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Anne Krycilius (planning staff) explained the amendment changes only the PUD’s phasing narrative. The developer previously documented a multi-phase buildout with checkpoints, including completion of multiple bioretention ponds and final landscaping. Staff and the petitioner proposed added language that permits the administrator to issue a conditional land use certificate — valid up to six months, renewable once at the administrator’s discretion — when weather prevents completion of final landscaping or final stormwater infrastructure tied to a phase.

Krycilius said the petitioner and legal staff worked with stormwater staff to craft the language; Erica Pena, stormwater program manager, indicated stormwater supports the change so long as ponds are finished correctly rather than rushed. Stormwater noted the site’s ponds are functional and discharging as designed, and staff said the county already holds a letter of credit to secure incomplete stormwater infrastructure if necessary.

Ryan Huffman, project contractor for Sunstone Construction, said the team had made recent progress (pond 3A underdrain installed and amended soils placed) but that Pond 4 is large and continued wet weather had delayed final completion. After no public comment, the commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the County Commissioners and approved the waiver of the final hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monroe County Plan Commission, May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Plan Commission forwarded a phasing-plan amendment for Westgate on Third PUD (PUO-25-2) to the County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation and a waiver of the final hearing; amendment allows administrator discretion to issue limited conditional land use certificates when weather prevents final landscaping or stormwater pond work.","taxTitle","Monroe County, Indiana","taxId",3534,"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},6227757,"Plan commission OKs one-year extension for Stone Lake Park phase 6 improvements",606,3494000,4100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298&start=3494&end=4100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298/thumbnail_3494000.jpg","/articles/6227757/Monroe-County/Indiana/Plan-commission-OKs-one-year-extension-for-Stone-Lake-Park-phase-6-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227757-ad579ba5f1f07b74961698ec5e789365/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991858&Signature=GIO90FUxTWEXnHiIn7EXOfSHkKBD5f-Ub4dPIcM5MpxTxh7~cvlv3QPRfMHVnqg4QEMUJXmYqlkojMV8~jaqr1bS7Jl~U54MwzfdfAvb4kLgP-MP9vqKQLSK1CAL4i-DYAVld5puXTb687E50UoIVRmI87aYP0B7xy66N3Dc9p8LMGDNjmiTmdFjBd6Uc5iEyj-oidgWOmLBKj7kOuxm~1ZaYUsmtz5Fczj~GD2iUsW67-IHQUbbLhfn~vqA9ew8OmT6C1YhPYnWNqHODU4l9DYPkKpwRoZTCj29ASzG~jbGEAWu5mVOS3lN3trOCCddGoE2QURf26y7miaj6XRIzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monroe County Plan Commission approved a request to extend the performance-period completion date for Stone Lake Park Phase 6 to Aug. 15, 2026, and waived the final hearing. The vote was unanimous.

Planning staff said Phase 6 is the only phase of the subdivision that falls fully within county jurisdiction and that the development is largely built out, with only two or three lots left. Staff reported the petitioner’s current letter of credit expires Aug. 15, 2025, and recommended a one-year extension of the project completion date to Aug. 15, 2026, to allow completion of sidewalks, street trees, inlet and sidewalk repairs, and pond and swale vegetation work.

Staff noted stormwater had inspected the detention area and found it adequate but recommended vegetation along the pond and swale to reduce erosion and improve water quality (staff added that planting the pond edge can reduce goose use and associated complaints). The staff report listed some erosion repairs needed; planning staff said the developer’s current financial guarantee amount exceeds the remaining tasks’ cost estimate and that staff expects the developer to seek a release of funds on or before the extended date if work is completed.

Kevin Shaw, the petitioner’s representative, said the owner’s representative could not attend the meeting but noted that the delay is due to market and construction timing and that two remaining lots were intended to be completed as structures were developed. After no public comment, the commission voted unanimously to grant the extension until Aug. 15, 2026.","The commission approved a one-year extension to Aug. 15, 2026, for completion of final improvements in Stone Lake Park Phase 6 (SIA-22-20); staff noted remaining items include sidewalks, street trees, inlet repair and pond/vegetation work.",{"_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},6227762,"Plan commission recommends Hunter Valley historic-preservation overlay with conditions",916,2554000,3470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298&start=2554&end=3470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298/thumbnail_2554000.jpg","/articles/6227762/Monroe-County/Indiana/Plan-commission-recommends-Hunter-Valley-historic-preservation-overlay-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227762-1d68ee2a32b63af0804b30bbca36bc36/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991858&Signature=TGbc8Wbus9b~QPMjwKCzWxjwKIL~RRjV0bbU0XhxbsCs~cQWqez8ue4JFG~~nbXCDe1t8PrFwkujWZd4mlXgPjQGVVE1F~CA7Kx9jJXUywPQbrIVGekeGxiH8e9AYZGqBTF1MAYZ6EGDxznJx4vAe6IoaGtQrGUPph1wKv3ld6t69G3t1B16hlbkreAOB8SrKVrhZnQeehv-qi8L7Vn0eFdrPmiWGZGdRl8yB0VJOJn2LvpbZ9JnOxBDXzzRlLhx7Ms-r81grYyzoc~Nsg43Sy1iIahx7VPnm8WoBLGCNBOyBvYsLorMH8vM5w7oR8LcuAxBeiP~JLS9j4kQVsopVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monroe County Plan Commission on a unanimous vote recommended that the County Commissioners approve a Historic Preservation (HP) overlay for part of the Hunter Valley historic landscape (REZ-25-4), subject to three conditions requested by the Historic Preservation Board of Review.

