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Plan commission forwards favorable recommendation for Reserve at Shiloh Creek section 2 commitments
Summary
The commission unanimously forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Town Council for WC2501, a modification of written commitments tied to the Reserve at Shiloh Creek section 2 annexation. Proposed changes would adopt Avon R‑2 standards, increase minimum single‑story living space, and reduce minimum lot area and width consistent with R‑2.
The Avon Advisory Plan Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Town Council on WC2501, a petition to modify written commitments for the Reserve at Shiloh Creek section 2 as part of a voluntary annexation.
Staff explained the petition modifies written commitments attached to a 2003 Hendricks County rezoning. Key changes staff highlighted included adopting Avon R‑2 standards, increasing minimum single‑story living area from 900 to 1,200 square feet (two‑story minimum remains 2,000), reducing minimum lot area from 14,000 to 12,500 square feet and reducing minimum lot width from 95 feet to 80 feet. Staff also noted a change under architectural standards replacing an optional rear screened porch with a rear covered porch.
The petitioner, John Lazaro of JR Lazaro Builders, told the commission the changes are intended to align the written commitments with current market conditions as part of annexation. Staff displayed a revised concept plan showing a storm pond, a new access to 1050 East, two connections to the subdivision to the south and a reduction in section 2 lots from 54 to 50. Staff recommended that the changes were acceptable and that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the Town Council.
Commissioners discussed an apparent density inconsistency in the draft commitment text (1.70 lots/acre) versus the concept plan (50 lots, which equals about 1.85 lots/acre). Staff said the 1.70 figure was a holdover and recommended an administrative correction to 1.85 to match the 50‑lot concept; commissioners agreed to include that correction in the motion.
A motion to forward a favorable recommendation to the Town Council passed by roll call. The commission’s action was a recommendation; final approval of commitment modifications will occur at a future Town Council meeting.
