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Area Plan Commission recommends rezoning for salvage yard at 3001 W. National Drive with floodway conditions
Summary
The Area Plan Commission gave a favorable recommendation to rezone 3001 West National Drive from residential to heavy industrial for use as a salvage yard, subject to conditions addressing floodplain permits, tank elevation and anchoring, site hard surfacing, screening and required state permits.
The Area Plan Commission recommended rezoning 3001 West National Drive from RS (single-family suburban) to M-2 (heavy industrial) for use as a salvage yard, conditionally approving the request and listing state and local permits the owner must secure.
The recommendation matters because the property lies partly in a regulatory floodway and the planned salvage operation was started without prior permits, prompting state and local officials to require measures intended to limit environmental and public-safety risks.
Commission staff said the property is located in both AE floodplain and regulatory floodway and that Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) approval is required before any work in the floodway. The staff report said any waste storage or fuel tanks…
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