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Throughout the docket the examiner granted continuances for cause at staff or petitioner request. Notable continuances and withdrawals recorded on Aug. 14 include:

- 2025 MOD 17 (405, 409 and 411 South Shortridge Road, Warren Township, Council District 20): petitioner requested an extension to Oct. 9, 2025; examiner granted a continuance to 10/09/2025 and required amended notice.

- 2025 MOD 018 (560 North College Avenue, Washington Township, Council District 2): petitioner Overdose Lifeline withdrew the petition and requested a partial refund; staff supported a partial refund amount noted in the staff remarks as $15.73; the hearing record reflects that the examiner acknowledged the withdrawal and granted a refund (the transcript contains inconsistent numeric references to the refund amount; the record should be checked in the office file for the official figure).

- 2025 ZON 062 (57095 Points Road and 7340 East Edgewood Avenue, Franklin Township, Council District 25): continued to 09/11/2025 to allow further traffic-impact study review; petitioner had no objection.

- 2025 ZON 079 (Moller Road, Pike Township): petitioner withdrew the petition; examiner acknowledged withdrawal.

- 2025 ZON 080 (3350 North German Church Road, Warren Township, Council District 15): continued to 08/28/2025 after staff sent new notice reflecting an amendment to acreage.

- 2025 ZON 081 (Old Trails Road, Warren Township, Council District 20): petitioner withdrew and withdrawal was acknowledged.

- 2025 CZN 830 & 2025 CVR 830 (West Tenth Street area): continued to 08/28/2025 to allow review of an amended site plan adding parcels; staff supported notice.

- 2025 CZN 832 & 2025 CVR 832 (East 40th Street area): continued to 09/11/2025; petitioner and staff indicated variances might be required and new notice could be necessary.

- 2025 CZN 837 & 2025 CVR 837 (South Glen Arm Road): continued to 09/11/2025 with notice after a change from D3 to D5 required new notice.

- 2025 CZN 836 & 2025 CAP 836 (4035 Meadows Parkway and 4195 Millersville Road): continued to 09/11/2025 (petitioner requested no new notice); this companion pair concerns a crematorium use and the petitioner said more community engagement was needed.

- 2025 APP 003 (620 East 21st Street): continued to 08/28/2025 without notice to allow staff to review recently submitted documents.

- 2025 CZN 839 & 2025 CPL 839 (222 Hillside Avenue): continued to 09/11/2025 at the request of a councilor and neighborhood association; petitioner did not object.

- Staff also requested continuance of 2025 ZON 082 (1544 East Tenth Street, Center Township) to 08/28/2025 after the petitioner did not appear; the examiner granted the continuance.

The examiner repeatedly advised petitioners and remonstrators of appeal rights under MDC rules and set deadlines for commitments to be submitted before the MDC meeting dates. Several continuances required new public notice; the examiner noted which rescheduled hearings would require amended notice and which would not.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing Examiner","oneSentenceSummary","At the Aug. 14 hearing the examiner approved short waivers of the 23‑day notice requirement for several petitions, granted numerous continuances for staff or petitioner reasons and acknowledged several petition withdrawals; several items were rescheduled to Aug. 28, Sept. 11 or Oct. 9.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6497552,"Hearing examiner recommends approval of park playground update and McDonald’s sign modifications for MDC agenda",201,2133000,2334000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23&start=2133&end=2334","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23/thumbnail_2133000.jpg","/articles/6497552/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-of-park-playground-update-and-McDonalds-sign-modifications-for-MDC-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6497552-b6425e65dac45918041a406a05b7cbd8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117375&Signature=DXkcuyuXktE0i~nv0uQzWLkDy~Hqi557miGfrtwV1jQYAHztuMcqgYvSDRMvcKesaKQ8Mzdx43xTfEvUDNieZrHICZq35ar8s7ZG8BsIe48nvUbmZcUJ09kwbRFGEbxXzmj0NUsNPV8AMvWD1kr8s504RFu752WvHY5td27dEIglLOOh1vz~u5rdwbtzxEVLzpF~XV~HiTSQU1T91kb2KcA64lBvVaRoci-h8NHEAWFhJyudklT-xYKjJsBpkc4pjssLXULtlXmHc-QC8CHTNpBLr9OfcPEW-qz1-6-CDJU8s6PuStQTbjIoxBpSWXmnvORHirN52-EJ2vOEr5LIhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner read into the record several petitions that staff had classified for expedited consideration because staff recommended approval and there was no known opposition.

