Carmel Plan Commission evaluates U.S. 31 subarea plan

Concern for nearby residents dominated conversion on the U.S. 31 subarea plan draft during the Aug. 5 Plan Commission meeting.

Cincinnati design firm Yard & Co. created the U.S. 31 subarea plan, and the company’s urban designer Daniella Beltran answered the committee’s questions. Along with the Home Place subarea plan, the U.S. 31 subarea plan was one of two subarea plans discussed during the meeting.

Subarea plans, which detail possible development plans for affected areas, are intended to be eventually added into the Comprehensive Plan adopted by Carmel in 2022.

Although most of the area that the U.S. 31 subarea plan covers is adjacent to U.S. 31 in areas that are currently business or retail-oriented, the subarea plan extends to Spring Mill Road at 116th Street. That puts the possibl