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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer
Monday, June 23, 2014 Meeting
5:30 p.m.
Caucus Rooms, Carmel City Hall
Present: Earlene Plavchak, Hearing Officer
Connie Tingley, Recording Secretary
Staff Members: Angie Conn, Planning Administrator
Legal Counsel: John Molitor
Public Hearing:
I1. (V) Morse Pool Setback, Woods at Williams Creek,Lot 24.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for a new pool:
Docket No. 14050018 V ZO CH: 25.01.01.C.8.a.iii: 3 ft Min Pool Setback from Easement,pool deck
requested in easement. The site is located at 485 Wetherby Lake Drive. It is zoned S-1/ROSO III. The
minimum setback from an easement for a pool is 3 feet, and the petitioner is requesting the pool deck
encroach into the drainage and utility easement by 4.5 feet. Filed by Karla Schlichte &Eric Morse, owner.
Present for Petitioner:
Karla Schlichte and Eric Morse, owner
• Requesting to encroach into the 15 feet drainage and utility easement along back of yard
o 15 x 40 feet pool
o Only decking will encroach 4.5 feet
Public Hearing closed.
Department Report:
Angie Conn
• Site plan shown
• Working with City Engineering Department for drainage easement
• Small triangle portion would encroach 4.5 feet
IDepartment recommended approval with the CONDITION Petitioner obtain proper approvals from
Board of Public Works & Safety to allow encroachment.
Discussion:
• Encroachment into recorded easement requires approval from City Board of Public Works
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• Property inspected by Building Inspector after pool built
• This approval is for a variance from the Zoning Ordinance
• Board of Public.Works approval gives permission to go onto City property (easement)
Action: Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket No. 14050018 V Morse Pool Setback, Woods at Williams
Creek,Lot 24, for 4.5 feet encroachment into drainage easement with CONDITION they receive approval
from Board of Public Works.
2. (V) Greyhound Commons/Lowes, Ground Sign Height.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance for new ground sign height:
Docket No. 14050024 V PUD Z-344, Sec. 11.3.C.3: 10 ft.Max Ground Sign Height, 13 ft
requested. The site is located at 14480 Lowes Way. It is zoned PUD, Ord. No. Z-344. Filed by Paul Reis
with Krieg DeVault, LLP on behalf of Kite Greyhound, LLC.
Present for Petitioner:
Kevin Buchheit, Krieg DeVault,LLP
• Last month received approval for number of signs and this sign in right-of-way
• Sign in right-of-way (Lowe's Way and 146th Street)
o Sign will be 13 feet tall to accommodate grade in right-of-way
Public Hearing closed.
Department Report:
Angie Conn
• Street elevation slopes down at sign location
• At street level, sign will be 10 feet tall
o Extra three feet for slope/grade of right-of-way
Department recommended approval.
Action: Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket No. 14050024 V,Greyhound Commons/Lowes,Ground Sign
Height,for ground sign height(10 feet permitted, 13 feet requested).
3. (V) Driscoll Garage, 741 1s`Ave NW.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance for a new garage:
Docket No. 14060001 V ZO CH: 25.01.01.B.5: Max Ground Floor Area 720 sq. ft.; 820 sq. ft.
requested. The site is located at 741 1s` Avenue NW. It is zoned R-2/Residential within the Old Town
Overlay Character Sub-Area. Filed by Matt Huffman with Old Town Design Group on behalf of the owner
Pete Driscoll.
Present for Petitioner:
Justin Moffett and Matt Huffman, Old Town Design Group
• Legal drain runs northeast through property (awkward angle)
o Tough for redevelopment
o Not good enough condition for rehab
o Drain has 30-foot easement
o Dictated house and garage placement
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Hearing Officer Meeting
June 23,2014
• Home in front of lot on west side of utility easement/storm drain
o Garage detached on east side of drain
• Most clients prefer attached garage
o Large 40-inch pipe, 15 feet underground
• Under Ordinance, if garage is attached there is not a restriction on maximum square footage of garage
o Detached is 720 square feet maximum (detail buried within Ordinance)
• Difficult for three-car garage
• Original garage much larger than proposed side-load, three-car garage
• Meets architectural requirements of Old Town Overlay, 100 square feet larger
than maximum permitted
• Original garage and house could not be rehabbed
• Anything placed over easement would risk being removed if County needs access to drain
o Sidewalk from house to garage, landscaped patio, and driveway over easement
o Anything would need to be removed and replaced at homeowner's cost
o Buried pipe, 15 feet underground; not an open swale
o 30 feet is plenty for County to do any work
o Common condition in Old Town
Public Hearing closed.
Department Report:
I Angie Conn
• 100 square feet expansion
• Prior garage was larger and in bad shape
• Will match and complement the new house
• Received email from neighbor, Cynthia and David Wichman, 721 1st Avenue NW, in favor of variance
Department recommended approval.
Action: Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket No. 14060001 V,Driscoll Garage,741 1st Avenue NW, for
maximum ground floor area for detached garage (720 square feet permitted, 820 square feet requested).
Adjournment:
The Hearing Officer adjourned the meeting at 5:47 p.m.
Approved this 7"Z 8 day of 2014.
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