Ben Jackson, senior park planner for Indy Parks, described petition 2025 APP 008 to replace the playground at Canterbury Park (5510 Carville Avenue). Jackson said the project will replace a playground from the 1990s, add concrete walkways, rebuild a volleyball court, and add bike racks and seating. Staff supported the request, and the examiner recommended approval and referred the petition to the Metropolitan Development Commission agenda for Sept. 3, 2025.

Jennifer Millican of Ice Miller LLP represented McDonald’s and the landowner regarding 2025 MOD 015 at 2326 Southport Commons Drive. The petitioner sought two adjustments: (1) vehicle-entry signage placement relative to right-of-way and (2) incidental signs (arched driveway element, canopy speaker signage and menu-board signs). Staff had no objection and the examiner recommended approval; the item will also be placed on the Sept. 3 MDC agenda.

Both items were placed on the Sept. 3 MDC agenda for final commission action per MDC procedure.","Three expedited petitions were moved forward: an Indy Parks playground replacement at Canterbury Park and incidental sign/modification requests for a McDonald’s site were recommended for approval and placed on the Sept. 3 MDC agenda.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6497557,"Hearing examiner recommends denying modification that would ease limits for bank at 8809 S. Meridian; neighbors pushed back",2887,2709000,5596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23&start=2709&end=5596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23/thumbnail_2709000.jpg","/articles/6497557/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Hearing-examiner-recommends-denying-modification-that-would-ease-limits-for-bank-at-8809-S-Meridian-neighbors-pushed-back","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6497557-500151eef547164deaba6a92ffbc3f0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117375&Signature=iWq4SO1qjQptF7kdFcIz5tEUqqUHnLYUO7E23Wr0U8eY125gtCfq~4V~jQBVNS9okJvL02vcnFrMEsSBXthfW8RZYE2KG6hVOdEa5ekt9ciLIFW5t6U-UYMNponkC6RWqlzkPlYcBgURZHA8Coy2oyf0ErZran57wNOfCGZZVAw9Z~TMct-aH~zzpPdz-eOA9k4z6U2hlN4x~3eGN0OEPhp8AH1GmGGecnpu8Rd51pHX6qaILehNFKqs~rAkjZqz91TAqyZabWu5A3KmFgjoULaSbgW082oXBNvk2BvBm1WOuMafx64~vghilsZJlUGeA4ULlY-IIA7S4WZk4oCzSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner on Aug. 14 recommended denial of petition 2025 MOD 012, a request by Financial Center First Credit Union to remove or modify long-standing rezoning commitments on a C-1 parcel at 8809 South Meridian Street in Perry Township.

James Amin of Amin & Associates introduced the petition on behalf of Financial Center First Credit Union. Dusty Simmons, executive vice president of Financial Center First Credit Union, described the credit union’s operations and community ties, saying the institution has served members since 1953, operates 10 locations across Greater Indianapolis and holds roughly $80 million in deposits and $60 million in loans at the branch grouping discussed. Simmons said the prospective relocation would serve an existing membership base and provide financial-education services and security measures, and gave proposed hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.–noon Saturdays.

Neighbors and homeowners’ association representatives opposed the requested changes. Pam Hume Engel, a longtime resident, told the examiner the neighborhood had fought previous rezoning and supported the commitments that limit commercial encroachment. Other residents cited traffic congestion on Meridian and County Line Road, two recent local traffic fatalities in the vicinity mentioned on the record, and concerns that a bank with an ATM and a drive-through would increase noise, late-night lighting and safety risks on adjacent dead-end streets (Dixie and Crosby drives).

