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Attorney David Rutherford, representing Alexander Construction and Landscape, said the roughly 4.37-acre site contains a high-voltage transmission easement that limits developable area and justified the need for several variances and site-specific commitments. Rutherford said the operation would be a single, well-kept contractor yard with tightly limited outdoor storage. He proposed amending one variance to provide a 30-foot east-side transitional yard (instead of the 15-foot yard filed) and described commitments that would restrict outdoor material storage, limit outdoor equipment to a maximum of two lowboy trailers, and require a decorative fence and masonry columns along the highly visible frontage.

City planning staff recommended denial. Marlene told the hearing examiner that the I2 district is intended to buffer protected districts from heavier industrial uses, and staff did not find the requested I2 zoning to function as a buffer in this location. Staff also raised concerns about multiple variances, deficient transitional yards (front and rear), the amount of proposed outdoor storage relative to ordinance limits, potential dust from unpaved maneuvering surfaces, and whether the site’s landscaping would meet the required green-factor calculations.

Rutherford noted local support from Warren Township and nearby neighbors, and said the petitioner had negotiated commitments to address township and neighbor concerns. During the hearing Rutherford and staff agreed a short continuance to April 24 would allow the parties to refine commitments and clarify building heights, landscape calculations and other technical items.

The continuance preserves the parties’ ability to adjust the petition to address staff questions and neighborhood concerns; the hearing examiner said she expected the parties to use the time to reduce unresolved items before the rescheduled hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing Examiner - Apr 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A petition to rezone 4.37 acres at East Frammon Street from C5 to I2 for a contractor yard was continued to April 24 after discussion about a transmission easement, transitional-yard setbacks, landscaping and whether the I2 classification is appropriate near single-family homes.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6606547,"Hearing examiner recommends MU-2 rezoning for vacant site at 240 E. 20th despite staff concerns over parcel size",1149,3421000,4570000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede&start=3421&end=4570","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede/thumbnail_3421000.jpg","/articles/6606547/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Hearing-examiner-recommends-MU-2-rezoning-for-vacant-site-at-240-E-20th-despite-staff-concerns-over-parcel-size","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606547-5d7ae221cacab8fe3f8de36c8bc305ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966506&Signature=Mtlegc1iiX4cimliGjDtge0pDjrsHdOioreSQ75msu7C0ChlVsnMdb8npRI8ImsJ9ForV2bbj4Z~6AM8Y-19bygj6vWp4yKkGQCoU2ccanle3KXW6LTcBTW5v4jPGqBu79dqH5lpUJSZkMsYpnTV03fzCe~MaYE6yWlCtm1jEyo-mZjbgwTyaC03nSWE-GTF7TWHTWNASCSLm1Qs~483pg5wU3xWhrtwl5k-40v5qSYF-j2HxfpwfIHNc-b-SM6TZ6IuOoeGSR7uo7oWLFz1BsI4X7APJ6wmPBIKCIR~GcEz9dSbV0TyLlNvuluXek1zHBlmLVeanc0nMS5Kd5~Shw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner recommended April 10 that the Metropolitan Development Commission approve a rezoning of the property at 240 East 20th Street from D8 to MU-2. The petitioner, represented by attorney Russell Brown and contract purchaser Joe Zinkin, argued the small infill parcel is appropriate for neighborhood-serving commercial or mixed uses and that commitments offered to neighbors mitigate potential impacts. The examiner sent the recommendation to the MDC for its May 7, 2025 hearing.

Russell Brown told the hearing examiner the site has been underutilized for many years and that MU-2 zoning better matches the corridor’s evolving character. Brown said the petitioner worked with the nearby homeowners association and offered commitments that exclude certain undesirable uses, set limits on trash pickup and lighting, and regulate hours related to alcohol service. The petitioners also agreed to perimeter landscaping and a commitment addressing site cleanliness.

City planning staff recommended denial, with Kathleen explaining the main reason was parcel size: staff said MU-2 is typically applied to larger parcels and that the small lot makes genuine mixed use unlikely. Staff pointed to an existing variance permitting an 840-square-foot restaurant on the property in 2002 and said a variance of use might be a narrower path to allow a single restaurant on site. “Staff is recommending denial, and it’s primarily because of the size of the site and the fact that there is really no mixed use here,” Kathleen said.

Petitioner representatives said the MU-2 classification would preserve flexibility for future owners and allowed them to propose a modest reuse consistent with nearby MU‑2 zoning examples. Joe Zinkin, a local developer contracting to buy the property, said neighbors told the petitioners they preferred MU-2 with the commitments over leaving the site vacant or reverting to intense uses. “We would want a user that’s beneficial to the HOA and to the neighborhood,” Zinkin said.

