A proposal for the financial planning firm Drive to construct a commercial office at 13562 E 116th (near Olio Road) was opposed by a unanimous vote of the Fishers Plan Commission Tuesday evening.  A parade of residents in the area spoke at the public hearing that this proposal is not one that fits into this the area.

Commission Vice President and City Councilor Pete Peterson, presiding over the meeting in the absence of Commission President Howard Stevenson, said the architectural design is a good one, but is not right for this location.

The petitioner did not attend the first reading of this proposal at the last Fishers City Council meeting, and the builder took the blame, saying he made on error on the date and time of that meeting.

Drive is asking Fishers to rezone this property from residential to commercial, allowing for office space.  The proposal now goes for a final decision before the Fishers City Council with a unanimous unfavorable recommendation from the Plan Commission.

In another matter before the Commission, the developer was granted a continuance for a proposal for two nearby housing developments north of 96th Street, one along Cyntheanne Road, the other along Georgia Road, in southeast Fishers.  The plans also call for a commercial part of the project.

Neighbors, one-by-one, took turns opposing the plans during the public hearing.  Some had no issues with the housing development, others were against it.  But nearly all were opposed to the commercial plans.

Some commission members expressed opposition to the housing plans, but all said they were against the commercial proposal.  The Commission voted unanimously to grant a continuance.

The rezoning request will be on the agenda for the next Plan Commission session, while Planning & Zoning staff will work with the developers for the proposed Flat Fork development on changes in the project.