Properties is proposing a GetGo gas station on the southwest corner of 86th Street and Lafayette Road. In my opinion, this seems like a poor zoning decision for this area for the following reasons: Fishback Creek Public Academy … Continue reading

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Zionsville Town Council Rejects CarDon Project

According to the Zionsville Times Sentinel, the Zionsville Town Council voted 4-1 on March 3rd to reject zoning changes to allow a senior living facility proposed by CarDon & Associates for the corner of 850 E and Oak Street west of Zionsville. … Continue reading

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SB 436 Passed by Senate

SB 436 was passed by the Indiana State Senate on 2/24/2015 on a 49-1 vote. It now heads to the House for a vote. Ironically, Sen. Delph (who authored two competing Senate bills with language which specifically prevented county assessors … Continue reading

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Senator Delph Introduces Zoning Legislation

I just learned that Sen. Delph has introduced two bills addressing the situation with “agricultural” land being reclassified as “excess residential”. Both of these bills appear to better solve this situation than SB 436.

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