City Council, September 22, 2026
Approved: Rezoning along South Calhoun Street to UC Urban Corridor, 9-0
What happened
On September 22, 2026, Fort Wayne approved Rezoning along South Calhoun Street to UC Urban Corridor (9-0).
The Fort Wayne Common Council passed four proactive rezoning ordinances (Z-26-09-01 through Z-26-09-04) unanimously (9-0) along the South Calhoun Street corridor, converting acreage to C-2 Limited Commercial, R-2, UC/C-2 Urban Corridor, and I-1 Limited Industrial designations.
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-0
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsZ-26-09-04
Approved 9-0Focus area
Approved 9-0Focus area
Approved 9-0Data center moratorium
Denied 4-4Focus area
Approved 9-0Free sample: decision 1 of 15
CityLink 2027 Public Transportation Budget Appropriation
Ordinance A260911 appropriating monies for Fort Wayne public transportation for fiscal year 2027, total $21,532,918, a 4% increase. Budget maintains fixed route/access services, expands service to Fort Wayne International Airport in August 2027, and passes through $336,000 in federal highway funding to Public Works for CDL driver training simulators. Passed 9-0.
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Key Decisions (15)
CityLink 2027 Public Transportation Budget Appropriation
Tax phase-in compliance determination for Smith Brothers of Byrne
Tax phase-in compliance determination for HDS LLC
Lease of Fort Wayne Police outpost at the Pearl
Lease of Fort Wayne Police outpost at Southgate Plaza Shopping Center
Creation of CIERC data center review commission (G260916)
Temporary moratorium on data center approvals (R260917)
Rezoning along Rudisill Boulevard from C-3 to C-2
Rezoning at 3819 Barr Street from C-3 to R-2
Rezoning along South Calhoun Street to UC Urban Corridor
Rezoning on South Calhoun/Murray Street from I-2 to I-1
Construction contract East State roadway improvements (S260912)
Construction contract Bluffton/Winchester Road intersection (S260909)
Warranty deed with Orchard on Wallen LLC for right-of-way (R260906)
SCADA migration PLC hardware sole source procurement (S260915)
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Development Activity (4)
Google Fort Wayne data center
Other
Village Premier senior apartment project
Residential
Smith Brothers of Byrne facility at 9107 Yeager Lane
Industrial
CityLink airport/employment service expansion and vanpool
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Sentiment
Council is moving to pause and regulate hyperscale/large-scale data centers…
Commercial Demand
The Google hyperscale data center reported $3.5 billion invested and…
Infrastructure
The 2027 city budget raises infrastructure spending on streets, bridges,…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 17 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 9 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Witness, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 5 Staff, 7 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Witness.
Speaker sample: Mark Baines, Applicant Rep.
16 more identified names in Pro: 5 Staff, 7 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 2 Witness.
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Zoning terms (11)
95 recorded timestamps
- approved (14 timestamps)
- environmental review (2 timestamps)
- residential (8 timestamps)
- zoning (33 timestamps)
- land use (3 timestamps)
- rezone (13 timestamps)
Decision moments (15)
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