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March 30, 1994 •
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Mr. David Cunningham
City of Carmel
Department of Community Development
40 East Main Street
Carmel, IN 46032
Re: Linkside Subdivision Primary Plat Approval
Dear Mr. Cunningham:
We appreciate receiving your letter summarizing the concerns of the
surrounding homeowners and Plan Commission members regarding our
proposed Linkside plkd ^t. We have reviewed your comments and
evaluated the concerns and have tried to make appropriate changes
into our land plan which will help address those concerns.
Please note that these changes to the land plan are in addition to
the several changes we have made (primarily in response to comments
received from staff and at the early meetings we set up with the
surrounding neighborhood groups) since our initial submittal to you
in October of 1993.
Again, the changes we had already made to the plan are numerous.
For example, in the Manor Section at the southeast corner of the
project abutting Greentree Subdivision, we eliminated several lots
to incorporate a larger amenity area which includes a swimming
pool, bath house, tennis courts, basketball court, volleyball court
and parking facility. In addition to this amenity area, we pulled
the lots and street system further away from the Greentree
Subdivision. Along the west property line, we designed a 70 foot
buffer strip which contains a heavily landscaped area in addition
to a buffer strip ranging from 30 feet to 100 feet along the north
property line. In the northwest corner of the project we realigned
the entrance to the community with the Ashbrooke entrance. In
doing so, we extended the larger Estate lots from this entrance to
the north property line thereby reducing the number of smaller
Village lots abutting the Ashbrooke Subdivision. Again, all of
these changes were made prior to our initial presentation to the
Plan Commission.
The proposed additional changes which we would be making at this
point in time are summarized as follows:
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Mr. David Cunningham
March 30, 1994
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At the north entrance on Shelbourne Road directly across from the
Ashbrooke Subdivision entrance we have proposed to eliminate the
end Village lot backing up to Shelbourne Road in an effort to
create a larger common area at the entrance. This lot will be made
into additional open space.
Together with this, we have moved the Village lots backing onto
Shelbourne Road further east in an attempt to expand the buffer
area between Shelbourne Road and the rear of these lots. This open
space has been expanded from a 20 feet minimum width to a minimum
width of 45 feet. In addition, we have proposed adding additional
evergreens in the area between the proposed entrance and the south
property line of the Ashbrooke Subdivision.
In the northeast corner of the project abutting the Townlake
subdivision, we have eliminated three Estate Series lots and also
eliminated the interior landscaped island abutting the interior
street. The lots in this area have been reconfigured to
incorporate a large open space/tree save area abutting the Townlake
subdivision. This tree save area will be incorporated into a
common area with a mulched walking path and picnic tables for the
residents of the community.
In the southeast portion of the project in the Manor Series area,
we have reconfigured three lots into the common areas interior to
the project in an effort to obtain more open space and buffer area
along the north property line abutting the Greentree Subdivision.
The open space buffer area has been increased from a minimum width
of 30 feet to a minimum width of 100 feet in this area.
We feel that these changes to the site plan will help alleviate the
concerns the Plan Commission and surrounding residents have with
our community. I have enclosed copies of the original site plan
filed in October of 1993, the site plan as presented to the Plan
Commission in February of this year, and a copy of the revised site
plan as we are now proposing it. In addition, I have enclosed
enlarged details of each of the three areas in which we are
proposing changes to our plan.
Of course, none of the new changes which I have described would
cause the new Linkside community to fail to meet anv of the
requirements of the Subdivision Control Ordinance which are
necessary for us to be entitled to plat approval. Also, none of
the new changes would require us to seek a variance approval from
the Plan Commission.
Mr. David Cunningham
March 30, 1994
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Please review the enclosed material. We would happy to meet with
staff or members of the Plan Commission prior to the Plan
Commission meeting if there are any additional suggestions that
would help to improve our land plan. Please contact me at 595-2900
if you have any additional comments regarding the site plan.
Sincerely,
Christopher R. White
Executive Vice President