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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
3. Docket No. 19100001 OA: C1 & C2 District Amendments.
The applicant seeks to amend the Unified Development Ordinance in order to correct the standards in the C1 &
C2 Districts from the conversion to the Unified Development Ordinance. Filed by the Department of Community
Services on behalf of the Carmel Plan Commission.
Project Overview: Please view the informational packet for the proposed ordinance and a detailed summary of
each amendment.
The proposed UDO amendments are primarily technical in nature to restore and clarify standards which previously
applied to the C1 & C2 Districts in the old zoning ordinance. The only substantive amendments proposed to the C1 & C2
Districts are the addition of permitted uses.
Technical Amendments:
Amendments are proposed to Article 5 regarding landscaping, permanent signs and yard standards which would not
change the intent of the ordinance as it has been applied in the past. The landscaping and yard standards are simple
clarifications to eliminate possible confusion about how they apply. The proposed sign standards are correcting a
translation to the UDO format which placed the regulation of signs in C1 & C2 Districts solely with the sign ordinance.
We are proposing to restore the previous division of sign standards. Previously, the number and location of signs were
determined by CRC project standards, and the size and design of signs were determined by the sign ordinance.
Substantive Amendments:
The following uses are proposed to be added in Article 2 as permitted uses in both the C1 & C2 Districts.
• day nursery/day care
• kindergarten/preschool
• school, trade or business
• clinic or medical health center
• research facility/laboratory
• private club or lodge
• public plaza
• rooftop parks and gardens
Recommendation:
The Department of Community Services recommends the Plan Commission sends this item to the City Council with a
Favorable Recommendation.