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Commission approves Lyndhurst rezoning for microcommunity by Sanctuary Indy after heated public comments
Summary
The commission approved 2025ZON113 to modify the DP zoning at 1318 South Lyndhurst Drive to allow a phased microcommunity: six small homes in phase 1 and duplexes plus a community center in phase 2; vote 8-0 on ballots.
The Metropolitan Development Commission approved 2025ZON113 on Oct. 15, a rezoning petition by Lyndhurst Baptist Church and Sanctuary Indy to change the DP site plan at 1318 South Lyndhurst Drive to a phased microcommunity for people experiencing homelessness. The petition passed by ballot, 8 yes, 0 no.
What the approval allows: under the modified DP, the site will proceed in two phases: an initial phase of six small (tiny) homes with an on-site missional staff member, and a later phase of duplexes (two-family dwellings) and a community center. As presented at the hearing, the overall unit count will decline from a previous approval of 18 tiny homes to a combination that results in 16 units (six small homes plus duplexes in phase 2). The project also retains a planned…
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