A rezoning request tied to the development of a new Bastian Solutions headquarters in Noblesville will go before the Noblesville Common Council in April after being approved by a city planning board.
Bastian Solutions, which has its corporate headquarters on North Meridian Street in Carmel, filed a request with the city to rezone about 113 acres from office/flex to industrial/office that was considered by the Noblesville Plan Commission March 20. That meeting drew more than 25 people, many of whom were residents living near the proposed development and raised issues such as traffic, sound, light and crime.
Bastian Solutions, a supply chain integration partner, announced in January that it was planning a corporate campus in Noblesville on 162 acres near 146th Street and Promise Road. The site will serve as the future home to the company’s corporate headquarters and advanced manufacturing facilities, which will produce industry leading supply chain automation technologies.
The rezoning request was filed with the city since the land use type is split between office/flex on the north portion of the property fronting 146th Street with industrial/office on the south section, said Matthew Skelton, an attorney with Church Church Hittle + Antrim representing Bastian Solutions. If approved, the rezoning would match the uses permitted in industrial/office to the intended manufacturing use, he said.
Fishers resident Stacy Haskins, who lives in the Sedona Woods subdivision, was among the individuals who spoke to the plan commission voicing concerns about the project being industrial in nature. Haskins also expressed concerns about traffic safety in the area even with a planned roundabout on 141st Street.
She asked that if the rezoning request was granted to stipulate that no entrance should be permitted off 141st Street. In addition, Haskins also requested that a buffer be put in place to shield the area.
Travis Hudak, chief financial officer of Bastian Solutions, told plan commission members that the conceptual design of the project will be implemented over three phases. Specifically, Hudak said it will likely be five years before the first phase is completed, while it will be 20 years until the third phase is finished.
Company officials previously said a groundbreaking for the Bastian Solutions project isn’t expected to occur for another 24 to 36 months. The $130 million capital investment will result in 250 new jobs over the next five years, while 400 retained and relocated jobs are expected as a result of the move, company officials said.
Jim Hellmann, assistant city engineer with the City of Noblesville, said that issues such as drainage, engineering and driveway usage will be reviewed by a technical advisory committee, which reviews plans to ensure that city standards are being met. That committee, he said, consists of staff from several city departments such as planning, fire, in addition to representatives from utility companies.
The plan commission voted to unanimously approve the rezoning, which will now go before the Noblesville Common Council during its 7 p.m. meeting April 11 for final approval. The public will have an opportunity to speak at the council meeting about the rezoning request, said Joyceann Yelton, development services manager with the city’s planning and development department.
