Whitestown council holds first reading on Bridal Estates rezoning for up to 356 homes

The Town of Whitestown Town Council on March 12 held a first reading of Ordinance 2025-05, a rezoning request that would change the Bridal Estates site from AG (General Agricultural) to R‑3 (medium-density single‑family residential). Todd Barrick, director of development services, presented the request and said the planning commission recommended the rezone at its February meeting.

Why it matters: the petitioner’s concept plan proposes up to 356 single‑family homes aimed at active adults, and includes road realignment and frontage-road access intended to limit driveways onto Wolf Road. Those elements could affect traffic patterns and future plat approvals for surrounding property owners.

“This project will essentially realign Wolf Road through the project,” Todd Barrick said, describing the proposed access changes and staff discussions with the developer and nearby landowners. Barrick said the developer and staff also agreed to commitments that are incorporated into the ordinance language presented to council.

The developer’s representative, Brian Tuohy, said the residences are planned as ranch‑style and one‑and‑a‑half‑story homes, and estimated price points “start at around $300,000 and go north of $350,000.” The petitioner told council the project will include an entrance aligned with the existing Cardinal Point subdivision to the north and will provide a frontage road so driveways do not open directly onto Wolf Road.

Council members asked for details about pedestrian and golf‑cart crossing controls at the Cardinal Point entrance. Barrick and the petitioner said the crossing would use signage and a rapid‑flashing beacon activated by push button; it would not be a full HAWK signal like the library crossing.

Barrick said the project still requires further land‑use approvals: primary plat review and public hearings at the planning commission, followed by secondary plat and construction plan approval if the rezone and platting proceed. He also noted that final engineering often reduces a conceptual maximum unit count and that the 356 figure represents a maximum on the concept plan.

No vote was taken on the ordinance tonight; council conducted the statutory first reading. A second reading and opportunity for additional public comment and council action are scheduled at a future meeting.

Details and next steps: the planning commission’s favorable recommendation and the developer’s commitments are included in the draft ordinance; the project will return to the planning commission for primary plat public hearings, then to council for later approvals if required.