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Council approves Auburn Ridge rezoning on third reading with red-line commitments
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2026-63 on third reading to rezone roughly 64 acres for the Auburn Ridge development (about 54 R1 lots and 34 R2 lots in revised plan), after incorporating applicant 'red-line' commitments into the ordinance; the vote was unanimous among members present.
The Town of Brownsburg Town Council voted April 23 to adopt Ordinance 2026-63 on third reading, changing zoning for a portion of the Auburn Ridge property to a mix of R1 and R2 residential districts and incorporating red-line commitments from the applicant.
Planning staff described the revised submission as a rezoning of about 64 acres, including roughly 43.78 acres to R1 (new 15,000-square-foot lot standard) and about 20.5 acres to R2; the revised plan reduces density compared with earlier proposals and adds commitments the applicant agreed to place in the ordinance record. Town attorney Clark explained the process and asked the council to take two motions: first to formally adopt the amendments into the ordinance, then to consider the ordinance as amended on third reading and final adoption.
Council member (identified in the record as Simpson) moved to approve Ordinance 2026-63 on third reading and final adoption with the proposed amendments; the motion received a second and passed on a recorded voice vote. One council member who had opposed earlier iterations said traffic and safety questions had been sufficiently addressed in the revised plan and changed to a yes vote.
Why it matters: The rezoning authorizes a revised residential layout intended to generate housing types and lot sizes not currently being built in Brownsburg, and the incorporated commitments will be documented as ordinance conditions for future compliance.
What the ordinance does: Adopts the red-line commitments into the zoning ordinance and changes the official zoning map for the Auburn Ridge parcel as described in the petition. Council and staff noted the application’s multi-year history and that the revisions reduce lot yield compared with prior, higher-density submissions.
Next steps: With third-reading adoption complete, the zoning map amendment takes effect as provided in the ordinance; staff and the applicant will document the commitments as ordinance conditions and proceed with subsequent plan-review steps.
