Public opposition centers on Oinking Acres and traffic as APC continues Hawks Landing conditional rezone to May 28

The Advisory Planning Commission opened the advertised public hearing on PCCZ‑24‑3 (Hawks Landing entrance annexation and conditional rezone) on April 28 and continued the item to a special session on May 28 after extensive public comment. The proposal seeks a conditional rezoning to R‑3 upon annexation for a 5.56‑acre parcel owned by Connection Point Christian Church, intended to add up to seven residential lots and to match zoning on adjacent land already proposed for R‑3.

Staff explained that conditional rezones apply only if the land is annexed and that staff finds the request generally consistent with the town’s future land‑use map and UDO standards; staff estimated the project would likely enter permitting in late 2026 or 2027 under current timelines. Staff emphasized the practical constraints that led to the change from an earlier Hawks Landing concept—state (INDOT) refusal of an additional entrance on State Road 267 and significant engineering and environmental constraints for a…