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Commission recommends dividing former JCPenney parcel at Concord Mall; no new construction proposed

Elkhart City Planning Commission · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The commission recommended that the Common Council allow Elkhart Concord LLC to create an 8.39-acre lot (Lot 1) where the former JCPenney sat, enabling future sales or leases. Staff emphasized that no new construction is proposed now and that any future buildings would return for final site-plan review.

The Planning Commission recommended that the Common Council approve a major amendment to the Concord Mall planned unit development (PUD) to allow the creation of development parcels within the PUD. The initial parcel would be Lot 1, an 8.39-acre lot surrounding the…

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