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Commissioners approve rezoning for Eli Lilly properties; table proposed gas-station rezoning
Summary
The board approved Ordinance 2026 to rezone four parcels related to Eli Lilly after an APC recommendation; a separate request to rezone three parcels for a proposed Badger 25 gas station (APC unfavorable) failed to receive a second and was tabled to a future meeting.
Boone County commissioners on June 15 approved Ordinance 2026 to change the zoning of four properties associated with Eli Lilly, following a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. The staff representative said the properties to the north already carry the same industry zoning and confirmed Eli Lilly had purchased the parcels under consideration.
Separately, the board considered a rezoning request (Badger 25 MA16-058) to change three parcels from local business to general business to accommodate a proposed gas station at the intersection of State Road 421 and 300 North. The APC had given an unfavorable recommendation. A motion to approve the Badger 25 rezoning failed to receive a second, so commissioners then moved to table the item to the next meeting to allow additional review; the motion to table passed by roll call.
Commissioners discussed that APC recommendations carry weight and that members should carefully consider departing from APC votes. The meeting record includes a caution from one commissioner about overriding APC’s unfavorable recommendation, and the decision to table reflects commissioners’ desire for more review before a final disposition.
What happens next: staff will leave the Badger 25 rezoning on the agenda for the next meeting for further consideration; the Eli Lilly rezoning will be recorded as adopted.
