A proposed grocery store at the northwest corner of 300 South and U.S. 421 was met with skepticism from the Zionsville Plan Commission. Additionally, Walmart might be trying for a Zionsville location again.
The plan commission gave an unfavorable recommendation for a rezone request that would allow for a grocery store at 300 South and U.S. 421. The proposal calls for a 30,000-square foot an unspecified grocery store with entrances off both roads. The rezone would change the property from rural agriculture to general business.
Both planning staff and the commission expressed doubts about the project, chiefly that it does not follow the newly established comprehensive plan, which lists the area as rural estate and residential, as well as a vague site plan. There are also questions regarding traffic impact. The intersection is one of the busiest in Zionsville. Public comments expressed similar concerns…