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Council approves two rezoning petitions: single-family downzone on Stringtown and amended multifamily plan on Burkhart Road
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance R2025-03 to downzone 3712 Stringtown Road to R-1 for single-family use and adopted R2025-04 (amended) to rezone 3200 North Burkhart Road to R-5 with UDC commitments for a multifamily workforce housing project (about 264 units) with development commitments and buffering.
The Evansville Common Council on March 31 approved two zoning ordinances: Ordinance R2025-03 to rezone 3712 Stringtown Road from R-3 to R-1 to reflect single-family use and Ordinance R2025-04 (amended) to rezone 3200 North Burkhart Road from R-1 to R-5 with a use and development commitment (UDC) to allow a large multifamily residential development.
Cassie Virgen of the Area Plan Commission presented both items. She said the Stringtown property had a complicated ownership and zoning history — originally a duplex built in 1934, blanket-zoned to R-1 in 1962, then partially rezoned in later years; the current owner remodeled the building for single-family use and requested restoration of the R-1 classification. The APC recommended approval 7-0 and the council adopted R2025-03 with a unanimous vote.
For Burkhart Road, APC docket REZ-2025-005 involved A & B Investments LLC seeking R-5 zoning with a UDC to permit multifamily construction. Cassie said the parcel sits near the I-69 corridor, has floodplain considerations adjacent to the Crawford Brandeis Ditch, and the conceptual plan initially showed about 240 units; project proponents later reported growth to about 264 units. The filed UDC limits uses to multifamily only, prohibits mobile home parks, restricts building height to 60 feet/three stories, requires screening for dumpsters, tree buffers and fencing along the south property line, limits construction hours, and requires a traffic impact study to determine access and internal traffic flow.
Mike Schaubmeier (Conde Zone & Con) and Jerry Burgess (Marion Development Group) described the project as workforce-affordable housing and said negotiations with neighbors produced the added commitments; Burgess said the project team seeks Indiana Housing Authority and REDI funding. The APC recommended approval 7-0. The council adopted the amended ordinance 9-0.
Council members and nearby representatives said they appreciated the developer’s neighborhood outreach and the UDC concessions. The ordinance record includes the UDC commitments and the requirement for a traffic study.
