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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer
Monday, February 24, 2014 Meeting
5:30 p.m.
Caucus Rooms, Carmel City Hall
Present: Earlene Plavchak, Hearing Officer
Connie Tingley, Recording Secretary
Staff Members: Alexia Donahue-Wold, Planning Administrator
Legal Counsel: John Molitor
Public Hearing:
I1. TABLED (V) The Seasons of Carmel, Signage.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for a residential complex sign:
Docket No. 13120003 V ZO CH: 25.07.02-01(e)1: Minimum setback from the street R.O.W. 5-ft;
request is to place sign within the R.O.W.
The site is located at 9801 Westfield Blvd. The site is zoned Aramore PUD/Planned Unit Development.
Filed by Nick Churchill with Pittman Partners.
2. TABLED (V) The Seasons of Carmel, Curbing
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for a new apartment complex:
Docket No. 14020001 V ZO CH: 27.03.02 Perimeter of Parking Lots & Islands to be Curbed,
portions w/no curbing requested
The site is located at 9801 Westfield Blvd. The site is zoned PUD (Aramore PUD Z-569-12). Filed by
Nick Churchill with Pittman Partners.
3-4. (SUA & V) Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Carmel,Expansion
The applicant seeks the following special use amendment and variance approvals for a church expansion:
Docket No. 14010015 SUA ZO CH 21.05: Expansion of Approved Special Use, greater than
10% requested
Docket No. 14010016 V ZO CH 6.04.03.F: Max Lot Coverage.35%, 38.5% requested
The site is located at 13225 Illinois Street, and is zoned S-2/Residential. Filed by Paul Reis of Krieg
DeVault on behalf of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Carmel.
Present for Petitioner:
Paul Reis, Attorney; Scott Schutz,Project Manager, Equiteam; George Ferch, Pastor; Carol Becker,
Co-Chair, Building Committee for Church
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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer Meeting
February 24,2014
• Existing site and overall area shown
o Childcare center southwest of property\
o Office building and small offices north and west
o Large common area across from church for subdivisions
o US 31 directly east
o St. Vincent and Duke office buildings
o Church is nice buffer between residential areas and more high intensity areas to east and south
• Church is Special Use in residential area
o Change in use or building requires Amendment
• Allow expansion of church to add seats to bring capacity to 250
• Expansion of parking area to allow 46 new spaces
• Addition and expansion will not have negative impact on property value or use of
adjoining properties
• Very compatible with neighborhood and surrounding commercial uses
• No impact on utilities
• Additional traffic, primarily on Sundays, will not impact Illinois Street
• Variance for lot coverage
o Residential district allows 35 percent lot coverage
• Addition will increase lot coverage to 38.5 percent
• Existing playground will be moved north to accommodate expansion
• Existing building materials will be maintained
• Site play with new parking and building elevations shown
• Building the church toward US 31 (east) with steeple feature
• Additional entrances
• Landscape plan reviewed and approved by Daren Mindham, Urban Forester
Public Hearing closed.
Discussion:
• Proposed site plan confusing
o Looked like two building additions
• Only one addition: Sanctuary and connector to existing building
• Sanctuary is taller
• New parking spaces indicated on site plan
o Located toward West Main Street with new additional main entrance
• Curb cut obtained as part of new INDOT project
Department Report:
Alexia Donahue-Wold
• Amendment needed to Special Use to add onto the church
• Additional parking needed for new size of sanctuary
• Design of building will match current architecture
• Landscaping installed around building addition
Department supports both Dockets with the Condition all Engineering Department issues are resolved to
meet the Transportation and Thoroughfare Plans. (Tied to US 31 improvements.)
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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer Meeting
February 24, 2014
IAction: Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket Nos. 14010015 SUA and 14010016 V, Bethlehem Lutheran
Church of Carmel Expansion, for greater than 10 percent expansion and maximum lot coverage of 38.5
percent with the Condition all issues of the Engineering Department are resolved.
Adjournment:
The Hearing Officer adjourned the meeting at 5:42 p.m.
Approved this `4e day of //7--1--(-C-49 2014.
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