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Plan Commission sends 79‑acre Seymour fringe parcel to City Council with unfavorable recommendation for industrial rezoning
Summary
On April 9, 2026, the Seymour Plan Commission voted 8–2 to forward PCM 2‑26 to City Council with an unfavorable recommendation after neighbors raised safety, truck traffic and drainage concerns about a request to rezone a roughly 79‑acre property at 6693 North County Road 1000 East from residential to I2 industrial. The petitioner said any development would require engineering review and access from the existing industrial park.
SEYMOUR — The Seymour Plan Commission voted 8–2 on April 9 to send PCM 2‑26, a request to rezone 6693 North County Road 1000 East from single‑family residential to I2 industrial, to City Council with an unfavorable recommendation.
Bill Braman, attorney for the petitioner, told the commission the roughly 79‑acre parcel is adjacent to properties already zoned for industry and to the East Side Industrial Park and that rezoning would make the land more marketable to industrial users. "We would be willing to work with the city to...make sure that it is minimally invasive for the neighbors," Braman said, adding that any future development would require improvement location permits, engineering and drainage plans.
Neighbors who live north of the parcel urged the commission to oppose rezoning. "We just built a $500,000 house," a resident, Trevor Daily, said, arguing that heavy truck traffic already damages signage and utilities and creates safety risks for children. "If it does go through, I'm going to hold the semis accountable," he said. Other speakers said the narrow county roads, S‑curve alignments and absence of public water and sewer make the area poorly suited to heavy industrial traffic.
Residents also raised drainage concerns, saying a ditch across nearby properties floods yards during heavy rain. Katherine Montgomery, who said her family has farmed 44 acres nearby for years, said industrialization would threaten farmland and water quality.
Commissioners asked staff whether an industrial zoning designation would permit uses such as data centers and were reminded that the commission issues only a recommendation; City Council makes the final zoning decision. Staff noted that I2 allows outdoor storage (unlike I1) and that zoning to I2 would permit any use allowed under that classification.
The city engineer and others clarified jurisdictional limits over roadway signage and enforcement: the roads residents cited — County Road 700 and 1000 East — are county roads, and changes to signage or enforcement would require county cooperation. "700 is not city. That's county," one speaker said while answering questions about responsibility for road improvements.
After public comment and deliberation, the commission voted to forward the item to City Council with an unfavorable recommendation, 8–2. City Council will consider the rezoning request at its April 27 meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the same room. Residents were told they could submit photos and speak at the council meeting.
