The Fishers City Council is looking at a proposed change in the Nickel Plate Code, requiring those constructing a residence to treat that structure as a residence for 3 years.  City staff says there have been examples of homes constructed as residential that were switched to commercial after the building is complete.

Councilman Pete Peterson said this proposed code change will fill the gaps in the current code. Mayor Scott Fadness said the code change will create accountability for developers.

The next step is to hold a public hearing on this proposed change at the August 4th Fishers Plan Commission meeting.  The code change then will return to the city council for a final vote August 16th.