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City of Carmel Technical Advisory Committee June 19, 2019
The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a remodel of the existing building and
reconfiguration of site circulation and parking. The site is located at 12955 N. Old Meridian Street and is
2.23 acres in size. It is zoned UC/Urban Core and is not located within an overlay zone. Filed by Kevin
Buchheit of Krieg Devault on behalf of BRU Carmel RE LLC and JKB Properties LLC.
Kevin Buchheit with Krieg DeVault, Nicholas Vergatos with JPS Consulting Engineers, and Brent
Roberts with Phanomen Design presented the project. Mr. Roberts said the sidewalk will remain where
it is currently located, and the openings to the businesses will remain even though there will be new
storefronts.
Sam Clark – Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office
- Mr. Clark said plans have not yet been received.
Daren Mindham – City of Carmel Urban Forestry
- Landscape plan has been received and it is OK to move forward with.
Alex Jordan – City of Carmel Engineering
- Comments sent on Project Dox. Mr. Jordan said the Department needs more construction
documents than what were uploaded, as there was no demo plan or SWPPP narrative. Also, Mr.
Jordan said the Department requires detention when the area of disturbance is more than .25 of an
acre, and this disturbance is approximately .8 acres.
Dave McCoy – City of Carmel Addressing
- Mr. McCoy said if there are changes to the suites, the petitioners would need to work with Nick
Mishler in the permit office as well as the Fire Marshal.
Jason Stewart – City of Carmel Utilities
- Mr. Stewart said he will need to be contacted when the demo begins because this is a unique
property, in that all tenants share one lateral.
David Littlejohn – City of Carmel Alternative Transportation
- Comments submitted on Project Dox. There are no further comments at this time.
Nick Mishler – City of Carmel Commercial Building Permits
- Mr. Mishler said regarding the suite numbers, he can provide the details of this when the building
permit is issued.
Alexia Lopez – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- All comments will be deferred to Rachel Keesling.
Rachel Keesling – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- Ms. Keesling said one thing the Department likes to avoid is Hardie Siding at the base of the
building. She said regarding the light poles, if the poles are staying the same but the fixtures are
changing, the plan would need to comply with the ordinance. Ms. Keesling said there are other
comments on Project Dox.
9:45 a.m. Docket No. 19050014 DP/ADLS: Avid Hotel
Docket No. 19050015 V: UDO Section 5.07 (D)(3) – Meridian Corridor Architectural Standards,
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Massing requiring 2 principal bldgs. on a lot with over 300’ in width, requesting one principal
bldg.
Docket No. 19050016 UV: UDO Section 2.39 Hotel use permitted on upper floors only, hotel use
on ground floor proposed.
The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a new hotel (102 rooms) and mixed use building
(up to 7 first floor tenants) on 1.23 acres. The building will be 50,286 sq. ft., 4 stories/155’ tall, and will
have 97+ parking spaces provided (shared parking with CMC Office). The site is located at about
approximately 13300 N. Illinois Street (NW corner of Main Street and US 31). The site is zoned
MC/Meridian Corridor and is not within any overlay zone. Filed by Jim Shinaver and Jon Dobosiewicz
of Nelson & Frankenberger on behalf of Jim Jacob of Saamrajya, LLC.
Jon Dobosiewicz and Matt Pleasant with Nelson & Frankenberger, Jim Jacob with Saamrajya, LLC, and
Jay Patel with SSC Construction presented the project. Mr. Dobosiewicz said this will be hotel with
various retail spaces on the first floor.
Angie Conn – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- Ms. Conn said she is reviewing the use variance petition for this item and the BZA review
comments were emailed in the docket number assignment email. She added that she believes all of
these comments have been addressed.
Sam Clark – Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office
- Plans have been received and will be reviewed shortly. Mr. Clark said there is a regulated drain
running through this property.
Daren Mindham – City of Carmel Urban Forestry
- Comments have been submitted on Project Dox.
Alex Jordan – City of Carmel Engineering
- Comments have been submitted on Project Dox.
Dave McCoy – City of Carmel Addressing
- Mr. McCoy said he will work up an Illinois Street address for this site. He added that the City of
Carmel does not use “North” before Illinois Street.
David Littlejohn – City of Carmel Alternative Transportation
- Comments submitted on Project Dox. No further comments at this time.
Nick Mishler – City of Carmel Commercial Building Permits
- No comments.
Alexia Lopez – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- Comments will be deferred to Rachel Keesling.
Rachel Keesling – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- Ms. Keesling said overall the building and site plan looks good. One of the comments involves
adding parking lot islands so the drive aisle can be continued on the site. Also, regarding the
dumpster location, Ms. Keesling asked if this can be moved further away from the entrance. Mr.
Dobosiewicz said the landscaping is defined by the ordinance because of the church’s parcel. On the
building architecture, Ms. Keesling said she knows it is gray, but on the plans the color appears to be
blue. Mr. Dobosiewicz said they will provide some material samples.
Ms. Keesling said the plan lists “Architectural Panel” but does not indicate EIFS, so this will need to
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be changed. She added that an all EIFS hotel does not fall in line with the architectural standards of
the US-31 overlay. Mr. Jacob said he thinks the entire first floor is brick. Ms. Keesling said the
general thought is the Department is OK with a more modern design, but this doesn’t fit in with the
overall design of the area, and EIFS should only be used as an accent material, so no more than 10%
of the overall material.
9:55 a.m. Docket No. 19050020 Z: Rezone S-1/Residential to S-2/Residential
Docket No. 19050021 PP: Troy Estates Subdivision
Docket No. 19050022 V: UDO Section 2.06 Min. 35 ft. front yard setback, 25 ft. requested.
The applicant seeks rezone, primary plat, and a variance for a new subdivision consisting of 36 lots on
23.3 acres. The site is located at 4100 141st St. The site is currently zoned S-1/Residential with a
proposed change to S-2/Residential. Filed by Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC on behalf of Lennar Homes
of Indiana.
Jon Dobosiewicz and Matt Pleasant with Nelson & Frankenberger, and Ty Rinehart with Lennar
presented the project.
Sam Clark – Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office
- Mr. Clark said the review comments have been sent to Stoeppelwerth.
Daren Mindham – City of Carmel Urban Forestry
- Comments have been submitted on Project Dox. There were comments regarding open space
requirements, and also possibly requiring a woodlands evaluation for the southeast corner of the
development.
Alex Jordan – City of Carmel Engineering
- Comments sent on Project Dox. Mr. Jordan said he is requesting a drainage report for the ponds,
and more details on the BMP plan. He also asked if a wetlands delineation has been done on the site.
Mr. Pleasant said this has not been completed at this time.
Dave McCoy – City of Carmel Addressing
- No comments.
David Littlejohn – City of Carmel Alternative Transportation
- Comments submitted on Project Dox. No further comments at this time.
Nick Mishler – City of Carmel Commercial Building Permits
- No comments.
Alexia Lopez – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- Ms. Lopez said the comments have been submitted on Project Dox. She said the larger comments
involved trying to reduce the cul-de-sacs if possible so there is more connectivity on the site. Also, as
Mr. Mindham indicated earlier, the amount of open space does not meet the typical standards.
Rachel Keesling – City of Carmel Planning & Zoning
- No comments.