REZ-2026-029 — 5100 E Morgan Avenue rezone
Description
Ton Properties asked to rezone 5100 E Morgan Avenue from commercial (C-2) to light industrial (M-1) with a UDC.
Impact summary
Could allow light industrial use on a commercial tract on the city's east side.
Applicant
- Name
- Ton Properties
- Address
- 5100 E Morgan AvenueSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Area Plan Commission
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Area Plan Commission - Oct 1, 2026
Auto dealership conversion needs M-1, but the UDC was filed without the paint/body/engine uses, so it was continued to next month with the refile fee waived.
City Council Meeting - Sep 14, 2026
Request to rezone from C2 to M1 with a use dedication commitment; Ward 1, represented by Matt Lehman.
Related issues (3)
Jeanette Avenue salvage yard legalization
After 60 years of complaints, court cases, and code violations, the Strahl family's auto storage operation gets formal M-2 zoning — but salvage operations would still need special approval and a fence is mandatory at site review.
Affordable workforce housing at former Whirlpool brownfield
Oolite Management wants 63 workforce apartments on a vacant contaminated lot near Bosse Field, part of the bigger Jacobsville/North Main redevelopment wave.
Rezoning of 5100 E Morgan Ave
A Ward 1 property would shift from commercial to light-industrial zoning with development conditions attached.
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