Plans for a potential expansion of Zionsville Self Storage and a new automotive service business are moving forward.
The Zionsville Town Council unanimously approved a rezoning for a vacant lot at 1580 W. Oak St. at its March 2 meeting.
Sam Scheidler, owner of Zionsville Self Storage, intends to expand his business, which is adjacent to the newly rezoned property. There are also plans for an auto service center on the other side of the 2.6-acre lot.
The rezoning request received a favorable recommendation from the Zionsville Plan Commission last month. Town council members also were receptive to the projects and the care that went into them.
For example, Scheidler reached out to adjacent businesses and neighbors, who wrote letters of recommendation. Efforts to reduce noise emitted from the auto service shop by using certain tools, keeping bay doors closed, adding insulation, and moving the facility farther south to give more space between it and residences to the north were also cited by the council.
“This group has done a great job trying to make this fit within this area, which is a unique area with residential right behind it,” said Council Member Craig Melton, who also serves on the plan commission.
The lot will be split into three sections. The center section’s use — self storage will be on one end, the auto shop on the other — is to be determined. A stipulation in rezoning removes several uses for the parcel based on conversations with adjacent landowners.
Scheidler said the parcel will likely be more self-storage.
The rezoning was for an urban neighborhood business to an urban outdoor business. A plat approval and development plans will need to be approved before the projects begin.
