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Council approves rezoning for 200-unit Redwood Apartments despite comp-plan conflict
Summary
The Anderson City Council approved Ordinance 34-25 on its third reading to rezone about 40 acres at Lindberg and Rangeline from R2 to R4 for a 200-unit Redwood multifamily project. Staff noted the change conflicts with the city's low-density comp plan, but the plan commission and council voted to approve after developers secured a drainage easement.
The Anderson City Common Council on April approved Ordinance 34-25 to rezone roughly 40 acres at the southwest corner of Lindberg Road and Rangeline Road from R2 (low-density residential) to R4 (multifamily), clearing the way for a 200-unit Redwood apartment development.
President Graham introduced the ordinance and staff summarized the project, saying the site abuts existing apartments and a church and is currently classified in the comprehensive plan as low-density residential. The staff presentation noted the plan commission approved the mapping change 5–0 and that the council had previously approved two readings of the ordinance 9–0. Council members were told the project would be built in two phases over several years and would include private streets, sidewalks and three retention ponds.
An attorney for the developer told the council, “we do have an agreement with the airport for a drainage easement,” and said all city utilities are available to the site. Developers said rental rates would range from approximately $1,600 to $2,600 per month depending on unit size.
Council members pressed developers on local hiring and construction quality. A developer representative said leasing, maintenance and technical staff would be local and that Redwood has built and operated communities in multiple Indiana cities. A resident asked whether the developer would complete the entire 200‑unit project if market conditions changed; developers said any change requiring rezoning would follow the plan commission and council process.
Despite the stated conflict with the comprehensive plan’s low-density designation, the council voted to adopt the ordinance on its third reading by unanimous roll call of members present. President Graham announced the ordinance had passed and the measure now awaits the council president’s and mayor’s signatures.
The council moved the item to the top of the agenda to accommodate applicants and completed the third reading and vote the same night.
