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Council forwards group-home zoning changes to Plan Commission after committee review

3199174 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a resolution sending Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments on group homes and related ADLS/development-plan processes to the Carmel Plan Commission for public hearing and recommendation. The ordinance would add licensure requirements, change renewal and approval processes and remove a rigid 300-foot separation rule.

The council voted to send an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that changes how group homes and certain special exceptions are reviewed and renewed.

City attorneys and staff summarized committee edits adopted in the Land Use and Special Studies Committee. Key changes in the proposed UDO text include reinstating licensure requirements for some group homes (licensure by the Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services for homes serving persons with developmental…

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