Floyd County Public Meeting Amendment to the County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance for New Albany Township Area.

Floyd CountyPublic Meeting

Amendment to the CountyComprehensive Plan and Zoning

Ordinance for New Albany Township Area

• What this is not?– This is not about annexation – This is not about connecting to sanitary sewers– This is not about an specific projects

• County Commissioners and County Plan Commission have started efforts to re-establish jurisdiction in area known as the City of New Albany Two Mile Fringe

• County is working under the auspices of Indiana Code 36-7-4-206

• Today – meetings split

– Requesting feedback from community in development of plan components

– Explain changes for residents in terms of zoning and process

• Approximately 6,000 acres of land under City control in terms of planning and zoning

• Three distinct sub-areas– SR 111 South– Foot of Knobs – Charlestown-Grant Line Road

• SR 111 South Area– Predominately low impact residential

development due to environmental sensitive areas of flood plains and steep slopes

• Foot of Knobs – Approximately 1,549 acres

– Limited development opportunity due to steep slopes

• Charlestown and Grant Line Road Area– Most diverse and high opportunity for growth– Residential development – Industrial development– Commercial development

• Population Projections– Anticipate a 4.5 to 8 percent increase 2020– Limited due to reduction in available land

• Recreational and Park Land– Area is least served areas with high population

base

– Only park in fringe area is Herman Collier Park located off Wabash Avenue

– Need for additional park land and trails is evident and should be chief concern

• Zoning Process– Previous approved projects with City of New

Albany will remain valid as per requirements set forth in State law.

– Pre-existing lots not meeting new County standards will be considered legal-non-conforming status as long as deed is dated prior to final approval by County Commissioners

• Zoning Process– County Plan Commission Office would be point of

contact for all variances, conditional uses, special exceptions and other administrative acts for Board of Zoning Appeals

– County Plan Commission Office would be point of contact for all subdivision, development review, zoning and Planned Unit Development acts for Plan Commission

• County Plan Commission Office is located in new Pine View Government Center on Corydon Pike

• Any new development would require approval from the County agency

• Changes in zoning would go in front of the County Commissioners

• Current Zoning map from City

• Proposed zoning map changes –– SR 111 property to be classified as AR

– Foot of Knobs property to be classified as RS – if not connected to sewers would following zoning for ¾ acre lot with two lateral fields

– Charlestown Road and Grant Line Road areas for potential development will be based zoned as RS

– Areas zoned commercial or industrial will be zoned accordingly to County zoning – GC or GI