A new city ordinance governing vacant “big box” stores has taken another step forward Wednesday night when the Fishers Plan Commission unanimously provided a positive recommendation for the measure.  The Fishers City Council will take up the ordinance at its regular session Monday, July 19.

Under the proposal, a tenant change in a facility 25,000 square feet or greater, for commercial or public & institutional use, would come under the ordinance.  This would not apply to space used for medical, office, or industrial/manufacturing uses.

The 25,000 foot test would apply individually to any subdivided areas of a building.

One structure that would come under this proposed ordinance would be the now-empty Fry’s Electronics building just north of 96th Street near I-69.

The Fishers City Council has already enacted an ordinance requiring council approval of any tenant changes in the former Marsh Grocery locations

In other plan commission business:

–Unanimous final approval was provided for changes in development standards in the local airport property.  The measure has approval from the city council.

–A unanimous positive recommendation was provided for temporary business sign placements, applying to establishments dealing with the State Road 37 construction.