Carmel planners review Homeplace sub‑area plan; 106 & College Inc. emerges as village steward

The Carmel Plan Commission Committee spent part of its Aug. 5, 2025, meeting reviewing the Homeplace sub‑area plan, a proposed amendment to the city’s comprehensive plan prepared by Yarden Company for the Department of Community Services. The committee opened discussion on the draft short‑form sub‑area plan and on how it should reference a larger companion document called "This Is Homeplace," which contains more detailed recommendations and community input.

Why it matters: The sub‑area plan is intended to guide the city’s role in investments, streetscape improvements and programming in the Homeplace neighborhood over the next five to 10 years. It will be incorporated into the Carmel comprehensive plan as a guidance document; the department clarified repeatedly during discussion that a sub‑area plan does not change zoning, alter existing PUDs, or allocate funding by itself.

Consultant Daniella Belcher of Yarden Company summarized the engagement process that led to the draft: the study began in April, included a June community cookout, an online survey that collected about 300 responses, door‑to‑door outreach to roughly 300 homes and about 80 businesses by community ambassadors, a webinar…