Boone County APC sends 47 Commons PUD to commissioners after commitments on wells, uses and traffic study

The Boone County Area Planning Commission on May 21 voted to send petition 25W-23-044 — the proposed 47 Commons planned unit development (PUD) at the State Road 47‒I‑65 interchange — to the county commissioners with a favorable recommendation after the petitioner revised the list of permitted uses and agreed to written voluntary commitments.

Deborah Luzier, interim area plan commission director, summarized changes the petitioner submitted since the last draft, saying several heavy and industrial uses were removed and certain uses would require public water and sewer before they could be developed. "Some footnotes to the use table have been added noting that certain uses must be on sewer and water utilities," Luzier said during the presentation.

The petitioners also promised site-specific limits and operational requirements. Jake Merritt, representing the petitioner, said one ready‑mix concrete plant will be permitted and "no asphalt plants will be permitted on the property." Merritt and staff described other commitments: a maximum of eight functioning water wells on the property until public water is available; an obligation to abandon on‑site wells within 18 months after public water becomes available; and a commitment that if the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) determines in writing that activities on the property materially and adversely impact…