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Council rezones property south of Tryon Road to allow townhouses and low‑rise multi‑family housing
Summary
On third reading the Common Council approved rezoning land south of Tryon Road from R-1B single‑family to R-2B townhouse and R-3A low‑rise multi‑family, advancing a mixed‑use housing development; the council suspended rules to complete second and third readings in one meeting.
The Michigan City Common Council on May 6, 2025, approved an ordinance on third reading to rezone property south of Tryon Road to allow townhouses and low‑rise multifamily housing. The measure passed unanimously, 8-0.
The ordinance rezones real property “located South of Tryon Road approximately one fourth mile west of the intersection of Royal Road and Tryon Road and a half a mile east of the intersection of South Carwick Road and Tryon Road” from R‑1B single‑family to R‑2B townhouse and R‑3A low‑rise multiple‑family residential classifications. Councilman Terry Dabney, sponsor of the ordinance, said the rezoning will permit townhouses, apartments and single-family homes within the development.
After public comment supporting higher-density and mixed-use housing, Councilman Dabney moved to suspend the rules and complete second and third readings in the same meeting; the motion carried and the third-reading vote followed. Scott Mellon, a resident, described mixed development as “a healthier development” with “increased density” and urged approval.
The ordinance passed with unanimous council support; council members said the rezoning fits a broader pattern of new housing projects in the city.
