Hendricks County, IN
Comprehensive Plan
Hendricks County has consistently been one of the fastest growing counties in Indiana in recent years. The community has a history of celebrating agricultural heritage and preserving the rural character that has attracted residents, but growth in Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, and Plainfield continues to push westward. Employment hubs centered around I-70 and I-74 have attracted significant investment, some of which is now occurring in unincorporated Hendricks County. The new Hendricks County Comprehensive Plan identifies potential growth areas and the inter-community collaboration needed to appropriately manage investment in more rapidly growing areas to the east, attract investment to the historic small towns to the west, and promote agriculture preservation across remaining areas of the County. Hendricks County is prepared to allow more intense residential, commercial, and industrial development in unincorporated areas when it can be served by municipal or regional water and sewer utilities as a means to land conservation elsewhere. At the same time, the County understands there will always be demand for rural residential estates and is using the Comprehensive Plan to inform potential development standards and processes for creating new lots in an appropriate manner.