207 W State St, Pendleton, IN 46064

Downtown Business District

The Downtown Business District DB is intended to recognize the distinct appearance and character of Pendleton’s downtown and its function as the activity center of the community. The district is mixed-use in nature, meant to support a dynamic variety of retail, entertainment, restaurant, service, institutional, office and residential uses, adequately served by public utilities and infrastructure. This DB district supports continued use of existing historic structures while allowing compatible infill development and redevelopment. The intent is to preserve the unique physical pattern of the area while ensuring pedestrian comfort. All subdivisions require Subdivision approval. All Non-Residential developments require Development Plan Approval. Any infill or exterior rehabilitation of buildings within the Local Historic District, which currently includes all DB zoned parcels, requires additional architectural and preservation standards that must be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. The Historic Preservation District Design Guidelines can be found on the HPC web page on the Town's website. Development within this district as such requries a Certificate of Appropriateness before construction of any sort can begin.