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Lucas Special Events Venue
1303 W. 116th Street
Docket Nos. 17040002UV & 17040003 - 6V
Variances of Use and Development Standards
to permit a Special Events Venue
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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
July 24, 2017
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Lucas Special Events Venue
Table of Contents
Petitioner:
Tab 1: Executive Summary and
The Lucas Living Trust
Detailed Description of
a/k/a The Lucas Family Living Trust
Variance Requests
1143 W. 116th Street
Carmel, IN 46032
Tab 2: Lucas Estate Fact Sheet
Legal Counsel:
Tab 3: Aerial Location Map
Ice Miller LLP
Timoth E. Ochs, Attorney
Tab 4: Survey of Property
One American Square
Suite 2900
Tab 5: Sound Survey
Indianapolis, IN 46282-0200
317-236-5952
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Lucas Special Events Venue
Executive Summary and Request
The Petitioner, The Lucas Living Trust, a/k/a The Lucas Family Living Trust, is seeking approval of a
Use Variance and four Variances of Development Standards for the continued operation of an existing
Special Events Venue. The property subject to the requested variances, adjacent to the Lucas
residential estate, was initially developed by the Irsay family and houses the facility formerly known
as the Robert Irsay Pavilion. The requested Variances would not apply to the property which contains
The Petitioner acquired the subject property from the Estate of Nancy Irsay in May, 2016. While the
existing Pavilion, with its related supporting facilities and parking areas, has operated for a number of
years prior to the acquisition by the Petitioner, the Petitioner has not found evidence that the facility
received any zoning approvals and seeks to remedy this for the continued operation of the Venue. No
new facilities or the expansion of the existing improvements are proposed in relation to these
requested Variances.
The subject property is zoned S-1 and is within the West 116th Street Overlay Zone. The following
Variances are requested for the continued operation of the Special Events Venue:
1. Docket No. 17040002 UV: Chapter 5.01.01 of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance does not
include the existing Special Events Venue as a permitted use. The request is to permit the Special
Events Venue.
2. Docket No. 17040003 V: Chapter 27.03 of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance requires
parking areas to have curbing. The request is to permit the existing parking area which were not
developed with curbing to continue as is.
3. Docket No. 17040004 V: Chapter 33.05.E of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance requires
parking lots to have interior plantings. The request is to permit the existing parking area which were
not developed with interior plantings to continue as is.
4. Docket No. 17040005 V: Chapter 26.04 & 33.05.A of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance
as is.
5. Docket No. 17040006 V: Chapter 2.09 of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance requires
compliance with the Transportation Plan. The Transportation plan calls for a 60’ half right-of-way
width for 116th Street . The request is to permit the half right-of-way to be reduced and align with the
existing entry columns and wall nearest 116th Street.
Thank you for your consideration of these Variances.
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Lucas Special Events Venue
Lucas Estate Fact Sheet
The Lucas Estate is Forrest and Charlotte Lucas’ private estate purchased from CNO Financial in October
2010. Recently, they purchased the Late Nancy Irsay’s Estate located directly adjacent to and west of the
original Lucas Estate. Forrest and Charlotte made a promise to the community that they would preserve the
history of both estates and share them with the community.
Since 2011, Forrest and Charlotte have opened the Lucas Estate property to the community to host various
charity and corporate organizations and a few weddings. We host 30-50 events each year and we DO NOT
intend on increasing the event activity once the use variance is obtained. These events could range from 20
guests to over 500.
The Lucas Estate is not an avenue to make money as the Lucas’ business Lucas Oil Products, LLC is the
main entity that provides resources for us to be able to work on behalf of the community. The Lucas Estate
is simply one of the many avenues for the Lucas Family to carry out their philanthropic initiatives. The estate
cannot be hired out by anyone simply by paying a certain fee. This is not a traditional, commercial banquet
facility. The corporate events are usually local partners and allow resources for us to employ the talent that
makes the experience here at the Lucas Estate one of the best in the City and central Indiana.
The Lucas’ DO NOT plan on building any additional event spaces on the property and instead intend on using
the existing building that already exist.
It is often misunderstood that the Lucas’ do not live here at the estate when in fact they reside here about 90%
of their time. This is their home and they attend nearly all of the events held on the Estate.
A local developer submitted highest offer to purchase the Irsay Estate last year and in an effort to prevent
many new homes from being built on those 39 acres, Forrest and Charlotte submitted a generous bid to
prevent the disruption for the Lucas Estate and the surrounding neighbors.
Forrest and Charlotte’s personal events team sometimes spearhead major events here at the Lucas Estate
using the talent and resources of the Lucas’ to build community assets. Thus far, we are responsible for
building the 5000+ square ft. Child Life Zone at Riley hospital that houses 12.2 Child Life Specialist to
encourage more effective healing for sick and terminally ill kids. One of the other assets the Lucas team
initiated is the St. Vincent Cardiovascular Research Institute that was established in 2016 to help Indiana
Hoosiers receive the best care in heart health in the tri-state region.
The Lucas Estate is a community resource for the surrounding neighbors. We would be happy to help you to
execute your own personal events.
The largest of the events we have ever had hosts almost 700 guests, but generally our events host between
200-400 guests. Our parking lots contain approximately 420 parking spaces, which accommodates around
700 guests comfortably. We do have a hand picked transportation partner called SOPHI Global that executes
For sound, we recently switched to a Line-Array system that promotes a very clear digital sound that reduces
sound travel. We have mandated this system for all of are clients and is provided by our exclusive A/V partner,
Evans Audio Visual. Please see the sound study sheet.
The Lucas Estate team is made if up very experienced and talented individuals to ensure a one-of-a-kind
experience that meets the expectation of the property as well as Forrest and Charlotte. The Lucas Estate
Team works with a hand picked team of professional partners to ensure the quality and prestige of service.
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LUCAS ESTATES
CLIENT
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LUCAS VARIANCE SOUND TEST
BASELINE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL: 100DB
JULY 7 2017 12:00PM
PROJECT
67DB
PERIMETER SPL
DITCH ROAD WEST ENTRANCE AMBIENT SPL: 67DB SOURCE SPL : 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
DATE
83DB
PERIMETER SPL
: 58 SOURCE DECIBILE:
EAST GATE AMBIENT SPL 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
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66DB
PERIMETER SPL
SOUTH FENCE AMBIENT SPL: 58 SOURCE DECIBILE: 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
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60DB
PERIMETER SPL
SOUTH EAST AMBIENT SPL: 58 SOURCE DECIBILE: 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
DATE
60DB
PERIMETER SPL
SOUTH WEST AMBIENT SPL: 60 SOURCE DECIBILE: 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
DATE
64DB
PERIMETER SPL
NORTH WEST AMBIENT SPL: 58 SOURCE DECIBILE: 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
DATE
58DB
PERIMETER SPL
NORTH GATE AMBIENT SPL: 58DB SOURCE SPL: 7/7/17 100DB
ROAD
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