Fort Wayne Zoning Decisions: September 2026

In September 2026, Fort Wayne held 8 public meetings covering zoning matters. 25 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 24 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 46% compared to August (267 activity items across 7 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rezoning at 3819 Barr Street from C-3 to R-2

Approved.

Ordinance Z260902 rezoning 0.14 acres of qualifying parcel within the focus area from C-3 General Commercial to R-2 two-family residential at 3819 Barr Street. Part of South Calhoun proactive rezoning. Plan Commission recommended do pass 6-0 with one abstaining. Passed.

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Rezoning on South Calhoun/Murray Street from I-2 to I-1

Approved.

Ordinance Z260904 rezoning 4.4 acres from I-2 General Industrial to I-1 Limited Industrial at 1601, 1609, and 1717 South Calhoun Street and 131 and 136 Murray Street. Part of South Calhoun proactive rezoning. Plan Commission recommended do pass 6-0 with one abstaining. Passed.

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Rezoning at 1223 South Anthony Boulevard

Approved.

Ordinance amending the zoning map to rezone 0.12 acres from C-3 General Commercial to R-1 Single Family Residential at 1223 South Anthony Boulevard. The parcel has been vacant since approximately 2000; applicant wishes to construct a single family dwelling. Approved at committee (do pass) and 8-0 at regular session passage.

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Rezoning at 2808 Taylor Street

Approved.

Ordinance amending the zoning map to rezone 0.26 acres from C-2 Limited Commercial to R-1 Single Family Residential at 2808 Taylor Street. Applicant Piola Guadalupe Rodriguez owns the property with an existing house and seeks proper zoning to enable financing and investments. Approved at committee and 8-0 at regular session passage.

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Primary Plat at 1110 Baxter Street (PP 2026-0014)

Deferred.

A Lot to Love, Mission Build, from the City of Fort Wayne Community Development, to amend a lot to a two-lot plat for 1110 Baxter Street. Site committee recommended deferral to allow outreach to the adjacent property owner and to research housing product options. Item expected to return in 30 days. Passed to hold.

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Rezoning at 10600 block of Coneflower Drive (REZ 2026-0037)

Approved.

The Landings at Homesteads; applicant Spring Mill Woods Development, LLC, asking to rezone from AR to R1 for a 25-lot plat at 10600 block of Coneflower Drive. Discussion of drainage (retention ponds/pipe upgrade) and traffic on stub street extension. Site committee recommended return to council with a do-pass recommendation. Passed.

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Primary Development Plan at 5120 Speedway Drive (PDP 2026-0020)

Approved.

Speedway Drive Enterprises expansion; applicant Speedway Drive Enterprises LLC. Development plan for a multiple building industrial development at 5120 Speedway Drive with a phasing plan and landscaping conditions (doubled landscaping on east side, phased buffer). Site committee recommended approval subject to six conditions on page 20 of the findings of fact. Passed.

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Special Use for two-family dwelling at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue

Approved.

Special use to allow a two-family dwelling (two-story duplex) in R1 single-family residential zoning at 1025 Greenlawn Avenue, applicant Keith Hoskins. Alley-fed gravel parking, no garage. Continued from July 2026 where the vote was in support before failing quorum. Approved by voice vote.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 25 recorded zoning decisions. See all Fort Wayne meetings →

Zoning Changes

• C-3 → C-2, 18.48 acres at Rudisill Boulevard from South Calhoun Street to Lafayette Street, Fort Wayne (City of Fort Wayne Department of Planning Services)
• C-3 → R-2, 0.14 acres at 3819 Barr Street, Fort Wayne (City of Fort Wayne Department of Planning Services)
• I-1 → UC, 35.6 acres at South Calhoun Street from Grand Street to Rudisill Boulevard, Fort Wayne (City of Fort Wayne Department of Planning Services)
• I-2 → I-1, 4.4 acres at 1601, 1609, and 1717 South Calhoun Street and 131 and 136 Murray Street, Fort Wayne (City of Fort Wayne Department of Planning Services)
• C-3 → R-1 at 612 East Jefferson (Samuel Binford)
• RP → C-2 at 5833 South Anthony (League for the Blind and Disabled)
• AR → R-1 at 10600 block of Coneflower Drive (Spring Mill Woods Development, LLC)
• RP → C-2, 0.5 acres at 5833 South Anthony Boulevard (The League for the Blind and Disabled)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 72 instances
• residential: 45 instances
• commercial: 32 instances
• rezone: 29 instances
• setback: 28 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 243% from August.
• Rezone came up 314% more often than August.
• Setback saw 211% more mentions month-over-month.

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