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Crown Point council approves rezoning to let community foundation build office near YMCA
Summary
The Crown Point City Council on Jan. 5 approved rezoning about 6 acres on Marshall Street from residential to office/service so the Crown Point Community Foundation can build a 4,600-square-foot office. The plan commission had recommended approval by a 6–0 vote.
The Crown Point City Council voted Jan. 5 to rezone roughly six acres near Marshall Street to allow the Crown Point Community Foundation to build a 4,600-square-foot office building.
The Foundation’s representative, Jeff Bann, told the council the parcel—under contract from Crossroads YMCA—is currently zoned R1 (residential) and the Foundation seeks an OS1 (office/service) designation to construct a masonry office with about 10 private and collaborative workspaces. "We are currently planning 10 offices…our space currently is woefully small," Bann said, urging the council to follow the planning commission’s unanimous recommendation.
Planning staff presented the planning commission record noting the petition was heard Dec. 22, 2025, and received a favorable recommendation with a 6–0 vote. Bann said surrounding uses include a longtime OS1-zoned St. Jude home to the south, medical offices and Franciscan Hospital to the east, and YMCA property adjacent to the site, which informed the Foundation’s request.
Bann told the council the Foundation has a purchase agreement with the YMCA and is planning site- and subdivision approvals next; he said the south 60 feet of the six-acre parcel would be dedicated as an access easement so the YMCA could continue to access its remaining property through the Foundation parcel. "We have a purchase agreement with them…Our project won't prevent [access] to continue to happen," Bann said in response to council questions about continued YMCA use of the site.
Council members asked about acreage the YMCA would retain; Bann estimated the YMCA would retain roughly 15 acres. Bann also said the Foundation administers hundreds of funds and reported that in 2024 it provided and offered $1,600,000 in grants and scholarships to the community.
The council suspended the rules, moved to adopt ordinance 2026-01-02 (rezoning from R1 to OS1 at 12410 Marshall Street for Crown Point Community Foundation), and the motion passed on the council vote.
Next steps the council discussed include completing the Foundation’s site-plan and subdivision approvals and finalizing design and construction timing, which Bann said could begin late in the second quarter or early third quarter depending on approvals.
The ordinance as adopted changes the parcel’s zoning to allow the Foundation’s professional-office use; the council record shows the planning commission supported the request and the council approved it that evening. The council did not record additional conditions to the rezoning beyond the access-easement dedication and the standard site-plan and subdivision review process.
The council’s action clears the way for the Foundation to pursue building permits and site approvals; staff indicated subsequent administrative and planning steps would follow before construction begins.
