HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 04-28-14 CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER
DEPARTMENT REPORT
APRIL 28, 2014
4. (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.
F-7- = a - " General Info:
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4 a� , t� ' �' Ve ,°°`' - t�`� � right-of-way.ht-of-wa The site is located along
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i r� ''-' ' `� " ..r�t ,_ 1� - v s k:,t 36 '6, apartments. Surrounding the site are
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e '. •�` F, s�' ;h ,' .1'.'-,-."`'% '.-,� . R a previously used as a golf course to the west." �, ' k Please refer to the petitioner's
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right-of-way was dedicated although
additional travel lanes are not being added at this time. If the sign were to be installed 5 feet from the right-of-way it
would be about 50 feet from the existing street pavement. This distance would not allow for proper visibility of the sign.
Instead,the petitioner is proposing to install the sign about 31 feet into the right-of-way, in the median in their entrance
drive. This location would be out of any existing street travel lanes and would also be out of the 15 foot vision clearance,
as required by ordinance. The sign would meet the height and size requirements for a residential complex ground sign.
Because the sign will be out of the vision clearance at this intersection, the sign should not have a negative impact on
surrounding properties or the community. The sign will still need Board of Public Works approval to permit it to be in the
right-of-way. The Department is in support of this variance.
Petitioner's Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the petitioner's information packet for their Findings of Fact.
Recommendation: After all comments and concerns have been addressed,the Dept. of Community Services
recommends approval of Docket No. 13120003 V.
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