Drew Myers (staff) said the overlay covers parts of two parcels (98.6 acres and 9.629 acres) and the proposed HP boundary draws on a prior multiple-property survey and the outline-plan conditions of a previously approved Planned Unit Development amendment. Myers said the locally designated overlay maps approximately 11.45 acres for protection and includes karst features, a historic quarry landscape and 18 contributing resources identified in a 2014 survey recorded in the State Historical Archaeological and Research Database (SHAARD).

Staff recommended three conditions of approval: that the petitioner add an exhibit accurately naming and identifying each historic resource in the designation area; that the petitioner locate and document all existing historic structures within the proposed area; and that the petitioner work with the county legal department on the feasibility of transferring any historic limestone quarry equipment found outside the designation area to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners for use at county-owned quarry property on the north side of State Road 46.

Myers said stormwater and highway departments had no objections to the overlay designation and that the designation does not change the parcel’s underlying PUD zoning or permitted uses but provides protections for historic resources. The petitioner was not present at the hearing, though staff reported the petitioner had been present for the Historic Preservation Board of Review and had begun satisfying conditions. The Plan Commission voted 6-0 to forward a favorable recommendation, including a requested waiver of a final hearing.","The Plan Commission recommended favorably to the County Commissioners a historic-preservation (HP) overlay for an 11.45-acre portion of the Hunter Valley landscape (REZ-25-4), subject to conditions from the Historic Preservation Board of Review including documentation of resources and a written commitment regarding quarry equipment.",{"_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},6227766,"Plan commission forwards CDO amendment tightening impervious-cover rules, affirms gravel counts",1644,869000,2513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298&start=869&end=2513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298/thumbnail_869000.jpg","/articles/6227766/Monroe-County/Indiana/Plan-commission-forwards-CDO-amendment-tightening-impervious-cover-rules-affirms-gravel-counts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227766-813f3620bb810c7fd615ee5cb5b71105/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991858&Signature=KAXAXjZKf744rRreFfjQIghbADdG6wf4cbTZILdXy8oVnZ8Sbgi93J8GO00wXt8VRQuBYgncenjNppUgJ62Ot2NJrSq~M8FOchg78wjpxKb8Wm1ltrWzvTQl3jL9I~FjL5l2JAsXIPXjUrdtnW7mG3MWPCxbBpozyqNBU2bO7vPTzrHvSqFbwM--ryuDS8bj4c5ymH9coJ7TRxMqvh6Hg-66mBr8PmBkaNM9QZZ7tnK3P7gDsQoLH1rLcws~GVs7TnRBCL4kbxbmfAvoVs44bJFM-pkqaG648YqwISZsGujBZUO~h8mz4EkrFP~XUrz3cc9eZUF-UoQvjZU7zN4Dgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monroe County Plan Commission voted 6-0 at its May meeting to forward ZOA-25-2 — a text amendment to the County Development Ordinance (CDO) addressing maximum impervious cover — to the County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation after clarifying definitions and exceptions.

Jackie Nestor Jelen, planning staff, explained the amendment revises maximum impervious-cover allowances by zone and lot size, adds clarifying superscripts and points readers to Chapter 8.13 (impervious cover rules and exceptions). Jelen said the proposal aims to reduce runoff and other stormwater impacts while recognizing some existing driveways and other built features.

Erica Pena, Monroe County stormwater program manager, advised commissioners that “gravel acts as an impervious surface, because it does not allow the full infiltration, and it compacts over time,” and later stated, “When we look at impervious cover from a stormwater perspective, gravel counts as impervious.” Staff therefore included gravel in the list of surfaces counted toward impervious cover and kept exceptions for driveways that existed on the county’s March 11, 2024 aerial and driveways with proper installation approvals before Dec. 19, 2024.

