HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 8-25-14 CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER
DEPARTMENT REPORT
AUGUST 25,2014
6-7. (V)McAteer Guest House,951 W 116th St
The applicant seeks the following development standard variances to build a new guest house:
Docket No. 14070022 V ZO CH 25.01.01.B.3.A: Accessory Building to be Setback 25 ft.Behind Front of
Home,guest house requested forward of home
Docket No. 14070023 V ZO CH 25.01.01.B.1: Max Height 18 feet
The site is located at 951 W 116th Street and is about 27.7 acres. The property is zoned S-1/Residential within the
116th Street Overlay. Filed by Paul Reis with Krieg DeVault LLP, on behalf of the owners.
General Info:
The Petitioner requests Variance approval to
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- — construct a new guest house on a 27.7 acre parcel
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the home and will have a height above the
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, ,,. 116th Street between Clay Center Road and
. 1. �'. . ,,f Springmill Road. Surrounding the site are large
4 `, _ lot,single family homes. Please see the
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t -` `:.� The petitioner is building a new home as well as a
k new guest house on the site Guest houses are
r *, �;-. ` h allowed on properties over 1 acre in size and are
f considered accessory structures. The Ordinance
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Y t them to a height of 18 feet. The topography of
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located behind the main home as the back of the
property has a significant grade change and the
main homes is setback very far from the front of the lot. (See attached aerial showing the topography.) The petitioner is
also requesting to build the guest house to a height of 22 feet instead of 18 feet. Typical accessory structures are
single-story, such as a garage, and perhaps have some attic storage space. The proposed structure as a guest
house would have some second floor living space thereby necessitating additional height.
These variances should not have a negative effect on surrounding properties. The guest house will be setback
over 300 feet from the street and 60 feet from the nearest adjacent property. In addition, the guest house will be
designed to be complimentary to the architecture of the main home.
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. 14070022-23 V.
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