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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 23, 2019
Members Present: Kent Broach
Leo Dierckman
Brad Grabow-Vice President
James Hawkins
Alan Potasnik-President
Staff Present: Angie Conn
Mike Hollibaugh
Joe Shestak
Legal Counsel: John Molitor
Time of Meeting: 6:00 PM
Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings:
A Motion made by Brad and seconded by Leo to approve the minutes from Aug.26, 2019 BZA Meeting. Approved 5-0
Communications,Bills,and Expenditures: Angie Conn:
• Badger Fieldhouse, Docket Nos. 19070013-14 in regarding to the signs have been withdrawn from their petition.
Reports,Announcements,Legal Counsel Report,and Department Concerns: None
Public Hearings:
(V)Valvoline Instant Oil Change—US 421.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
1. Docket No. 19070017 V UDO Section 3.99 Min.2500 sq.ft. gross floor area required,2077 sq.ft.
requested.
2. Docket No. 19070018 UDO Section 3.95.F Vehicle stacking in the rear allowed,stacking in the front yard
requested. The 0.98 acre site is located at 9835 Michigan Rd. and is Lot 1A of North Augusta subdivision. It is
zoned B3/Business, within the US 421 Michigan Road Overlay Zone. Filed by Richard Gallegos, III of
Valvoline, LLC.
Petitioner: Brian Cross,Civil Site Group, Inc.
• Presented an aerial view
• We were heard in the front of the Plan Commission last week for DP/ADLS
• Presented a site plan
• In 2018, we presented a different proposal for this site
• There are restriction access and easement agreements set by the West Carmel Marketplace
• Access from the rear by way of Walnut Creek Dr.This was dedicated in 2016 as a public access easement
• Presented building elevations. Three drive up bays will be used.
• Building Signage will be facing Michigan Road and Walnut Creek Drive
• Front yard car stacking is not allowed per the Ordinance. Nearby Prime Car Wash on Michigan Road is very
similar to what we are proposing for our site layout.
• We worked with Staff on architecture and building placement. The easements created some difficulty.
• There will be a basement that will be used for storage,employee break room, and service area
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Public Comments: None
Department Report: Angie Conn:
• This parcel is one of the last vacant properties along the Michigan Road Corridor
• Staff supports their variance requests and recommend positive considerations of both variances
Board Comments: None
On a Motion ma
de by Leo and seconded by Jim to approve Docket Nos. 19070017 V& 19070018 V
Approved 5-0
(V)Franciscan Orthopedic Center of Excellence.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
3. Docket No. 19080001 V. UDO Section 2.40. Max. 18' accessory structure height allowed; 51' parking
garage proposed.
4. Docket No. 19080002 V. UDO Section 5.07.D.3. At least 2 primary buildings required; 1 multitenant
building and 1 parking garage proposed. The site is located at approximately 10800 Illinois St. The site is
zoned MC/Meridian Corridor. Filed by Robert Hicks of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C. on behalf of
Meridian Development Services, LLC.
Petitioner: Robert Hicks,Hall Render, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
• Presented an aerial map, the property is located north of 106`h St., west of Meridian St., and east of Illinois St.
• There are two principal buildings and one accessory building planned for this site
• Presented a site plan,to show all three buildings-hospital, medical office building, and parking garage.
• This project is being presented to the Plan Commission for DP/ADLS approval
• The four level parking garage is 41'7" in height. The three story medical office building is about the same height.
• Presented a rendering of the parking garage
• We have received letters in remonstrance from the neighbors on the proposed height of the parking garage
• Presented a rendering of the sight view from Spring Mill Place
• We will plant evergreen trees between Illinois Street and the parking garage
• The light fixtures on the top level of the garage will be screened from view. The recessed lighting is being
designed to cut off any light spillage to the neighborhood to the west
• The garage lighting will be motion-detected
• We are trying to minimize the effect of the parking garage on the nearby neighborhoods
• If the garage were a principal building, we would not need a hearing or variance. Principal buildings should be no
less than 4 stories per the MC zoning district.
• The parking garage will be constructed to look like the primary building in terms of color and materials
• It's complicated to have two principal buildings at this location because of how the site is laid out,the wide width
of the lot,and there's a 60' wide underground pipeline that you can't build on
• There are number of easements located around the site which made it difficult for the site layout
• We can't do surface parking on this site because of the needs of the hospital and office building
• We determined 664 parking spaces are needed to accommodate all the current and future uses. 478 spaces is
required by the UDO.
Public Comments: None
Department Report: Angie Conn:
• The parking garage is designed to complement the primary building
• Staff supports the variance of the height of the parking garage
• The gas line easement creates a challenge for the site
• Staff considers positive consideration of both variances
Board Comments:
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