2026-10-26

This week in Indy entitlement — October 26, 2026

18 items on 1 hearing day through Thursday, November 5, sorted below by what would get built. The headline: a multi-family item at the Hearing Examiner.

Every dot is a hearing in the next 10 days. Click one for the filing; open the full map to filter and search.

On the docket this week

Pick what you care about — the list narrows to match.

Housing 8

Homes, apartments, and townhomes — and the rezonings and plats that would create them.

  • Center — Center Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Center Twp · Council #18
    2026-CVR-853 — 743 South State Avenue C-3 → D-8

    A property owner wants to rezone the 0.09-acre site at 743 South State Avenue from general commercial (C-3) to low-rise apartment (D-8) zoning to build residential uses.

  • Southwest side — Decatur Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Decatur Twp · Council #21
    2026-ZON-039 — 6501 Mann Road

    A filing at 6501 Mann Road proposes multi-family residential development.

  • East side — Warren Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Warren Twp · Council #20
    2026-CVR-838 — 6915 East Washington Street

    A filing at 6915 East Washington Street proposes food pantry and child-care services.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #7
    2026-ZON-074 — 4210 Winthrop Avenue

    A filing at 4210 Winthrop Avenue proposes for the construction of 6 townhomes.

  • Northwest side — Pike Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Pike Twp · Council #6
    2026-ZON-095 — 5670 and 5680 Eden Village Drive

    A filing at 5670 and 5680 Eden Village Drive proposes residential development.

  • Center — Center Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Center Twp · Council #8
    2026-ZON-090 — 3431 North Illinois Street

    A filing at 3431 North Illinois Street proposes residential development.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #7
    2026-ZON-091 — 1636 East 46th Street

    A filing at 1636 East 46th Street proposes two-unit dwelling.

  • Center — Center Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Center Twp · Council #18
    2026-ZON-093 — 262 West Ray Street

    2026-ZON-093 | 262 West Ray Street Center Township, Council District #18 Crossroads Ventures LLC, by Paul J. Lambie Rezoning of 0.11-acre from the I-3 (RC) and PK-1 (RC) districts to the D-8 (RC) dist…

Shops, offices & mixed-use 4

Retail, restaurants, offices, hotels, and mixed-use buildings.

  • West side — Wayne Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Wayne Twp · Council #11
    2026-ZON-088 — 1612 North Somerset Avenue D-5 → C-4

    A property owner wants to rezone the 0.27-acre site at 1612 North Somerset Avenue from compact single-family/two-family (D-5) to community commercial (C-4) zoning to build expansion of existing commercial use.

  • South side — Perry Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Perry Twp · Council #23
    2026-ZON-065 — 4402 Madison Avenue D-3 → C-3

    A property owner wants to rezone the 2.13-acre site at 4402 Madison Avenue from single-family (D-3) to general commercial (C-3) zoning to build potential C-3 uses.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #2
    2026-ZON-077 — 2004 East 86th Street

    2026-ZON-077 | 2004 East 86th Street Washington Township, Council District #2 Justin Kingen Rezoning of 3.02 acres from the D-A (FF) (FW) district to the C-1 (FF) (FW) district to provide commercial o…

  • Southwest side — Decatur Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Decatur Twp · Council #21
    2026-CVR-840 — 4402 Mann Road C-3 → C-4

    A property owner wants to rezone the 0.451-acre site at 4402 Mann Road from general commercial (C-3) to community commercial (C-4) zoning to build gasoline station.

Community & institutional 3

Churches, schools, child care, health care, parks, and public facilities.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #2
    2026-ZON-092 — 6440 North College Avenue

    A filing at 6440 North College Avenue proposes for commercial development.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #2
    2026-ZON-094 — 7001 Hoover Road SU-38 → SU-6

    A property owner wants to rezone the 0.247-acre site at 7001 Hoover Road from SU-38 to SU-6 zoning to build addition to an existing assisted living facility.

  • North side — Washington Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Washington Twp · Council #3
    2026-VAR-004 — 5510 Millersville Road

    The owner of 5510 Millersville Road is asking to bend the site rules (things like setbacks, height, or parking) for a project there.

Land splits & site tweaks 3

Plats and development-standards variances where the filing doesn't say what gets built.

  • Northwest side — Pike Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Pike Twp · Council #1
    2026-CVR-848 — 7705 Michigan Road

    The owner of 7705 Michigan Road is asking to bend the site rules (things like setbacks, height, or parking) for a project there.

  • Southeast side — Franklin Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Franklin Twp · Council #20
    2026-MOD-007 — 5261 Elmwood Avenue

    2026-MOD-007 | 5261 Elmwood Avenue Franklin Township, Council District #20 C-5 Expo Bowl, Inc., by Misha Rabinowitch Modification of Commitments, related to 92-Z-1 (Instrument Number 920016866), to te…

  • Southeast side — Franklin Township
    Thu Oct 29 · Hearing Examiner · Franklin Twp · Council #25
    2026-MOD-003 — 8600 Combs Road

    2026-MOD-003 | 8600 Combs Road Franklin Township, Council District #25 I-3 Punjab Property Inc., by Patrick Rooney Modification of Commitments related to petition…

Nothing in that category this week.

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This week by the numbers: 18 items on upcoming agendas, 0 new filings since last Monday (rezoning (9), multi-family (4), modification (2), commitment / covenant (2), variance / special exception (1)). Every mappable filing is on the Entitlement Tracker, compiled from public DMD agendas. See something we got wrong? Reply and tell us.

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