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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
DEPARTMENT REPORT
JULY 22, 2019
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The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
2. Docket No. 19060009 V UDO Section 3.95.F Drive-thru vehicle stacking/outlet at rear of site
required, Stacking/outlet in front yard requested.
3. Docket No. 19060010 V UDO Section 3.99 Min. 2,500 sq. ft. gross floor area for principal
building required; 1,500 sq. ft. requested. The site is located at 9799 N. Michigan Rd. on 0.66 acres
of land (North Augusta Subdivision, Lot 4). The site is currently zoned S1/Residence, pending a
B3/Business rezone, and is within the US 421 Overlay Zone. Filed by Elliot Smith of Baldwin Capital
Partners, LLC.
General Info & Analysis:
The Petitioner seeks variance approvals to demolish the existing 1950s house on this site and construct a 5-
minute oil change business. Variance requests for the drive thru lanes and for the building square footage are
being sought. The site is located on a corner lot that has two street frontages – Michigan Rd. and 98th Street.
The lot is around 29,000 sq. ft. in area, or 0.66 acres in size. Currently, a house exists on the site, and it is one of
the last houses to exist on Michigan Rd. in this commercial area. To the north of the site is Prime Car Wash, to
the south is a Holiday Inn Hotel, to the west is a gas station and convenience store, and to the east is residential-
zoned land. Please see the Petitioner’s informational packet for more detail on the variance requests.
Drive Thru Lanes: The Petitioner proposes drive thru lanes that exit the building and come out on the west side
of the building, the side that faces Michigan Rd. The ordinance states that stacking for drive-thru lanes shall be
confined to the rear of the tract or parcel with outlet from such lines also being to the rear of the building. Lines
for drive-thru facilities shall not be permitted along the front and sides of structures within the Overlay District,
nor permitted to spill onto adjoining properties. Due to the nature of the proposed business, clients drive into the
building and stay in their car while the oil change occurs within the building, and then they drive out of the
building and leave the site when the service is completed.
Building Square Footage: The petitioner proposed to construct a 1500 sq. ft. building. The US 421 Overlay
Zone requirements state that each lot or parcel shall contain at least one principal building with a minimum of
2,500 square feet of gross floor area, excluding the floor area of any basement or any accessory buildings. This
is a variance of 1,000 sq. ft., or a 40% reduction.
The Petitioner addressed all planning/zoning review comments, and the Planning Dept. supports these
variance requests.
Petitioner’s Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the petitioner’s Findings of Facts included in their info packet.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket Nos. 19060009-10 V.