Category Archives: Planning
PUDs … PLANNED Unit Development
Zionsville passed an ordinance which enabled the Town Plan Commission to have the flexibility to consider and accept development plans that don’t quite fit the exact specifications defined in our Zoning Ordinance. For example just the natural terrain features might … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor, Zionsville Times Sentinel
My letter to the Editor that may be published in March 16th’s Zionsville Times Sentinel March 7th Town Council Meeting I voted “No” at the March 7th Town Council Meeting on the amendment to the Transportation Plan that focused on … Continue reading
A vote NO to the no’s …
(Please see the Transportation Page for additional background) The Council could have voted to accept the plan as prepared by the Transportation Committee and accepted and passed by the Plan Commission after many hours of work, and several public hearings. … Continue reading
Ten Rules of Land Use
1. Never assume that undeveloped land in your neighborhood will always remain so. Unless you own it, count on something else being built there.2. Water runs downhill. Unless you live at the top you will probably experience stormwater runoff problems. … Continue reading