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Fraternal Order of Police seeks fence variance at Cottage & Shelby; hearing examiner approves with modified sight-triangle plan
Summary
FOP Lodge 86 asked to keep a 6.5-foot perimeter security fence and electronic gate that encroach into the clear-sight triangle at Cottage and Shelby streets; the hearing examiner granted the variance subject to adjusted fence placement, landscaping and recorded commitments after staff raised sight-triangle concerns.
The hearing examiner granted a variance April 10 to amend site commitments and allow a 6.5-foot perimeter security fence and electronic gate at the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Indianapolis Lodge 86 headquarters at the southeast corner of Cottage and Shelby streets, subject to modified placement, landscaping and written commitments. The examiner will forward a recommendation on the companion rezoning/modification petition to the Metropolitan Development Commission on May 7, 2025.
Attorney Will Gooden represented the petitioner and emphasized the property’s role as a Department of Homeland Security-designated safe place and a local emergency operations center. Gooden told the hearing examiner the fence is a security measure designed to protect critical…
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