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Plat committee approves Castle Run subdivision; accepts $61,117.50 payment in lieu of 827.5 feet of sidewalks
Summary
The Indianapolis Plat Committee approved the Castle Run primary plat (2025 PLT 030) on July 9, 2025, granting a waiver of most required sidewalks in exchange for a payment in lieu. Staff had recommended denying the full waiver but supported a 125-foot deferral tied to a future Department of Public Works project.
The Indianapolis Plat Committee on July 9 approved a primary plat for Castle Run Subdivision (2025 PLT 030), located at 8315 Center Run Road, and agreed to a payment in lieu of constructing approximately 827.5 linear feet of sidewalks along the property frontage.
The committee voted to approve the plat with staff conditions but struck condition 11 and authorized the developer to pay $61,117.50 to the city’s sidewalk fund rather than construct the larger sidewalk segment immediately.
The payment and waiver were the focus of an extended staff and petitioner exchange. Max Mauser, representative for Sunbeam Development Corporation, said the site includes a steep bank and an enclosed culvert (Howland Ditch) adjacent to the right of way and that installing a full sidewalk run would likely require relocating underground utilities. Mauser said the…
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