McCORDSVILLE — The fastest-growing town in Hancock County could annex land for its third new subdivision in less than two years.
The McCordsville Town Council next Tuesday plans to vote on whether to annex 81 acres of land into town limits for a proposed subdivision at the northeast corner of county roads 700W and 650N. Town officials have been discussing the 202-lot planned unit development, called Weaver’s Landing, since April.
Weaver’s Landing, which is being developed by Premier Land Company and built by DR Horton, will sit on a piece of land between McCordsville’s Austin Trace neighborhood to the north and the ongoing construction of the Sagebrook subdivision to the south, which is within Hancock County limits.
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If the annexation is approved by town officials next week, it will mark the third time in a matter of months that McCordsville has added land for subdivisions to its town limits.
Ryan Crum, the director of planning and building for McCordsville, said the town in 2017 approved two annexations of county land for subdivisions: the 220-lot McCord Pointe along County Road 1000N between 500W and 600W; and Stone Grove, a 34-lot subdivision located near the intersection of county roads 900N and 600W. Premier also developed Stone Grove.
The recession in 2008 hurt the possibility of new housing developments, Crum said. The two subdivision proposals and annexations last year were the first for McCordsville prior to the recession, he added.
McCordsville’s population increased by almost 5 percent in 2017, making it the third fastest-growing town in the state last year, according to an Indiana Business Research Center study on census estimates.
With growth on the rise in the town and western part of Hancock County, Crum said town officials meet with possible developers on a weekly basis who are interested in land both inside and outside of the town limits. He anticipates a few more development proposals could come before the town council in the next six months.
“We will continue to see a lot of developers speculating in McCordsville,” he said. “They’re doing it now.”
At its August meeting, the council heard from the developers of Weaver’s Landing and had the opportunity to vote on rezoning the land and for its annexation.
The council passed the rezoning on first reading; but Councilman Bryan Burney voted against suspending the rules to fully OK the rezoning so the council could proceed to vote on the annexation. That pushed both ordinances to the next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCordsville Town Hall, 6280 W. County Road 800N.
The council also at last month’s meeting heard from opponents of the proposed annexation. Members of the Indian Lake homeowners association in Lawrence said the Weaver’s Landing development could harm a lake located within their neighborhood due to increased sediment and storm water runoff. Others opposed the loss of more farmland.
Two homes that currently sit on three acres of the proposed annexation area will stay as-is, according to the annexation ordinance, while the subdivision will take up the remaining 78 acres. A woodland on the east side of the plot will have a trail weaving through its trees, saving the area from being torn down.
Crum said if the rezoning and annexation of the land is approved by the town council on Tuesday, construction on Weaver’s Landing is slated to begin in spring 2019. The developers initially met with the council on April 10, Crum said, and they worked with the town’s plan commission over the past few months and held public hearings on the annexation.
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McCordsville Town Council
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11
McCordsville Town Hall, 6280 W. 800 N
The town council will vote on the rezoning and annexation of land for a 202-lot subdivision at the corner of county roads 700W and 650N.
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