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Brownsburg conducts HEA 1001 audit; staff recommends forwarding UDO edits to council
Summary
Planning staff presented the required HEA 1001 audit and proposed UDO text amendments; after questions and minor edits, the Advisory Plan Commission voted to send a favorable recommendation to the town council with the edits discussed on July 27.
Staff opened the advertised public hearing required by House Enrolled Act 1001 and summarized the statute's aims and reporting requirements. The presenter told the commission plainly: "HEA 1001 is law," and outlined reporting and implementation items the town must address before Jan. 1, 2027.
The staff presentation reviewed nine statutory factors (density, accessory dwelling units, adaptive reuse, floor area ratio, waivers/elimination of some requirements, impact fees, permitting streamlining, property tax abatements and donation of land). Staff noted that Brownsburg's 2024 UDO already addresses many of those factors but proposed targeted red‑line edits (a legislative history table, clarified definitions, adding a traffic‑study threshold of 1,000 trips/day, refining signage and drive‑through escape lane language, and a new definition to distinguish data centers from information processing facilities). After public comment and commissioner questions, the commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to town council with the edits recorded in the hearing.
