Old Boonville Highway rezoning (R1 to R5 with UDC)
Summary
Neighbors say the narrow, shoulderless road can't handle 1,100+ new daily trips from a 216-unit complex. The city engineer promised a speed study and reconfiguration of the Burkhart intersection; council approved the rezoning 5-4 anyway.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer says it will pay for required road, water and sewer improvements; the project would add roughly $700,000 a year in property taxes.
Renters needing market-rate housing and the city's tax base.
Hickory Trace and nearby residents worried about safety, water pressure, and emergency access.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Meeting - Jul 27, 2026
Neighbors say the narrow, shoulderless road can't handle 1,100+ new daily trips from a 216-unit complex. The city engineer promised a speed study and reconfiguration of the Burkhart intersection; council approved the rezoning 5-4 anyway.
City Council Meeting - Jun 22, 2026
OBH Properties, LLC sought a change from R1 to C4 with UDC, which would allow heavier commercial use along Old Boonville Highway in Ward 1.
City Council Meeting - Apr 13, 2026
Property at 6600 Old Boonville Highway in Ward 5 was scheduled for a first reading of a rezoning from single-family (R1) to R5 with a UDC overlay, owned by Allen and Pamela Mosbey.
Related development
6600 Old Boonville Highway Rezone
Would permit higher-density residential development on the parcel.
6600 Old Boonville Highway multifamily development
Adds roughly 216 households and heavy traffic to a narrow highway; the UDC caps building height at 50 feet, requires buffered landscaping, and commits the developer to fund and comply with a traffic study.
4919 Old Boonville Highway Rezone
Continues the commercial conversion of this stretch of Old Boonville Highway; the UDC can require buffer fencing and setbacks to protect the remaining residential neighbor.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Evansville
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.