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Plan commission conditionally approves Heritage Station primary plat with engineering review and no‑vinyl commitment
Summary
The commission conditionally approved the Heritage Station primary plat (a mixed‑use PUD renewal) after petitioners committed to preserve the McCord cemetery, maintain tree lines, connect new development to municipal water, accept engineering review for road realignments that cross town lines, and agree to a no‑vinyl siding commitment.
The Plan Commission voted unanimously to conditionally approve the Heritage Station primary plat (PC25‑062‑PP), a project that revives elements of the 2016 Spalding Commons PUD and proposes mixed residential products, townhomes, commercial acreage and extended trails. Lance Farrell of Banning Engineering and Ryan Homes representatives described a site plan that includes roughly 280 lots across the full PUD area, 122 townhome units on 28 acres in the northeast corner and more than 3.5 miles of trails. The project includes a historic McCord cemetery on site; petitioners said they will preserve the cemetery, add parking nearby and seek to honor its history in road and street naming.
Staff recommended conditional approval with additional follow‑up by planning staff and the town engineer to resolve road realignments and traffic concerns, some of which lie in Zionsville. Petitioner representatives confirmed coordination with the Boone County and Zionsville engineers and said municipal water will serve the new development, alleviating neighbors’ concerns about impacts on private wells. Several residents and emailed commenters asked about tree preservation, buffers between retained parcels and the development, timing of later phases and commercial uses adjacent to neighborhoods. The petitioners committed to maintain existing tree lines adjacent to the retained parcel and to review access and construction staging to protect resident access.
Commissioner 4 moved to conditionally approve the plat with staff and engineering review, a lot‑count flexibility of plus or minus 10 lots, and a commitment to avoid vinyl siding; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote of commissioners present.
Why it matters: the project unlocks a large PUD parcel for development, includes a historic cemetery integration and cross‑jurisdiction coordination with Zionsville and Boone County on road improvements and services.
What’s next: staff and the town engineer will finalize traffic/roadwork conditions before secondary plat and development‑plan steps; petitioners will record the no‑vinyl commitment and other conditions noted in the motion.
