Area Plan Commission recommends approval to rezone 5125 Old Booneville Highway, removes shared‑drive restriction
November 06, 2025 | Evansville City, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
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Planning staff described the property as a vacant lot that had been a residence at the time of the 2015 future land use map but that the block has gradually transitioned to commercial and industrial uses since a 1995 rezoning. Ron London, planning staff, said the existing UDC from the earlier rezoning limited the number of access points; the applicant’s proposed UDC would remove that access restriction and would explicitly prohibit use group 21 (adult uses).
Scott Veil of Cash Wagner & Associates, representing Fee Properties LLC, said the applicant wants an exclusive driveway because shared access can create maintenance and management complications. “The 1 thing we're asking for is just to have our own exclusive driveway going out onto Old Booneville Highway,” Veil said, and described the proposed contractor shop/warehouse as a low‑traffic, light‑use operation.
No remonstrators appeared at the hearing. A motion to recommend approval carried on a roll call vote recorded by the secretary as nine votes in favor and zero opposed. The commission’s action is a recommendation; final approval rests with Evansville City Council.
The staff report noted the request is not consistent with the 2035 future land use map’s residential recommendation for the site but also that the map’s recommendation reflected the residence that was demolished in 2020. The record includes comments from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city engineer that any changes in access should follow the access management manual and development guide and applicable drainage code.
The commission’s recommendation forwards the rezoning to City Council with the planning commission’s favorable recommendation.
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