Staff recommended denial of modifications to commitments 3 and 5 (which would have changed restrictions on use and the permitted sign) and stated it had no recommendation on commitment 4 (lighting), noting that current ordinance language controls light spill and motion-activated lighting. Staff reiterated the comprehensive-plan guidance (the “pattern book”) that discourages intensifying commercial uses adjacent to established residential areas and said a commercial node is close by at County Line and Meridian, which weighed against allowing the proposed intensification.

After hearing testimony from petitioner representatives and remonstrators, the hearing examiner said he would recommend denial of 2025 MOD 012 to the Metropolitan Development Commission; the matter will be placed on the MDC agenda for Sept. 3, 2025. The examiner noted the parties can continue efforts at the administrative and permitting stages if the commission later reaches a different decision.","The hearing examiner will recommend denial to the Metropolitan Development Commission of a petitioner’s request to remove or loosen commitments on a C-1 parcel at 8809 South Meridian Street; residents raised traffic, safety and character concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6497563,"Hearing examiner approves vacation of Evanston Avenue for Catholic Archdiocese; appraisal set at $8,700",136,2529000,2665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23&start=2529&end=2665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5587942-8843be866041dda57729f94e5c39ed23/thumbnail_2529000.jpg","/articles/6497563/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Hearing-examiner-approves-vacation-of-Evanston-Avenue-for-Catholic-Archdiocese-appraisal-set-at-8700","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6497563-2a3da30c3751b7fa92c1a106a2aea1e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771117375&Signature=HAB7XR4IjPY09gIWjmLF0RJvhoKQbnDd4aPAW4k1SHU5j9h-Z2hd~mHX5mmrd1R7N55FM8g1y4lewZk2urFFBEUxkbfkQIEBr-BZGybN8Ug0Ie2x4beW0OnKe~VwMVTmDfxvZsOZLYBaATkZAv1l6CdMO5c4fpzZniRPa7pkbWsQRGq8iwn3xoQ9qjSsVeHb4vaiDqtLevwLnBnsmeMGkg7e37mDDx1DQto0oNZ1PM3D9MKcxgZEkOs7iObxv~uzRe2GkqYXD3MG31P3~FqF7uxPXIqtjNszTPcTZIueVEf1xxdhynuna-dUVvKQvJYzC6g4e-d-YuR7174s~9aacw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The hearing examiner for the Metropolitan Development Commission on Aug. 14 approved the petition to vacate a portion of Evanston Avenue so the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis Properties, Inc., and Sce (?) (petition identified as Shetard High School in the record) can assemble contiguous property for school use.

The petitioner’s representative, Brian Tuohy, identified himself and described that the Archdiocese already owned parcels on both sides of Evanston Avenue from Northgate Street to 50 Eighth Street and sought the vacation to permit installation of tennis courts and related facilities. Staff reviewed the appraisal and assessment of benefits and said it supported the figures presented.

The hearing examiner adopted the final assessment of benefits in petition 2025 CVC 829 in the amount of $8,700 and required the petitioner to pay the appraiser’s fee of $1,000. The decision included the usual reservation of public-utility interests under state vacation law (referenced in the hearing record as IC 36-7-3-16).

Staff told the examiner it had reviewed the appraisal and agreed with the auditor’s findings. With that record, the examiner said he found the vacation “in the public interest,” confirmed and ratified declaratory resolution 2025 CVC 829, and ordered the assessment and appraiser fee as noted.

The order will be placed in the Metropolitan Development Commission record; the hearing examiner’s decision is final unless an appeal is filed under MDC rules of procedure within the time allowed by the commission’s rules.","An MDC hearing examiner found vacation of a portion of Evanston Avenue in the public interest, adopted an assessment of benefits of $8,700 and directed payment of a $1,000 appraiser fee; the vacation is subject to public-utility rights under state code.","actionData","errors"]

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