A proposal to rezone land for a 90-home subdivision known as Auburn Ridge received an unfavorable recommendation March 16 from the Brownsburg Advisory Plan Commission following a public hearing focused heavily on infrastructure concerns and the pace of growth.
After more than an hour of discussion, the commission voted 4-3 against the request to rezone approximately 64 acres near County Road 500 East and Tilden Drive from agricultural use to R-1 and R-2 residential districts. The proposal now moves to the Brownsburg Town Council for final consideration March 26.
The request, submitted by M/I Homes, is a revised version of a previously denied plan. The updated proposal reduces the number of homes from 96 to 90 and increases the developer’s financial commitment, as well as lot sizes for the homes, for future road improvements to about $400,000…