Decatur Township Civic Council

The Decatur Township Civic Council has served the community of Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana since 1953. We are all citizens concerned about how our community grows. You can help by joining with us.

next: May 20, 2024

No Guest Speaker

Nominations for Officers to serve from July 2024 - June 2025 will be taken

Community Room, Decatur Township School for Excellence

Map: www.decaturtownship.org/map.htm

ZONING PETITIONS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED MAY 20:

none

UNDER DISCUSSION WITH LAND USE COMMITTEE:

8316 Belfast Dr - Midewest Logistics Partners seeks a modification of development standards of Ameriplex Industrial Park for a 10 foot landscape easement (45 feet required). They appear to want to locate a Wawa gas station/convenience store on this parcel.
STATUS: [2024-MOD-005] The Hearing Examiner is scheduled to hear this petition on June 13. We expect to move the hearing into July.

6545 & 6200 W Southport Rd -- Arbor Homes seeks to rezone 105 acres from DA to D4 in order to develope a subdivision of 292 single family homes. This petition has not yet been filed. They may add 40 acres to this request

6135 Furnas Rd - Eduardo Guzman & Nvdia Botero filed for a variance to allow for the operations of a landscaping contractor business, including parking of 9 commercial vehicles and trailers, permanent location of a commercial shipping container, with a 12 foot side yard setpback (15 feet required), and a 50 foot wide parking area in the front yard (30 food wide max allowed) on a residential parcel. A hearing date has not been established.
STATUS: [2024-UV2-008] This petitions is schecudled to be heard by the BZA on June 11. We expect to move the hearing into July.

8245 Camby Rd -- paperwork filed - - Gonzalo Arreola & Josefine Ochoa appear to be requesting variances to allow them to run a construction business with parking of commercial vehicles and storage of commercial materials on a residentially zoned property. A hearing date has not been established.

4645 Tempe Ct -- Michael & Mary Morris, represented by Cindy Thrasher, seek a variance to allow for a 360 sq ft shed placed 1 foot from the property line (10 feet rquired).
STATUS: [2024-DV2-002] This petition is scheduled to be heard by the BZA on May 21. We expect this petition to be withdrawn.

Go to Zoning Page for description of all petitions and where they stand in the zoning process. You will also find information about upcoming petitions.

Future meeting dates:

		May 20*
June 24		*=not the last monday of the month

These are all Mondays and meetings begin at 7 PM. Meetings are held in the Community Room of the Decatur Township School for Excellence. map

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Decatur Township Board
meeting schedule
all Tuesdays at 5:30
in the
Trustee's Board Room
of the
Decatur Township Government Center
5410 S. High School Rd

The schedule is subject to change
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GOT POTHOLES???
report them to the
Mayor's Action Center:
327-4MAC [327-4622]
MAC On-Line
give them as close an address as you can

You can also report a zoning violation, an animal control problem, and the like, to the MAC. You do not have to leave your name.

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President: Linda Kile

Vice-President: Amanda Williams

Treasurer: Anthony Parks

Recording Secretary: Judy Houser

Corresponding Secretary: Jan McWhirter

Mayor's Liaison:
Rosie Stockdale --
317-327-5140

317-833-4939

Rosemary.Stockdale
@indy.gov

IMPD Community Contact
Paula Barnes -- 327-6465
Paula.Barnes@indy.gov