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Bartholomew County Plan Commission Meeting - July 8, 2026

Meeting Portal — Wednesday, July 8, 2026
BodyColumbus, Indiana
SessionMeeting Portal
DateWednesday, July 8, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

Run for contract trustee advisors, whatever it was.

0:03

Harrison?

0:04

Harrison, yeah.

0:06

I bullied her enough to get her to find the files.

0:15

It's good to get young people involved.

0:17

Yeah.

0:17

Even though you're not that young, you're younger than I am.

0:25

There's Arnold.

0:28

Okay.

0:33

No, that's Arnold.

0:34

No, it's blanked.

0:37

It's early.

0:42

Very slowly.

0:49

Are we voting by voice or by voice, yes?

0:54

Yeah.

1:05

I would wave, but there's no camera.

1:10

This meeting is being transcribed and summarized.

1:15

There, yay.

1:39

Let me do a test and see.

1:40

Are you able to hear me there?

1:42

Yes.

1:42

Yes.

1:43

Can you hear us?

1:44

I can.

1:47

We'll see him anymore.

2:00

Oh.

2:08

Well it's not.

2:12

Jamie, it's not letting us connect to that.

2:18

Well, it's not even the thing there.

2:21

We kind of need that one.

2:44

Yeah.

2:50

No, that's not a good one.

2:51

Maybe the lights.

2:57

Sounds like my ass at night.

2:59

It's always little sounds.

3:04

The ice machine's the one that always throws me in.

3:08

I don't know.

3:08

You heard me, John, I was just excited to replace the light bulbs that went out over there in the corner.

3:12

So it looks like we can do that.

3:18

So we're supposed to get one inch of rain on Saturday.

3:31

That's the nice thing about having these meetings in the day.

3:46

Just wait for this until you get older.

3:49

Tony, do you mind if I ask you a follow-up question on the April 8th meeting minutes?

3:55

I have to create a lot of things.

3:58

Yeah.

3:59

Okay.

4:00

It was just regarding using county equipment to um help with that gravel shoulder.

4:05

Because yeah, I think you said you need to go talk to the other commissioners about it.

4:09

I was just curious if that'll ever come up.

4:11

Yeah, we talked about it.

4:12

Nobody had a big problem with it.

4:14

We are we already put the pipes in and stuff like that with driveways and whatnot, so it wasn't any big concern about it.

4:26

Have you heard any more about that, Danny?

4:29

Um talk to you after the okay.

4:45

Other than that, it worked, but there's nothing to break.

5:02

It is.

5:04

It's probably it's a partly it's a waste, but it really does.

5:10

It's a good backup.

5:11

It's not uncommon for when I go to cord.

5:15

Between the state record and me, I'm only one with a paper file.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████████████████████████47%
Procedural███████████████████████████28%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████8%
Arts And Culture█████5%
Housing and Development████4%
Technology and Innovation███3%
Community Engagement███3%
Youth Programs██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Bartholomew County Plan Commission Meeting - July 8, 2026

Note: The agenda lists this meeting for July 8, 2026, but the transcript indicates the meeting was held on July 13, 2026. This summary uses the date from the agenda as instructed.

The Bartholomew County Plan Commission met to approve consent agenda items, hold public hearings on two rezoning requests, and discuss proposed housing-related zoning map changes. Both rezoning requests received unanimous favorable recommendations to the County Commissioners.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of the April 8, 2026 and May 13, 2026 meetings. Motion by Tony London, second by Cindy Finkel. Passed unanimously (7-0).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None. No members of the public spoke on either rezoning request.

Discussion Items

  • PC-26-10: Route 3 Rezoning – A request by Route 3, LLC to rezone 0.17 acres from RE (Residential: Established) to AP (Agriculture: Preferred). The property is located north of 5804 South 1000 East, Rockcreek Township. The applicant seeks to combine the lot with adjacent agricultural land to create a larger residential lot for a single-family home. Staff recommended approval. The Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to recommend favorable action to the County Commissioners.
  • PC-26-11: Pam McNeely Rezoning – A request by Pam McNeely to rezone 0.27 acres from CC (Commercial: Community) to RE (Residential: Established). The property is at 9526 East Street, German Township. The applicant plans to demolish an existing single-family home and replace it with a new double-wide manufactured home. The future land use map indicates commercial, but the surrounding area is predominantly residential. Staff recommended approval. The Commission voted unanimously (7-0) to recommend favorable action.
  • Discussion of Housing Related Zoning Map Changes – Jesse Rochelle presented proposed updates to the zoning ordinance map, including splitting the RE district into three subdistricts: RE1 and RE2 (applying to the city, allowing higher densities like duplexes and triplexes) and RE3 (applying to the county, maintaining single-family character with ADUs by right). Specific changes include reclassifying Schaefer Lake to R1 (minimum lot size 10,500 sq ft) and rezoning a portion of Taylorsville from RE to AP. No vote was taken; the proposal will be presented formally later in the year after a public open house.

Key Outcomes

  • Both rezoning requests (PC-26-10 and PC-26-11) received favorable recommendations to the Bartholomew County Commissioners, with unanimous votes of 7-0.
  • The Commission received an informational update on housing-related zoning map changes. Staff will continue to develop the package and hold a public open house, with a formal presentation to the Plan Commission expected by the end of 2026.

Meeting Transcript

Run for contract trustee advisors, whatever it was. Harrison? Harrison, yeah. I bullied her enough to get her to find the files. It's good to get young people involved. Yeah. Even though you're not that young, you're younger than I am. There's Arnold. Okay. No, that's Arnold. No, it's blanked. It's early. Very slowly. Are we voting by voice or by voice, yes? Yeah. I would wave, but there's no camera. This meeting is being transcribed and summarized. There, yay. Let me do a test and see. Are you able to hear me there? Yes. Yes. Can you hear us? I can. We'll see him anymore. Oh. Well it's not. Jamie, it's not letting us connect to that. Well, it's not even the thing there. We kind of need that one. Yeah. No, that's not a good one. Maybe the lights. Sounds like my ass at night. It's always little sounds. The ice machine's the one that always throws me in. I don't know. You heard me, John, I was just excited to replace the light bulbs that went out over there in the corner. So it looks like we can do that. So we're supposed to get one inch of rain on Saturday. That's the nice thing about having these meetings in the day. Just wait for this until you get older. Tony, do you mind if I ask you a follow-up question on the April 8th meeting minutes? I have to create a lot of things. Yeah. Okay. It was just regarding using county equipment to um help with that gravel shoulder. Because yeah, I think you said you need to go talk to the other commissioners about it. I was just curious if that'll ever come up. Yeah, we talked about it.

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