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MDC approves three resolutions and multiple zoning petitions; denies one appeal — votes at a glance
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the Metropolitan Development Commission approved three non-hearing resolutions, approved five zoning petitions with no appeals, denied petition 2024CZN853 and acknowledged a withdrawn petition; votes were unanimous where recorded.
The Metropolitan Development Commission took several consent and contested actions at its April 2, 2025 meeting, including approval of three non-public-hearing resolutions, approval of multiple zoning petitions recommended with no appeal, and denial of one petition that had been recommended for denial by the hearing examiner.
Key outcomes - Resolutions: The commission approved three non-hearing resolutions by unanimous roll call (7–0). One, 2025R01-04, authorizes the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) to enter into an agreement with Shrewsbury & Associates LLC to serve as owner’s representative for the Indianapolis City Market Campus Project. Another resolution rescinded a prior appointment and reappointed Judy Wertz as the Marion County hearing examiner with amended compensation (amounts referenced in the record: $35,000 for 2025 for one appointment and $5,000 for another). The three resolutions were read into the record and taken together by motion; the chair called roll and the commission approved them 7–0.
- Zoning docket: Staff read a no-appeals docket that included multiple petitions (several parcel addresses listed in the record). The commission voted to approve five zoning petitions that were recommended for approval with no appeals: 2025ZON2, 2025ZON7, 2025ZON9, 2025ZON11 and 2025CZN802. The roll call showed seven yes votes and the chair announced those five passed 7 to 0.
- Withdrawn petition: The commission acknowledged that petition 2025ZON005 (agenda item 11) had been withdrawn by the petitioner; staff noted the withdrawal for the record.
- Denial and procedural referral: The commission recorded a vote to deny petition 2024CZN853 (a petition previously recommended for denial by the hearing examiner). The commission also returned related record 2024CVR853 to the hearing examiner for adoption of negative findings, as requested by staff, and instructed staff to refer it back to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) for further action.
Context and procedure Nancy, the commission secretary, read resolution and petition identifiers into the record and the chair directed roll-call votes for grouped items and individual contested items. Staff noted that one hearing examiner decision (2024CVR853) had been mistakenly recommended to the MDC and requested the item be referred back to the hearing examiner for adoption of negative findings on April 10, 2025; the commission approved that referral.
What to watch next - Items approved under the no-appeal docket will proceed per standard implementation and permitting processes; the commission’s approvals do not remove further platting or permit reviews for affected parcels. - The denial of 2024CZN853 and the return of 2024CVR853 to the hearing examiner mean those matters remain subject to administrative follow-up and potential BZA consideration.
Votes and roll-call tallies are recorded in the official minutes. Below are the formal actions taken as read into the record.
