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McCordsville council approves annexations, PUD amendments and authorizes right-of-way offers
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the McCordsville Town Council approved multiple annexation and PUD actions, passed fiscal and appropriation items on first/second readings where applicable, and authorized staff to send right-of-way offer letters for several road and trail projects; most final votes recorded 5-0.
The McCordsville Town Council approved several ordinances and resolutions on Aug. 12, 2025 and authorized staff to proceed on multiple right-of-way acquisition efforts.
What passed: The council unanimously approved an ordinance amending the Helms Mill PUD (Ordinance 070825B) that adjusts façade/trim requirements; approved fiscal and annexation measures for Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Resolution 081225 and related ordinances) to annex approximately 40 acres at 7890 North County Road 475 West; and adopted amendments to the Colony PUD (Ordinance 081225G) and the Villages at Brookside PUD (Ordinance 081225D) to permit specific building, window and drive-thru/pickup configurations as recommended by plan commission and ARC. The council also approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance (Ordinance 081225H) to require council first-reading involvement earlier in the PUD/reszone process. Recorded vote tallies on final actions reported in the meeting were 5-0 on the items taken on final reading.
Right-of-way authorizations: Council authorized staff to send right-of-way acquisition offer letters for four projects (items M, N, O and P): the 600 West & Broadway widening/right-of-way acquisition (a federally/state-funded project), a trail connection (locally funded), a Veil Road drainage project, and right-of-way needs for South Railroad Street. The motion authorized issuing offers and returning to council to request approval to initiate condemnation if offers are rejected and project timelines require it. Staff cautioned condemnation can take three months or more and confirmed they will return to council before beginning condemnation steps.
Fiscal/appropriation items: Council held first readings on additional appropriations for general and MVH funds to support projects including the community center, Civic Drive connection and land acquisition for the 600 & Broadway project; staff said final adjustments would be made before second reading.
Why it matters: The approved PUD and annexation actions change zoning and development rules for specific properties, enabling near-term development steps. The right-of-way authorizations are required to preserve grant funding and timetable for critical road and trail projects. Staff noted some documents (annexation petitions and trust signatures) need administrative cleanup; council asked staff to ensure legal descriptions and owner signatures are correct before final actions.
Next steps: Several items (notably the Kelly Landing rezoning) remain in first-reading or plan-commission stages and will return to council in future meetings. Council set a work session to finalize policy details for the wheel/excise tax before second reading.
