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Commissioners approve rezoning for Allens Lane property despite neighbor concerns about trucks and buffering
Summary
After public hearings and changes to a use-and-development commitment, the board adopted rezoning BC-9-2025, converting 15.5 acres on Allens Lane from R-3 to M-2 with restrictions; a commissioner voted no citing truck traffic and road impacts.
The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 23 adopted rezoning ordinance BC-9-2025 on final reading, changing 2741 and 2761 Allens Lane from R-3 to M-2 with an amended use-and-development commitment (UDC). The motion passed by a 2-1 vote after a months-long review by the Area Planning Commission and a public hearing at the commissioners' meeting.
Why it matters: The rezoning authorizes industrial subdivision uses on about 15.5 acres of land on Allens Lane; neighbors and one commissioner raised concerns about the potential for truck traffic, road wear and the adequacy of buffering between industrial lots and adjacent residential properties.
Background and planning commission review: Cassie Virgin, representing the Area Planning Commission, identified the docket as REZ-2025-027 and told commissioners the APC recommended approval with five affirmative votes, one negative vote and one abstention. APC staff noted the county's future land-use map recommends residential use for the site, and that the UDC initially proposed allowed a broad set of uses. Petitioners…
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