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Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann
ORDINANCE NO. Z-481-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
An Ordinance amending the setback requirements of the West Home Place Commercial Corridor
in the Carn2e/ Zoning Ordinance
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Advisory Planning Law of the State of Indiana (contained in
Ie 36-7-4), each unit of local government that wishes to adopt land use and zoning ordinances
must first approve by resolution a comprehensive plan for the geographic area over which it has
jurisdiction; and
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WHEREAS, the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan (the "Comprehensive Plan") Docket
No. 16..916 CP was given a favorable recommendation by the Cannel/Clay Advisory Plan
Commission on August 20, 1996, and duly approved by Resolution No. CC-09-03-96-03 of the
Commonl Council on September 24, 1996, and is therefore the official Comprehensive Plan of
the City of Cannel and Clay Township; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend development standards in the Zoning Ordinance
to reduce I setback requirements in the West Home Place Commercial Corridor; and
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to maintain an orderly, consistent an~ streamlined Zoning
Ordinance; ~nd
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-4-602 the Common Council is authorized to
amend the text of the zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-4-610 and City of Carmel Ordinance No. D--
1600-02, the Cannel Zoning Ordinance is incorporated by reference into the Carmel City Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by.the Common Council of the City of
Carmel, Indiana, that, pursuant to Ie 36-7-4-600 et seq. and after Docket No. 05070002 OA
having received a favorable recommendation from the Carmel Advisory Plan Commission on
Tuesday, August 16, 2005, it hereby adopts this Ordinance to amend the Cannel Zoning
Ordinance (Ordinance No. Z-289, as amended), to read as follows:
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CHAPTI1:R 23E: HOME PLACE DISTRICT OVERLAY ZONE
a. Ainend Section 23E.09: West HOlne Place Conlmercial Corridor to read:
23E.09
West Home Place Commercial Corridor.
, THe purpose of this section is to provide site design, architectural, and landscaping requirements that will
· create a transition between the U,S. 31 Commercial Corridor buildings and nearby residential areas. The
'. buildings in this corridor will serve as a buffer between the intensive commercial uses along U.S. 31 and
the existing residential areas.
Higher intensity commercial development will be considered desirable in the northern portion of this area
wHile lo\ver intensity, residential scale commercial development will be desirable in the southern half.
These t\vo areas are shown in the Home Place District area map, Exhibit A.
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