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Whitestown planners recommend allowing mulch front yards for Prairie Chase townhomes

5561834 · July 17, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to forward a favorable recommendation to Town Council to amend a 2022 zoning commitment so townhome front yards at the Prairie Chase North development may use landscaped mulch beds instead of irrigated grass.

The Town of Whitestown Planning Commission voted 7-0 to issue a favorable recommendation to Town Council on a text amendment that would remove a prior commitment requiring irrigated front lawns at the Prairie Chase North townhome development.

The amendment request, presented August 11 by petitioner Brian Tuohy on behalf of the prospective buyer and developer, asked that the previously recorded commitment requiring irrigated front yards be changed so the townhomes could have landscaped mulch beds with shrubs and trees instead of turf. "We would respectfully request that we be allowed to remove that commitment to…

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