Mayor asks to withdraw plan to guide development in Zionsville’s South Village

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9 thoughts on “Mayor asks to withdraw plan to guide development in Zionsville’s South Village

  1. A true dilemma for the new mayor. A republic rule has to respond to a democracy of citizens requests, opinions and demands. Good luck John, don’t ruin what you already have.
    The quaint village is more important than maximizing land owners desires to get rich along with the developers who really don’t care of the long term effect.

  2. Good point. When profit is a substitute for quality of life, quality of life is often left behind. The culture of capitalism rarely lifts enough boats!

  3. As the article points out, Stehr’s idea is/was to ‘get ahead’ of irregular individual development…which would definitely change Z’ville’s character. Putting size and style guidelines in place would provide a template for what/what wouldn’t be built and serve as a continuation of the existing size and architecture in place. The streets, sidewalks, lighting and green space could be required to reflect the existing commercial area while limiting construction that residents fear.

  4. As a Zionsville resident for 30 years, I can say that I am sick and tired of the “do nothings” holding so much sway. Keeping the small town feeling, while developing the south end of Main Street are not mutually exclusive. I think a lot of the opposition comes from people who have property interests in existing buildings, and who charge very high rents to their tenants, trying to keep there monopolistic power over Main. Zoning rules can be used to require that any development have a look that compliments the current feel of the town.

  5. Brad R. Is right. This not a development proposal, but a big picture overview of how to choreograph the inevitable.
    Change.org and its backers need to better understand the South Village PUD and the advantage of having one.

  6. If you asked 100 remonstrators what they wouldn’t say no to, 35 of them would tell you that no development is acceptable, 25 would give you the nebulous “smart” development response, 15 would insist that the timing is wrong and the remaining 25 would have 25 different solutions, exactly zero of which are economically viable.

    1. Unless a well thought out comprehensive plan is instituted, Ryan, that’s exactly what will happen. It may be far worse than anything Fishers has seen. Naysayers need a wake-up call before it’s too late. ⏰

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