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Plat committee upholds automatic continuance for Castle Run subdivision petition
Summary
The Indianapolis Plat Committee acknowledged an automatic continuance and postponed action on petition 2025PLT030 (Castle Run Subdivision). A neighborhood representative asked to withdraw the continuance; staff and legal counsel said the committee could waive the rule only by motion and vote but lacked a full staff report.
The Indianapolis Plat Committee on June 11 acknowledged an automatic continuance and deferred consideration of petition 2025PLT030, a request by Sunbeam Development Corporation to record the Castle Run Subdivision, until the committee's next meeting.
The request mattered to neighbors because the petition seeks approval of a two-lot subdivision of about 12.561 acres and a waiver of the sidewalk requirement along Center Run Road under the consolidated zoning and subdivision ordinance. Mary Jane Kaito, who identified herself as a representative of the Greater Allisonville Community Council, asked the committee to rescind the continuance and hear the case that day, saying, “We want to rescind the continuance and have it heard. Today? Today. That would be nice.”
Staff planner Jefferson Wilson told the committee that “per the rules of procedure, once we've received an automatic continuance, that can't be withdrawn after it's been filed, stamped, and accepted by our division,” and that a full staff report had not yet been published. Legal counsel Chris Steinmetz told members they have the authority to waive procedural rules but would need a motion and a vote to do so and warned the committee that proceeding without a full staff report could mean losing the benefit of staff analysis.
Petitioner representatives said they had prepared materials and could present plans immediately if the committee agreed to hear the petition. Max Mauser, representing Sunbeam Development through Studio A of Indianapolis, said he had brought a 10-copy packet including the plat and elevations.
The committee ultimately acknowledged the automatic continuance and continued the petition for one month. Staff advised the petitioner and neighborhood that the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) also hears related matters and that next MDC dates were June 18 and July 2; committee members encouraged the parties to follow up with staff or MDC for scheduling and to supply any additional materials.
The committee’s action was procedural: the continuance stands pending further staff review and any subsequent motions by the petitioner or the MDC. The staff report and any waiver recommendation remain unpublished and will be part of the record when the petition returns.