After reviewing the letters of support from Fall Creek Place Homeowners Association and other neighbors in the file, the hearing examiner said she was persuaded the proposed classification and commitments fit the corridor context and recommended approval to the MDC.

The MDC will consider the hearing examiner’s recommendation on May 7, 2025. If the Commission endorses the recommendation, the rezoning would still require final administrative steps and may later be subject to City-County Council action for final adoption, depending on the procedure for that zoning classification.","The hearing examiner recommended approval of a rezoning from D8 (existing) to MU-2 for the property at the northwest corner of Alabama and East 20th Street, citing neighborhood support and consistency with corridor redevelopment; staff recommended denial because the parcel is small and unlikely to support mixed-use development.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6606552,"Fraternal Order of Police seeks fence variance at Cottage & Shelby; hearing examiner approves with modified sight-triangle plan",2739,4560000,7299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede&start=4560&end=7299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede/thumbnail_4560000.jpg","/articles/6606552/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Fraternal-Order-of-Police-seeks-fence-variance-at-Cottage-Shelby-hearing-examiner-approves-with-modified-sight-triangle-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606552-16f477111cdae12b277a36c1546f0c48/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966506&Signature=L9SRl1tDzJM06AOE6yxqI9vohg0MIePO0qD1iQFLtZXmHejXsex9rD~xWWJLd4Jiybt7aQdHQEszJwjuCOGatY6SHBvXQzuvxq71lgAyEdltiKrxFz00dDVcWsjpbb0p4rw0jcguM1xmhvNpwASulKzBNz1uZWuXUE6lt2cu~POuZRFu7hmta6i51maUmn6RYddFeKYxWwhFqqlBDqK8pIQkJh-ZPWSZtdkL5QGaWSO1Py9g~CROiJg2QPWDdALYHE9gEPTsDHnaOylHtnjwfB9PQZx9x42bsGJ2x~QngRd2wHpj3JDZtgwiMKwCoKseRaKBExEBHzJZKNFb2Tz2-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner granted a variance April 10 to amend site commitments and allow a 6.5-foot perimeter security fence and electronic gate at the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Indianapolis Lodge 86 headquarters at the southeast corner of Cottage and Shelby streets, subject to modified placement, landscaping and written commitments. The examiner will forward a recommendation on the companion rezoning/modification petition to the Metropolitan Development Commission on May 7, 2025.

Attorney Will Gooden represented the petitioner and emphasized the property’s role as a Department of Homeland Security-designated safe place and a local emergency operations center. Gooden told the hearing examiner the fence is a security measure designed to protect critical equipment and the site during emergencies, and that locating certain utility boxes inside the fence reduces the risk of intruders using them as a climbing aid. “The security is that if the fence is located on the outside of the boxes, then a person could use the boxes…to get over the fence,” Gooden said.

Staff supported most requested changes but opposed the degree of encroachment into the municipal clear-sight triangle required by the ordinance. Kathleen, city staff, said the fence as installed does not match the location approved in a 2021 administrative approval and that the current installation sits adjacent to the sidewalk rather than at the previously approved parking-lot line. Kathleen said the traffic-engineer–defined sight triangle differs from the ordinance triangle and that the installed fence exceeds what staff and DPW will accept for sight lines at the intersection. “Staff will support the 6.5-foot tall fence because that was administratively approved, but they need to pull that fence back where it should have been based upon the administrative approval,” Kathleen said.

The petitioner produced an exhibit (described in the hearing) showing an adjusted fence line — rendered in orange on the petitioner’s diagrams — that the petitioner and the neighborhood association agreed would enlarge visibility for drivers approaching the intersection sooner than DPW’s technical triangle, while still preserving security. Indigo (the regional transit provider) was contacted and provided comments; petitioner representatives said they met on-site with neighborhood groups and that one adjacent property owner verbally consented to the change.

The hearing examiner approved the requested CVR (variance) and amended CAP filings, with the modification that panels along the fence would be removed in favor of specified landscaping and that fence relocation follow the petitioner’s orange-triangle exhibit. The examiner recorded conditions requiring final building and landscape plans, a six-month deadline for fence modifications, and that commitments and site plans be submitted for administrative review and approval.

