Notice is hereby given of a meeting of Metropolitan Development Commission (July 2, 2025).
Business:
Adoption of Meeting Minutes: June 18, 2025
Special Requests
Policy Resolutions:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / INCENTIVES:
Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area Resolution for Thunderbird CC Land Partners LLC, located at 6900 English Avenue, Council District #20, Warren Township. (Recommend approval of up to (10) years real property tax abatement.)
Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area Resolution for Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., located at 9115 Hague Road, Council District #4, Lawrence Township. (Recommend approval of (10) years real property tax abatement.)
Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area Resolution for Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., located at 9115 Hague Road, Council District #4, Lawrence Township. (Recommend approval of (10) years personal property tax abatement.)
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS:
Authorizes the Department of Metropolitan Development to negotiate and execute an agreement with Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention to provide funding for the Street to Home initiative to provide rental assistance to people currently experiencing homelessness and/or suffering from Substance Abuse Disorder in an amount not to exceed $2,700,000 of opioid settlement funds.
PLANNING:
Authorizes the Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development to enter into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the City of Lawrence relating to administrative and certain development plan approvals.
Zoning Petitions:
PETITIONS OF NO APPEAL (RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL):
Pike Township, Council District #1
C-3 / D-5
Las Palmas Supermercado, LLC, by Meghan Binkerd
Modification of Development Statement related to petition 94-Z-42 to modify Commitment 5, to allow a grocery store (current commitment prohibits grocery or convenience stores).
Pike Township, Council District #11
D-6
D. R. Horton – Indiana, LLC, by Brian J Tuohy
Modification of Commitments and Site Plan related to 2024-ZON-023 to modify Commitment 2, to provide that rental units would be permitted on lots which are subject to a mortgage insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the Veteran’s Administration and/or the United States Department of Agriculture (previous commitment requires the HOA to approve rental of units within the neighborhood, with a restriction that a maximum of 20% of the units may be rented at any one time).
Warren Township, Council District #9
SU-1
Vietnamese and American Buddhist Association Corporation
Modification of the Commitments and Site Plan, related to petitions 2018-MOD-012 and 2014-ZON-077, to provide for a one-story, 3,890 square foot, community center.
City of Lawrence, Lawrence Township, Council District #10
SU-7
Michael Jones, by Will Gooden and Elizabeth Bentz Williams
Modification of the Commitments related to petition 2001-ZON-002 to modify Commitments #3 and #4 to allow for development to be in substantial compliance with the site plan, dated April 25, 2025, and that any future change in the site plan shall be subject to Administrator’s Approval, and that the use of the property shall be in substantial compliance with the narrative, dated March 28, 2025 (previous commitments required development in substantial compliance with the site plan, filed-dated March 16, 2001 and that the use be in substantial compliance with the narrative, file-dated April 3, 2001).
Pike Township, Council District #5
Nica Auto and Fleet Repair, LLC, by Joseph D. Calderon
Rezoning of 1.90 acres from the C-3 district to the C-4 district to allow for an automobile repair shop.
Center Township, Council District #18
Kio Hmung, by Raymond A. Basile
Rezoning of 0.23-acre from the C-1 district to the C-4 district to provide for an automobile repair shop.
Center Township, Council District #18
Malika Choudhary, by Mark and Kim Crouch
Rezoning of 0.26-acre from the I-2 (TOD) district to the D-8 (TOD) district to provide for residential uses.
Center Township, Council District #18
Miguel Villasol, by Mark and Kim Crouch
Rezoning of 0.37-acre from the D-5 district to the D-5II classification to provide for residential uses.
Center Township, Council District #13
Malak Services, LLC, by Terrance Kinnard
Rezoning of 0.08-acre from the C-3 (TOD) district to the D-5 (TOD) district legally establish a detached single-family dwelling.
Decatur Township, Council District #21
Dave and Sons Properties II, by David Gilman
Rezoning of 0.825-acre from the C-3 district to the C-4 district for an automobile fueling station.
Lawrence Township, Council District #9
Spivey Properties, LLC, by David Gilman
Rezoning of 0.789-acre from the D-2 and C-3 districts to the C-3 district to provide for neighborhood commercial uses.
PETITIONS OF NO APPEAL (RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL):
Pike Township, Council District #1
C-S
Halle Properties, LLC, by Jennifer Wolfe
Modification of commitments related to 95-Z-172 and 96-Z-216, to modify Commitment 2. h. for a freestanding sign on an outlot (previous commitment permits wall signs and prohibits freestanding signs for outlots).
Petitions for Public Hearing
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
2024-CVR-855B | 1527 East 12th Street
Center Township, Council District #13
D-8 (FF) (FW)
Tyler and Natalie Sadek, by Paul J. Lambie
Variance of development standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to build within 60 feet of the stream protection corridor (not permitted).
2025-CZN-828 / 2025-CVR-828 (Amended) | 1927, 1946, and 1950 East 32nd Street, and 3219 Orchard Avenue
Center Township, Council District #8
D-5 and SU-1
Universal Church of Truth and First Born, Inc., by Justin Kingen and David Kingen
Rezoning of 2.04 acres, from the D-5 and SU-1 districts to the D-7 district to provide for multi-family dwellings.
Variance of Use and Development Standards of the Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance to provide for a 30-foot-tall multi-family dwelling, with 26 units, and a community building, at 1927 East 32nd Street, with a proposed floor area ratio of 1.68 (maximum floor area ratio of 0.70 permitted), a proposed livability space ratio of 0.26 (minimum livability space ratio of 0.95 permitted), for the proposed multi-family dwellings at 1950 East 32nd Street, and a reduced perimeter yard (20-foot perimeter yard required).
**Petitioner request for 3-day waiver of the 23-day notification period for written notice for the July 2, 2025 meeting. Also, Petitioner request for continuance for cause to July 16, 2025, with additional Notice.
2025-ZON-037 | 2226 Carrollton Avenue
Center Township, Council District #8
Carrollton Commons, LLC, by Misha Rabinowitch
Rezoning of 1.05 acres from the D-8 district to the D-P district to provide for a 25-unit modular townhome community.
Additional Business: