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Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic cleared for expansion after rezoning, parking and Mill Street vacation
Summary
The Brownsburg Advisory Planning Commission on April 27 recommended rezoning 0.6 acres and approved a building addition and a Mill Street right-of-way vacation to provide additional parking for the Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic; staff conditions include development plan review, preservation of a sanitary easement and no new access to Green Street.
The Brownsburg Advisory Planning Commission voted April 27 to recommend rezoning acreage near 409 Green Street to C-1 and approved a related building addition and right-of-way vacation to expand parking for the Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic.
The commission’s recommendation for PCMA-26-3 (rezoning) and approval of PCVA-26-2 (Mill Street vacation) followed staff presentations that said the changes would remove unsafe curb cuts, consolidate parking onto one site and provide a new connection to Enderle at a traffic light. Staff also recommended retaining a sanitary easement on-site and requiring a development plan review for subsequent phases.
Staff (speaker 8) said the rezoning “comprises 0.6 acre for rezoning for an addition to the existing low cost spay neuter clinic” and recommended approval subject to compliance with technical review comments, no additional access to Green Street, construction of Mill Street to provide a connection to Enderle and retention of sanitary easements. Applicant counsel Andy Colt (speaker 4) told the commission the project would help “alleviat[e] an issue with off-street parking and get[ ] those folks in a parking lot.” He also said the clinic and its transport program have performed a large volume of work at the facility: “They are currently providing, 15,000 plus surgeries, annually here at this facility.”
During public comment, resident Nancy Stinson (speaker 15) raised concerns about sidewalk connectivity in the proposed second phase, the configuration and number of parking spaces and the effect on adjacent parcels. “I was really astounded at how many parking spaces they were requesting because I was really uncomfortable with them boxing in that other parcel,” Stinson said, and she urged careful screening and sidewalk planning.
Commissioners incorporated several commitments into the favorable recommendation: require development-plan review for phase 2, provide screening along the east property line, relocate and enclose the trash receptacle, construct the Mill Street connection to Enderle, prohibit any additional access to Green Street and reduce/relocate the northwestern parking space to improve sightlines. Commissioner (speaker 10) moved the recommendation; the motion carried.
The commission separately approved PSDP-26-6, a 3,100-square-foot addition to the clinic building, subject to staff conditions including completion of remaining technical review comments and provision of architectural material percentages and mechanical screening. The commission also approved PCVA-26-2, the Mill Street right-of-way vacation, with staff recommendations and explicit retention of the sanitary easement on-site.
Next steps: the rezoning recommendation will move to the Town Council for final action and the applicant must complete the required development plan reviews and outstanding technical/stormwater comments before building permits are issued.
