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Brownsburg APC approves routine items, accepts rezone withdrawal, and recommends mid-year UDO text amendments
Summary
At its May 28 meeting the Brownsburg Advisory Plan Commission approved minutes and findings, acknowledged withdrawal of the Hawks Landing conditional rezone, and recommended multiple mid-year text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance including adding R3 references to animal-keeping rules.
The Town of Brownsburg Advisory Plan Commission on May 28 handled a slate of procedural and regulatory items: it approved the minutes from April 28 and two findings-of-fact reports, acknowledged the applicant’s request to withdraw the Hawks Landing annexation and conditional rezone case, and after a staff presentation voted to forward mid-year amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) with a commission amendment to add R3 references in the animals/keeping section.
Early in the meeting the commission approved the April 28, 2025 meeting minutes by voice vote and accepted two findings of fact and determinations: PSDP-25-1 (Liberty Junction townhomes development plan review) and PSDP-25-2 (Ronald Reagan Logistics Park at I‑74 development plan amendments). Staff then opened continued public hearings and noted a withdrawal: the applicant for PCCZ-24-3 (Hawks Landing entrance annexation/conditional rezone) formally requested withdrawal and the commission individually acknowledged the request; the public hearing for that case was closed.
Staff next presented a range of recommended corrections and clarifications to the UDO. Proposed edits addressed technical cross-references, use-table adjustments for the motorsports district (re-adding or clarifying permitted uses such as hotel/motel, lab research, light manufacturing and fitness studios, and returning several uses to the permitted or special-exception columns), and clarifications that certain development-plan-review items — including new nonresidential accessory structures over 500 square feet, and multifamily projects larger than six units — should come to development plan review rather than be treated administratively. Staff also proposed clearer cross-references for fence and height rules and several minor corrections and formatting updates.
During discussion commissioners raised substantive additions. Commissioner Pabst moved — and the commission approved — an amendment to add R3 to chapter 4 (page 94) in the section on keeping animals so that R3 zoning would be governed by the same acreage and lot-size limits as the other listed zones. The commission then voted to forward a favorable recommendation to Town Council for the UDO text amendments as amended; the motion passed on roll call.
Staff and commissioners reminded the public that some roads discussed during the Auburn Ridge West hearing (notably Tilden Road) are county-owned and that the town will coordinate with Hendricks County and seek grant funding (MPO and other sources) where possible. Staff also said the town plans to begin a capital-improvement planning process in the 2026 budget year to identify and prioritize infrastructure needs, including future transportation projects.
Votes at a glance — meeting actions - Approval of meeting minutes (04/28/2025): approved by voice vote. - Findings and determinations: PSDP-25-1 (Liberty Junction townhomes) and PSDP-25-2 (Ronald Reagan Logistics Park amendments): approved by motion and voice vote. - PCCZ-24-3 (Hawks Landing entrance annexation/conditional rezone): applicant withdrew the rezone; commission acknowledged the withdrawal and closed the public hearing. - PCZT-25-1 (UDO mid-year text amendments): commission moved, amended to add R3 in the animals/keeping section, and forwarded a favorable recommendation to Town Council (motion carried on roll call).
The commission also heard staff and public comments on pending subdivisions and local transportation priorities and adjourned after administrative announcements.
