Zionsville council approves Maple Lane Club PUD to host Watches Farm campus, residential neighborhood

The Zionsville Town Council approved an ordinance Nov. 3 to rezone 181 acres northeast of 200 South and Michigan Road to a planned unit development called the Maple Lane Club of Bradley Ridge, a mixed‑use project that will include a Watch Us Farm campus, neighborhood marketplace and single‑family homes.

Supporters told the council the PUD will expand Watch Us Farm, a Zionsville nonprofit that provides jobs and training for adults with intellectual disabilities. “By approving this development you’re not just shaping land use, you’re shaping lives,” Janice Agarwal, executive director of Watch Us Farm, told the council during the public hearing. Petitioner representatives said the PUD also includes trails, an 8‑foot path along 421 and 200 South, and a 200‑car parking commitment to serve a donated 26‑acre public parcel…