By Andy Bell-Baltaci | Daily Journal
EDINBURGH — For decades, an almost 18-acre plot of land northeast of State Road 252’s intersection with U.S. 31 in Edinburgh sat vacant.
That could soon change with a rezone request from Indianapolis-based MLS partners to turn the land into a mixed-use property. Plans from the developer would split the land into 10 lots for commercial and residential uses. Five large lots would be used for commercial spaces, ranging in size from about one to 6.6 acres. Five smaller lots, each no less than 0.2 acres each, would be reserved for residential properties, according to town documents.
The proposal is now before the Edinburgh Town Council, which is considering the developer’s request to rezone six areas on the plot to various zoning classifications. Prior to coming to the council, the proposal received a unanimous favorable recommendation from the planning commission.
The request asks for two areas to change from medium-low density residential, or R-3, to high-density residence, or R-6. A third area would go from R-3 to general business, a fourth from roadside business to general business, the fifth area would go from roadside business and R-3 to general business, and the final would go from R-3 to roadside business, according to town documents.
Initial illustrations for the property show the largest area of land directly east of U.S. 31 and north of State Road 252 reserved for commercial use to fit as many as four general businesses and one roadside business.
For more on this story, see Thursday’s Republic.