Planning staff told the commission the county had received 33 variance filings so far this year, 16 of which included impervious-cover requests, and that the amendment is intended to reduce the need for variances going forward while refining per-zone maximums. Visual examples presented by staff showed properties that would remain under the amended limits and others that would require variances absent exemptions for existing driveways.

Commissioners debated how to define gravel and whether to exclude all driveways. Scott Ferris, members and staff noted enforcement and conversion concerns — one commissioner warned that excluding gravel might prompt property owners to install gravel first and later pave without permits. Several commissioners said they support counting gravel as impervious while revisiting the rule’s practical effects in about a year to see how many variance outcomes are affected. After no public comment, the commission voted to send a favorable recommendation to the County Commissioners.

The amendment as forwarded includes: breaking out maximum impervious cover by lot size; pointing to CDO Chapter 8.13 for listed exceptions (including existing driveways documented in the March 11, 2024 aerial); a clarified impervious-cover definition that explicitly includes driveways, parking areas, decks and similar surfaces (now drafted to include gravel); and a staff recommendation to revisit the rule after implementation and observe variance impacts.","Monroe County Plan Commission voted unanimously to forward a County Development Ordinance amendment (ZOA-25-2) on impervious cover maximums to the County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation; the amendment clarifies exemptions and treats gravel as impervious per stormwater staff guidance.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227768,"Monroe County plan commission continues Holland Field subdivision requests to June",604,241000,845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298&start=241&end=845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3484836-d1a3c38d89f35068cf44522adb9dc298/thumbnail_241000.jpg","/articles/6227768/Monroe-County/Indiana/Monroe-County-plan-commission-continues-Holland-Field-subdivision-requests-to-June","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227768-04c82984845958d957ebafd9b26c6660/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991858&Signature=YGGIl9aWa2svyRDGiDzVHz27zsuhUtGuXyDMixJ2El5JT0VdoavrJIyLU3zCItI5mZqKwsqkckMLCbG668mOJr59vyo2JMxy69svWjoW4Wl3dLrRO0m63UIUSdglNqoKhjOG~H0l5TcjqseqkGd4tM3pWbEHv3E7YyzuHjxab4um7ouIzT~-OrpoSrPgHrmYqClpb7r1yQY8IuTRILm35jUvp-o9os7124yeWBQOkSA4Or-Fu76~dyhmjVl~vuzFUnTC5MQCBgh8FMS3RO0mqoZmURSeTZTmlHXk3K1qPWzHY8nj3bz0V30~3rgP5qdvU-uHOFDoNkGxUA9PCBFJmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monroe County Plan Commission on a 6-0 vote on May (meeting) continued two linked petitions for Holland Field — SIA-22-7 and SIA-22-9 — to its regular meeting on June 17, 2025, after staff and the developer said final designs and cost estimates were not yet available.

Jackie Nestor Jelen, planning staff, told commissioners the developer had submitted as-built drawings for phases 1 and 2 to the Monroe County Highway Department and that Smith Design Group returned a finished draft design to the developer on May 12. Jelen recommended a continuance because staff did not yet have the new design and the cost estimate needed to set a correct performance period end date and financial guarantee amount.

The nut of the commission's discussion was scheduling and coordination. Angela Parker, attorney for Hybrid Investments LLC, which represents the developer, said the petitioner “concur[s] with the report” and asked for more time so the subdivisions’ improvement agreement, cost allocation and bond determination could be finalized. Parker said the developer planned to meet with county planning staff and the highway department between meetings to resolve outstanding items.

Commissioners asked whether a continuance would disrupt the linked Holland 3-lot minor project; Jelen said the county had approved a performance period end date that extended to next year and that a continuance here would not, by itself, create a lost deadline. After no public comment, a motion to continue both petitions to June 17, 2025, carried 6-0.

The continuance preserves the county's ability to review a new design and updated cost estimate before setting the final performance period and any adjusted financial guarantee. Staff said Blackwell Contractors Inc., the on-site contractor for a related 3-lot minor, had missed an internal deadline but that Smith Design Group and the developer were working to reconcile outstanding items.

If the petitioner provides the revised plans and cost estimates before the June meeting, staff indicated they could request administrative review with the goal of resolving bond amounts and the performance period without further continuance.","The Monroe County Plan Commission voted unanimously to continue two related subdivision performance-period extension petitions for Holland Field (SIA-22-7 and SIA-22-9) to the commission's June 17 meeting so staff and the developer can finalize design plans and cost estimates.","actionData","errors"]

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