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Commissioners approve rezoning, planned-unit development for Floyd's Knobs project after public comment
Summary
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two ordinances April 1: rezoning land from general commercial to multifamily and adopting a planned-unit development (PUD) for the same project, following public testimony about traffic, property values and housing needs.
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two related ordinances April 1 to allow a multifamily residential development and a planned-unit development (PUD) in the Floyd's Knobs area.
The board voted to adopt Floyd County Ordinance FCO 2025-08, a rezoning from general commercial to multifamily residential, and FCO 2025-09, to place the property in a planned-unit development district. Both ordinances passed by unanimous consent.
New Creedy, director of Building and Development Services, told commissioners the two ordinances and associated subdivision relate to the same project and had been considered earlier by the Plan Commission. "We had public comment on those together, and we are here now to approve or not those," Creedy said.
Public commenters offered mixed views. Carol Amer Black, a longtime Floyd's Knobs resident, said she changed from being opposed to supporting the project because it would provide housing options for older residents who want one-level units with elevators. "I cannot find anything in Floyd's Knobs or nearby," she said, adding the development could boost the local economy.
Other residents raised concerns about traffic and property values. Joseph Moore, Georgetown Township resident, said the county's master plan had identified gateway commercial areas and warned that rezoning commercial land to residential could reduce future commercial opportunities and increase traffic. Janet Riggs, a retired appraiser, and Sean Kravitz, a nearby resident, expressed worries about traffic congestion, infrastructure strain and crime patterns they associated with dense apartment complexes.
John Grama, attorney for Theeneman Group LLC, said the PUD gives the county more control over design and materials and reminded commissioners that the Plan Commission had approved the development plan 7-1 and the subdivision. "The development plan ... advises those items that must take place as it relates to number of units, as it relates to the issues of materials to be used," Grama said. He said the PUD still requires final plan-commission approval before the project proceeds.
A commissioner who supported approval said traffic studies paid for by the county showed the multifamily plan would generate less traffic than commercial development alternatives and that independent research indicated modest property value impacts; the commissioner said they expect roughly 30 to 35 new students in the school district from the development but received no objection from school board members.
The commissioners approved both ordinances by unanimous consent. Commissioners noted the PUD requires return to the Plan Commission for final approvals on the secondary PUD plan and the preliminary plat before construction proceeds.
