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Zionsville council approves bond resolutions and introduces architectural review code
Summary
Council approved sewage-works revenue bonds final reading, advanced preliminary determinations for DPW and West Side fire station bond financings, amended a zoning text-amendment referral on the Michigan Road overlay, and introduced an ordinance to codify the Zionsville Architectural Review Committee (ARC) on first reading.
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Zionsville Town Council took several procedural and funding votes:
- Sewage works revenue bonds (Ordinance 2020-61): Council approved final reading of a bond ordinance to finance sewage works upgrades. Barnes & Thornburg summarized the project components and said the town’s maximum project budget is $9,600,000 and the requested bond issuance is up to $7,030,000 in aggregate principal; the ordinance passed on final reading (motion carried on voice vote).
- DPW operations facility (preliminary determination): Council held a second required public hearing and approved a preliminary determination resolution to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $14,745,000 to finance a new DPW operations facility; staff will proceed with procurement and bond planning.
- West Side Fire Station (preliminary determination): Council held a second required public hearing and approved a preliminary determination resolution to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $8,650,000 for a roughly 21,000-square-foot fire station; bond issuance steps will follow the procurement schedule.
- Zionsville Architectural Review Committee (ARC): After a public comment in favor from Erica Carpenter of Main Street Zionsville, the council introduced on first reading the ordinance to codify ARC membership (codified at five members) and directed staff to follow up on budget appropriation (food and beverage fund) to provide façade program support; first reading passed 6-0.
- Michigan Road (US‑421) overlay text amendment: The council voted (5-1) to initiate a zoning text amendment to alter car-wash language in the Michigan Road/M-RO overlay (amend Sections 194.078 and 194.079 to address 'self-service car washes'); the resolution is a referral to the Planning Commission for a public hearing.
Votes at a glance (recorded in meeting): consent agenda 6-0; continue Ordinance 2025-27 6-0; Ordinance 2020-61 (sewage works) approved on final reading (voice vote recorded in meeting); Resolutions for DPW preliminary determination and Fire Station preliminary determination approved 6-0 each; ARC ordinance introduced 6-0; Michigan Road overlay resolution initiated 5-1.
