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Final Decision Planning Commission File number(s): MOC 25-02 (Associated with DR 25-02, PAR 24-03, VAR 25-03) Project name: MCHA Farmdale Apartments Date of decision: December 11, 2025 Date of mailing: Applicant: Jason Icenbice, MCHA Landowner: Marion County Housing Authority Project location: 1219 & 1233 W Lincoln Street (Tax Lot 051W07CB09300) Staff Reviewer: Heidi Hinshaw, AICP, Associate Planner Decision: Partial Approval Item before the Planning Commission Applicant requested to modify Conditions of Approval in Design Review 25-02 originally approved by Planning Commission (PC) on June 26, 2025. Executive Summary The subject property is 1219 & 1233 W Lincoln Street, a 3.88-acre site in the Medium Density Residential (RM) zoning district. The property is developed with the Farmdale Apartments, a multi-family residential apartment complex that includes 44 dwelling units across 11 buildings. It is owned and operated by Marion County Housing Authority. The initial Design Review application package included a Partition request to divide the existing property into 2 parcels, as shown in Figure A. below: ---PAGE BREAK--- MOC 25-02 Final Decision Page 2 of 4 Figure A. Approved Partition site plan (parcel boundaries outlined in red). The MOC sought to change the vehicular access between the new parcels to emergency and maintenance vehicles only, as shown in Figure B below: Figure B. Green area shows previous looped vehicular driveway and access easement. Red area shows where vehicular access will now be limited to emergency & maintenance vehicles only. Parcel A Parcel B ---PAGE BREAK--- MOC 25-02 Final Decision Page 3 of 4 An additional Variance application, as part of the MOC, sought to remove the Conditioned requirement for a public Mid-Block Pedestrian Corridor. Staff did not support removing the requirement entirely and instead recommended a compromise that would relocate the corridor from Parcel A to Parcel B, which is intended to be developed at a later date, as shown in Figure C below. The applicant agreed to the compromise. Figure C. Teal circle indicates original location of Mid-Block Corridor; Green circle indicates an example of a possible new location. Public Hearing Summary On December 11, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for this Type III application. Testimony was received by the applicant and their consultants, and no testimony was received from the public. After closure of the record, the Commission deliberated, discussed the Modification of Condition and Variance requests, and ultimately voted unanimously to approve the Modification of Condition, deny the Variance, and approve the new Condition which addressed the Variance application by relocating the public Mid-Block Pedestrian Corridor from Parcel A to Parcel B, as recommended by staff in the staff report. This MOC final decision document leaves unaltered all other conditions and attachments from the DR 25-02 final decision document of June 26, 2025. ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK---