This week in Indy entitlement — August 17, 2026

This week’s dockets carry 13 items with no new filings since last Monday, and the significant action is all at Wednesday’s Metropolitan Development Commission hearing (Aug 19). On the multifamily side, 2026-ZON-060 seeks to rezone the 1.54-acre site at 1305 Broad Ripple Avenue from D-5 to D-P for a mixed-use project with 94 multifamily dwellings, and 2026-REG-015 proposes a six-story building at 412 West McCarty Street downtown across from Lucas Oil. On the incentive side, the MDC will take up four tax-abatement items: paired petitions 2026-A-042 and 2026-A-043 at 6400 Kentucky Avenue, and paired petitions 2026-A-016 and 2026-A-017 at 2505 North Sherman Drive for the MetroBloks data center. The remaining seven items are routine variances and special exceptions at Tuesday’s BZA III hearing — nothing multifamily among them.

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On the docket this week

Tuesday, August 18 — BZA III

• 2026-UV3-007 — 1531 HUNTER ROAD (Warren Township, Council #20). The owner of 1531 Hunter Road is asking permission for a use the current zoning doesn’t allow: side setback of 21 feet and 9 inches (minimum 30 feet required). Full agenda.
• 2026-DV3-016 — 10220 EAST WASHINGTON STREET (Warren Township, Council #20). The owner of 10220 East Washington Street is asking to bend the site rules (things like setbacks, height, or parking) for a project there. Full agenda.
• 2026-UV3-015 — 3305 PINETOP DRIVE (Perry Township, Council #24). The owner of 3305 Pinetop Drive is asking permission for a use the current zoning doesn’t allow. Full agenda.
• 2026-UV3-011 — 2001 WEST WASHINGTON STREET (Center Township, Council #18). The owner of 2001 West Washington Street is asking permission for a use the current zoning doesn’t allow: operation of an automobile parts and supply store on a lot greater than 0. Full agenda.
• 2026-DV3-028 — 6335 OLD ORCHARD ROAD (Lawrence Township, Council #9). The owner of 6335 Old Orchard Road is asking to bend the site rules (things like setbacks, height, or parking) for a project there. Full agenda.
• 2026-UV3-014 — 4040 OTTERBEIN AVENUE (Perry Township, Council #23). The owner of 4040 Otterbein Avenue is asking permission for a use the current zoning doesn’t allow. Full agenda.
• …plus 1 more item on this agenda.

Wednesday, August 19 — Metropolitan Development Commission

• [Tax incentive] 2026-A-042 — 6400 Kentucky Avenue. The city is considering a property-tax break (abatement) for a project at 6400 Kentucky Avenue. Full agenda.
• [Tax incentive] 2026-A-043 — 6400 Kentucky Avenue. The city is considering a property-tax break (abatement) for a project at 6400 Kentucky Avenue. Full agenda.
• [Tax incentive] 2026-A-016 — 2505 North Sherman Drive. The city is considering a property-tax break (abatement) for a project at 2505 North Sherman Drive. Full agenda.
• [Tax incentive] 2026-A-017 — 2505 North Sherman Drive. The city is considering a property-tax break (abatement) for a project at 2505 North Sherman Drive. Full agenda.
• [Multi-family] 2026-ZON-060 — 1305 BROAD RIPPLE AVENUE (Washington Township, Council #7). D-5 → D-P. A property owner wants to rezone the 1.54-acre site at 1305 Broad Ripple Avenue from compact single-family/two-family (D-5) to planned residential (D-P) zoning to build mixed-use development consisting of 94 multi-family dwellings and approximately 9. Full agenda.
• [Multi-family] 2026-REG-015 — 412 WEST MCCARTY STREET (Center Township, Council #18). A filing at 412 West Mccarty Street proposes six-story. Full agenda.

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This week by the numbers: 13 items on upcoming agendas, 0 new filings since last Monday (variance / special exception (7), tax incentive (4), multi-family (2)). Every mappable filing is on the Entitlement Tracker, compiled from public DMD agendas. See something we got wrong? Reply and tell us.