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CITY OF CARMEL
DOCS DEPARTMENT REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
June 4, 2018
10680 & 10664 N College Rezone (Z-633-18)
Plan Commission Docket No. 18030002 Z
Rezone 2 parcels (0.7 acres) from R-3/Residential to B-1/Business
Site is located along College Avenue, a few parcels north of 106th Street.
One parcel is vacant, and one has a house that will be converted for office use.
Planning and Zoning Analysis
Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan):
o Classifies this area as Community Vitality Node to establish areas for community-serving and neighborhood-serving
commercial development with opportunity to integrate mixed uses.
o The land north, south, east, and west of this site are in the same classification.
o The Community Vitality Node classification would encourage retail, service, office, entertainment, restaurant,
institutional, and residential uses.
o Properties north and south are zoned B-1.
Additional Analysis:
o The intent of this rezone is to ‘tee up’ the site for future development and use the existing house for an office use.
o The 2 lots in question lie within the Home Place Overlay Zone, Business Sub-Area.
o This sub-area is intended to foster urban neighborhood village-like commercial activity, in keeping with the
intention of the Comprehensive Plan.
o The sub-area is to contain office and retail uses that are of an intensity and scale compatible with the surrounding
residential areas, both in scale and architecture.
o The petitioner is proposing to use the north lot and the existing house as an office use.
o The south parcel had 2 duplex buildings on it that were recently demolished. There is no current plan for the south
parcel, and any future development will need Plan Commission approvals.
o No signage is proposed at this time, and any future signage will need sign permit approvals.
o Parking for the existing building will be provided in the current parking areas on the site.
o No new parking will be allowed in the front yard. Additional parking for the north parcel can be provided on the
parcel to the south.
o Any future modifications made to the site and/or building exterior will need Plan Commission approvals.
o Petitioner has committed to a 10 ft. wide multi-use path.
o A 50’ half right-of-way is required along College Ave. and petitioner has committed to providing this.
Negotiations with Petitioner during Plan Commission process
Petitioner committed to the following:
o Right-of-way dedication along College Ave.
o 10’ wide multi-use path along College Ave. for the north parcel with the south parcel to be addressed when a
development plan is proposed.
o 4 bicycle parking spaces for the office use on the north parcel.
Concerns discussed by the Plan Commission
The Plan Commission wanted to make sure that the commitments that were made at the meeting were written and recorded
and would run with the property.
DOCS Staff found that the proposed rezone meets the Comprehensive Plan and is a best fit next to the surrounding business uses. The
rezone will also help fulfill the purpose and intent of the Home Place Business Sub-Area. The southern parcel will be developed in
the future and will need to have a development plan approved at that time that meets the standards of the Home Place Business Sub-
Area. The northern parcel will use the existing house for office uses and will need to dedicate right-of-way, install bike racks, and
address the 10’ multi-use path along College Ave. We recommended that the Plan Commission forward this item to City Council with
a Favorable Recommendation. They voted, 9-0 to send it with a Favorable recommendation to City Council with the 3 commitments
mentioned above.