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Franklin City Council approves Eagles Landing rezoning and updated PUD
Summary
The council unanimously approved two ordinances to rezone roughly 46 acres at Eagles Landing to RS1 with developer commitments and to replace the prior PUD language, after the applicant described reducing the project from about 91 lots to 16 larger lots with design commitments.
The Franklin City Council on April 6 approved two ordinances that rezone a portion of the Eagles Landing property and update its planned unit development, both measures passing unanimously.
Planning director Joanna Tennel told the council the plan commission had forwarded the petitions with a favorable recommendation. Applicant Roger Curry, who identified himself as a property owner at 2625 North Hurricane Road and co‑owner through Estates at Franklin LLC, said the owners bought the site after the Indiana Golf Academy left and ultimately redesigned the project to reduce density because infrastructure costs rose. "We came up with a 16 lot subdivision," Curry said, adding the reduced plan preserved larger lots and the existing commercial parcels.
Curry described commitments that he said will exceed RS1 standards, including minimum lot sizes of approximately one acre, minimum house sizes ("one story is 2,600 square feet, two‑story is 3,200"), three‑car garages and anti‑monotony building standards and materials. He said the proposal implements the comprehensive plan and is intended to be compatible with existing nearby homes.
Council members moved and seconded approval of ordinance 2026‑06 (rezoning the roughly 46 acres to RS1 with commitments) and ordinance 2026‑07 (the Eagles Landing PUD text update). The council recorded unanimous assent when asked for approval; the meeting record shows seven affirmative votes on the roll‑call for ordinance 2026‑06 and a unanimous voice vote on the PUD.
The ordinances replace portions of the site's prior PUD and preserve two commercial lots that remain under existing zoning. The council closed the public hearing after no members of the public spoke at the meeting. The applicant thanked the council after the votes.
