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Brownsburg council rejects MI Homes rezone for Auburn Ridge West after traffic and process concerns
Summary
The Town of Brownsburg Town Council voted 3-2 to defeat an ordinance that would have rezoned farmland west of Auburn Ridge from agricultural to R2, after extended public comment and council debate about traffic, infrastructure and whether the revised application was substantially different from the version denied in February.
The Town of Brownsburg Town Council voted 3-2 on June 26 to defeat Ordinance 20-25-10, a rezoning request from agricultural (AG) to R2 for the Auburn Ridge West development proposed by MI Homes.
Supporters and opponents clashed over whether the application had changed enough since it was denied in February and whether local roads could handle added traffic. The weeks-long revision process reduced the proposal from an initial request for 124 units (R3) to a final plan for 90 lots under R2 zoning. Jonathan Isaacs, director of land acquisition for MI Homes, told the council the company had reduced the unit count “down to 90 units” and committed $3,000 per lot to an escrow account the town could use for road improvements. He also said an additional $2,750 per unit would be held in a joint pot the town and county must agree how to spend.
The revision and the developer’s commitments did not satisfy several residents who addressed the council during the public-comment period. Emily Simmons of Autumn Trail said the plan “is the same proposal that you reviewed and found unfavorable just 4 months ago,” citing the Unified Development…
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