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APRIL 17,2001
Carmel/Clay Plan Commission Agenda
CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
April 17, 2001- DEPARTMENT REPORT
7i. DocketNo. 13-01 PP; Bonbar Place Subdivision
Petitioner seeks approval to plat a 75-10t subdivision on 35.77:1: acres. The site is located at the
northwest corner ofl-465 and the Carmel/Clay Monon Greenway. The site is zoned R-I/residence.
Filed by Paul G. Reis of The Reis Law Firm for Kosene & Kosene.
The Subdivision Committee returned this item to the full Commission with a negative
recommendation. The Department recommends the Plan Commission deny the petition
based on the following reasons:
1. That it is not appropriate to allow a 75-10t subdivision to have access through either of the existing County
streets (Marwood Trail or 101st Street) due to the fact that these streets both fail to conform to the
minimum right -of-way or pavement width prescribed by the Ordinance. The minimum requirement for
right-of-way is 50-feet and pavement width 26-feet. At this time it is our understanding that the County
Highway Department has neither plans to or finds it necessary at this time to upgrade either of these
existing County streets in order to provide for the health, safety, convenience and welfare of this part of
the County. Section 6.3.6 addresses the required minimum right-of-way and roadway widths.
2. Section 6.3.21 is as follows:
Subdivisions consisting of fifteen (15) lots or more shall have at least two (2) points of access. This access
is to be from a through street (feeder, arterial, or collector) or, where the Plan Commission finds it to be
appropriate, the continuation of existing, planned or platted streets on adjacent tracts, or the extension of
proposed streets to the boundary of the subdivision.
Neit11er point of access (Marwood Trail or 101st Street) for the Plat is from a through street (a feeder,
arterrial, or collector) which is in violation of the requirement of the above noted section that all access for
a subdivision of greater that 14 lots be from a through street unless the Plan COliunission finds it to be
appropriate. The Department does not think t11at it is appropriate for a 75-10t subdivision to have access
from Marwood Trail because it is a street that winds between 2000-feet and 1.17 miles through a well
established neighborhood to College Avenue and l06th Street respectively. Using Marwood for one of the
access points would cause a distribution of traffic in the area which would not be favorable to the health,
safety, convenience and welfare of the adjacent neighborhoods in this part of the County.
3. Section 6.5.2 is as follows:
Sidelines of lots shall be at approximately right angles to straight streets and on radial lines on curved
streets. Some variation from this rule is permissible, but pointed or very irregular lots should be avoided.
That the Plat does not display the minimum lot standards on lots #1, #2 and #3 in that they are very
irregular in shape and do not conform to the standards of Section 6.5.2 of the seo.
The Department would also recommend that the Plan Commission direct Mr. Molitor to
prepare formal findings based on reasons displayed above and any additional input by the
Commission for signature by the President.
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