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Shestak, Joe
From:Conn, Angelina V
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Subject:Docket No. Assignment: Clay Corner Lot Cover Variances (PZ-2020-00034 V)
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Completed
I’ve issued the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Docket Number for this item. It is the following:
(V) Clay Corner Lot Cover Variances.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for 55 lots:
Docket No. PZ-2020-00034 V Clay Corner PUD Ordinance Z-621-16, Section 4.29.C.7 Maximum 50%
lot cover allowed, 60% requested.
The sites are zoned PUD/Planned Unit Development. They are located along Lash St., Jensen Dr., and Mairn Ave., near
the corner of Main St. and Clay Center Rd. Filed by Jim Shinaver and Jon Dobosiewicz of Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC
on behalf of Lennar Homes of Indiana, Inc.
Jim Shinaver, Attorney, & Jon Dobosiewicz, Land Use Professional, can be contacted at 317-844-0106 and jims@nf-
law.com and jond@nf-law.com.
FILING FEES:
Hearing Officer Residential Variance $184.00
Total Due: $184.00
Filing Dates & Deadlines - Petitioner, please note the following:
1. This item does not need to be on any meeting agenda of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
2. All Mailed, Posted, and Published Public Notice needs to occur by Friday, April 17 (but may occur earlier).
Due to the site’s area zip code, the published notice (legal ad) is required within The Current in Carmel*; please
contact them at least 11 days prior to that in order for them to publish it on time (317-489-4444 ext. 5 or
legals@youarecurrent.com.
The mailing of letters to adjoining property owners & placement of public hearing sign on the subject property
is also required by the BZA Rules of Procedure, Article VI, Section 6 (see Application and see Calendar).
3. Make sure the public notice meeting time in the newspaper, on the sign, and in letters to neighbors read 5:00 PM
and make sure the location on the legal ad/letters reads Virtual Meeting (and that the public can contact the
Planning Dept. for a web link to the meeting). The Location on the sign can just read Virtual Meeting.
4. The Filing Fee and 1 digital copy of the BZA Info Packet must be delivered to BZA administrative assistant Joe
Shestak no later than Noon, Friday, April 17. (Failure to submit the Informational Packet by this time will result in
the automatic tabling of the petition.) The filing fee should be mailed to Joe (no courier) or the fee can called in and
paid via credit card (with a small processing fee). Failure to submit Informational Packets by this time will result in
the automatic tabling of the petition. Please include the following in your Info Packets:
a) Short memo/letter introducing the project
b) Statement of Variance request (short paragraph explaining what you are asking for)
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c) Statement of Support (short paragraph explaining reasons supporting the request, including analysis and
comparison of what is allowed vs. what is proposed)
d) Location Map
e) Reductions of all plans (site plans, aerial photo of sites, typical plot plan of a lot, lot cover percentages listed
out, etc. on 8.5”x11” or 11”x17” paper).
f) Page 10 of app. – Ballot Sheet (leave blank except for Docket No. & Petitioner)
g) Page 11 of app. – Findings of Fact sheet (question sheet filled out, statements completed)
h) Any other pertinent information for the Board to explain this request (such as letters of support, Engineering
Dept. approval correspondence, etc.).
5. The Proof of Notice needs to be received by this Department no later than Noon, Wednesday, April 22. Failure
to submit Proof of Notice by this time will result in the tabling of the petition.
6. This item will appear on the Monday, April 27 agenda of the Board of Zoning Appeals hearing officer
meeting under Public Hearings, at 5:00 PM.
7. The petitioner needs to provide a Ballot Sheet and a fully filled-out Findings-of-Fact sheet for each docket/petition
the night of the meeting for the Board’s use (Sheet 11 of the application). On Ballot sheets, only fill out docket
number, petitioner, and date (Sheet 10).
8. Either the Petitioner or someone representing the Petitioner must be present at the meeting to present the item to
be heard. If no one appears, it will be tabled.
9. Please refer to your application’s instruction sheet for more detail.
Preliminary Review Comments - Petitioner, please respond in writing to the following by April 17:
a) Please make checks payable to City of Carmel.
b) Provide a copy of the Official List of Adjacent Property Owners from the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office. (Make sure
to check ‘Carmel BZA’ on their form.)
c) *The Current in Carmel only prints on Tuesdays, and their filing deadline is usually 7 days prior to their printing
date. Please submit your Word file/text of the legal ad contents to them by Noon, Tuesday, April 7 so that it prints
on time. Their contact info is 317-489-4444 ext. 5 or legals@youarecurrent.com. (Use the Notice of Public Hearing
form in the Variance Application as a template for what to have published in the newspaper and what to mail out to
the neighbors.)
d) The mailings/notices to the neighbors should be done by first class mail with Certificate of Mailing (not Certified
Mail). (Please provide us with the certificate of mailings for the file on or before April 22.)
e) Please provide the filled out & notarized Placement of Public Notice Sign Placement Affidavit form (found in Variance
application) once the sign is placed.
f) Please provide the filled out & notarized Petitioner’s Affidavit of Notice of Public Hearing form (found in Variance
application).
g) Please provide the filled out Notice of the Public Hearing form/template (found in Variance application).
h) Please provide proof of notice, such as Publisher’s Affidavit from the newspaper, once you receive them.
i) Please note that Carmel Engineering Dept. review/approval is also required and will be done through ProjectDox.
j) Please make sure to list out the true practical difficulties and hardships associated with having to comply with the
zoning ordinance.
k) Additional review comments from the Planning/Zoning Department will be issued through ProjectDox, our electronic
plan review software.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joe Shestak or me.
Sincerely,
Angie Conn, AICP | Planning Administrator
City of Carmel Planning & Zoning Dept.
1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032
O: 317-571-2417 | F: 317-571-2426 | W: www.carmeldocs.com
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