GREENDALE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED UDO

 

GREENDALE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED UDO ( Unified development Ordinance) - March 24, 2025- PLAN COMMISSION GREENDALE

OPENED PUBLIC HEARING 

David Radowitz- lawyer from Martinsville IN- representing Kinnetts- They want to know if their existing permits will continue and you will accept their permits.

Anthony Smart- Attorney for Greendale

Existing permits will exist under the old code. Structurepointe -agreed that they will continue. Under old ordinance.

Radowitz- wants to be sure things are not amended to change that. 

Linda Comer- Read that portion of the UDO- on the record page 6. Read into record.

Radowitz- signs continue too?- Answer Yes.

Rod Bundy- 816 Tanner- Change from TMU to Residential 

Anthony Smart-

2 vacant lots next to pool and across from utility. They had it as commercial use in future map- They have requested it to stay as Residential.

 

Schwing- at 819 Tanner also live near that- Map hard to read Park is R? 

819  is R but lot behind it is Traditional or Mixed Use. He was fine with that. 

Kinnett- are there any new environmental codes on his on US 50. Structurepointe- No- the proposed property maintenance code was not put in. The MS4 drainage rule was passed after these permits were issued to you. Kinnett- How do you define junk? 

Comer said- that ordinance was more for Residential issues- but they had trouble defining it- which is why it was not put in. 

Harlan Burlage-

18725 SR1- you have me as Suburban Residential. It’s Agriculture- Smart said it has been corrected as it’s a farm. Farm. Uses are permitted in Suburban residential. 

Bob Folke- Live 18400 Pribble Rd- have 19 acres in Greendale taxation. Smart looked it up- Suburban Residential - allows farming. And it will continue.

Chris Mueller- talked about having gone thru the county rezone map process last year- Asked about the relation to grandfathering ( Non-conforming uses) etc, since they do not have Ag zone. Why did they pick up Ag zoned property on their 1997 annexation? Someone on Board said that they might have been drunk. <Laughter> Can the annexed piece go back? They have not had anyone get de-annexed yet. 

Structurepointe- asked about who had the most negative effects from this rezoning?

This was really about fixing up old confusing codes. It should be open to read the proposed code- to see what rules apply. They  read thru the farm part in suburban residential  at this point. Maybe make its broader than it currently is was Structurepointe’s  possible fix????

Smart will get print out for Harland Burlage and Bob Folke. 

UDO presentation slides shown to PC and the audience. Structurepointe narrated:

Base Zoning and them Overlay Zoning Districts.- Like a well head protection overlay. 

SR is the Suburban Residential.

They created charts to see the various districts specific to heights of building for example. 

They have PUDs and straightforward rules. 

WFP Overlay District- Well Field Protection. 

Architectural studs

Parking Loading Stacking

Landscaping buffering screening

Signs

Lighting

Site Standards- for GC District- ( near Cancer Center)- heightened requirements.

Bufferyard and Sign standard charts were in the code- this made it easier for staff to find.

USE STANDARDS- for things like child care centers and for correctional institution to set them apart.

Subdivision types- includes residential commercial and industrial subdivisions. They have common open space standards for this chapter. 

Ch 6 is all the sections of what goes in to subdivision design - utilities, streets, traffic, drainage, trails, etc.

Subdivision Administration- includes a checklist for applicants and staff - so they include the items to submit. There are tables and flow charts for this. It includes state laws. They can post surety bonds or construct the improvements. 

Chart for city council approvals like zone changes. Same for PC approvals., BZA cases, and a tech review board. This checklist helps to stop delays in approval process. 

FARMERS AND OTHER GRANDFATHERED USES NOTE!!**********Non-conformities- AKA grandfathering. CHAPTER 9 - includes mitigation of non- conforming use. This type of use is where if you cease operation the non- conforming use stops per the slide presented. 

Appendix B of a land use matrix to see what can go in each district. 

Eric Holstrom- Minister of church- Mixed use versus traditional- signage issue- talked about differences in old Greendale versus the other areas. 

David Baird- senior project manager- Structurepointe did all this presentation via Zoom on 2 screens. 

PUBLIC HEARING ENDED a little after 6 PM. 

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township