Staff and DPW will continue to coordinate on final sight-triangle geometry for the intersection. The matter will appear before the Metropolitan Development Commission on May 7.","FOP Lodge 86 asked to keep a 6.5-foot perimeter security fence and electronic gate that encroach into the clear-sight triangle at Cottage and Shelby streets; the hearing examiner granted the variance subject to adjusted fence placement, landscaping and recorded commitments after staff raised sight-triangle concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6606557,"Hearing examiner backs 4-year timeline for sidewalk at Turner Adventures site after staff urged denial",1138,2175000,3313000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede&start=2175&end=3313","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2963322-a32f5062bac6769eeabf7299e2412ede/thumbnail_2175000.jpg","/articles/6606557/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Hearing-examiner-backs-4-year-timeline-for-sidewalk-at-Turner-Adventures-site-after-staff-urged-denial","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606557-845e26ac37569605b3032f8be99aff51/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966506&Signature=FI10~TIiSVeSBaeMd3GHWDKg~UbvCLajHAKC7r-fl52XWWB3CjgJ-t1jOnVXLZH6CIuGpMsLn6kmFPy8QA64kgYuuu5EuqMllRpDgXS30ShHPDYI8nWjjGpb~6dSpT90sx7Deb-Hod-RuLOgw7aDPbYmzIhzMlLrsW9y-3SvQXXuhWcfMd230DdA77SLAEqIYEaVB5dJJylWVX9n1RFiTz-ym5V~Nl6oR3PDR5zgSwyQVXD2XStrCAzQxmVwtoft28J4~qFxZvc8Afv-QQcbaPJRvInHZRkCaMMlzaPVWKa9hob~o-EZAZv3ZqYR6j8yW3v4fKdfxKe8iyNTCecv6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner recommended approval April 10 of a modified commitment that delays installation of a sidewalk at 4021 West 70th Street by Turner Adventures LLC, and sent the petition to the Metropolitan Development Commission for consideration on May 7, 2025.

The petitioner’s attorney, Rebecca Phillips, told the hearing examiner that the company originally agreed to install roughly 150 feet of sidewalk in 2023 after estimating the concrete cost at just under $11,000. When the owner sought permits, Phillips said, engineers told them for the first time that engineering work would also be required — and that engineering estimates ran from about $20,000 to $30,000. “The cost ended up being three times what they had anticipated,” Phillips said, and the petitioner asked to modify the commitment to allow either 4 years from approval, installation upon a future structural permit, or installation upon sale of the property.

Owner Capricia Turner said the business remains committed to installing the sidewalk but needs time to marshal funds. “We’re still committed to installing the sidewalk just on an extended timeline,” Turner said.

City planning staff, represented by Marlene, opposed the change. Staff recommended denial, saying an annual step-down approach would allow incremental progress and that DPW had proposed constructing a section of the North Town Trail along the frontage instead. Marlene told the hearing examiner staff was worried the petition’s language — especially the clause tying installation to a future sale — would be difficult to enforce and could be invoked again to extend or terminate the commitment. She said: “Staff is recommending denial of the request as amended. Extension considered on a year-by-year basis so that the progress can occur over time.”

In rebuttal, Phillips replied that the commitment would be recorded and would surface in a title search, which she said would obligate a purchaser to complete the sidewalk. The petitioner also argued the major upfront engineering cost was the primary obstacle, and that installments or a trail alternative would still force the owner to pay that engineering bill.

The hearing examiner acknowledged both positions and said she understood staff’s enforcement concerns but was persuaded by the neighborhood groups that ultimately supported the modification. “I can see both sides of this,” the hearing examiner said. “I am going to recommend approval of 2025 MOD001.”

What the examiner recommended is a recorded modification requiring the sidewalk to be installed upon the first of: 1) four years from the date of approval; 2) the date a new structural permit is sought; or 3) upon sale of the property. The examiner’s recommendation will go to the Metropolitan Development Commission for final action.

The record includes letters from the Pike Township Residents Association and the Crooked Creek Community Land Use Committee indicating they moved from opposition to supporting the modified timeline after meeting with the petitioner and staff. The petitioner agreed to the recorded modification rather than seek a fee-in-lieu after neighborhood pushback.

If the MDC endorses the recommendation, the recorded commitment will remain on the property until the sidewalk is installed under one of the three triggering events.

Votes at the hearing level were recommendations rather than final rezoning decisions; the Metropolitan Development Commission and, where applicable, City-County Council retain final approvals or appeals rights.","The hearing examiner recommended approval of a modified commitment that gives Turner Adventures LLC up to four years — or earlier if a permit is sought or the property is sold — to install a sidewalk at 4021 W. 70th St.; staff had recommended denial and proposed phased installation alternatives.","actionData","errors"]

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