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December 14, 2018
City of Carmel
c/o Angie Conn
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
RE: 2430 East 96th Street- Use Variance Request
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Staff and Board of Zoning Appeals:
This packet presented to you is regarding the property located at 2430 East 96th
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 (the "Property"). The Property is located in the "96th
Street and Westfield Boulevard Sub-Area" corridor,just west of Keystone Avenue (See
Zoning Context Map and Existing Conditions Exhibit).
Tony Kistner (the "Petitioner") is the proprietor of a locally operated printing and
publishing business called PIP Printing located at 11711 North Meridian Street, Suite
107, Carmel, IN 46032. They currently employ ten (10) full-time employees. Rooted
here in Carmel, the Petitioner wishes to expand an area of his business involved with
sign printing/fabricating.The current space will not accommodate the new equipment
required and there is no vacant space adjacent to the existing location in which to
expand into.
Thus, On November 5th, 2018, the Petitioner entered into a contract to purchase the
Property from the current owners, Richard E and Kimberly D Imel. The intention of
purchasing this property is to use the existing pole barn, located at the rear of the
property (see Existing Conditions Exhibit and Existing Aerial Exhibit), to conduct the
desired printing and sign assembly operations. The existing home would remain a
residence.
The Property was included in the "96th Street and Westfield Boulevard Sub-Area"
corridor according to the Carmel Comprehensive Plan and was identified as part of the
"Employment Node", whereby the city desires to see such land uses as "professional
and business office" and "Office-supporting commercial (e.g. small-scale restaurants,
coffee houses, print shops, and office supply stores that directly support office uses)".
The proposed Use Variance is consistent with the city's desired land uses for this sub-
area.
However, in purchasing the Property,the Petitioner is aware that the city has identified
the "96th Street and Westfield Boulevard Sub-Area" for higher density growth with
enhanced development and architectural standards. The Property was specifically
included in the "1 to 2 Story Employment Center" according to the "96th Street and
Westfield Boulevard Sub-Area Plan". As a result, city staff has recommended that the
use variance, if approved, be valid for only one (1) year, whereby the Petitioner would
be required to return to the Board of Zoning Appeals (the "BZA") to request an
extension. The Petitioner understands that with the long-term vision for this area, the
city desires some additional oversight. However, if the variance is approved, the
Petitioner would, at the earliest, close on the Property in March 2019. After making
some needed interior improvements to the pole barn, installing required equipment,
and finalizing set-up, the one (1) year timeline would not give the Petitioner adequate
time to begin operating before they would need to come back before the BZA.
Therefore, the Petitioner would humbly request a five (5) year sunset on the use
variance, if approved. This would give the Petitioner adequate time to set-up and
operate and allow the rest of the area to mature towards the city's vision, whereby the
Petitioner would be eager to participate as a property owner.
The Petitioner is before you this evening respectfully requesting approval to permit a
"Printing and Publishing Establishment" in the S-2 District.
Sincerely,
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Jeffrey M Lauer
Polis Collaborative