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Shestak, Joe
From:Conn, Angelina V
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Cc:Mud Slinger Pool & Patio
Subject:Docket No. Assignment: Meier Residence, Lot Cover Variance (PZ-2020-00070 V)
Attachments:BZA-HO Notice of Public Hearing language for legal ad and mailings.docx
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) Meier Residence, Lot Cover Variance.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval for a new swimming pool:
Docket No. PZ-2020-00070 V Silvara PUD Ordinance Z-553-11 Section 6.1 Maximum 35% lot
cover allowed, 37% proposed. The site is located at 1157 Westvale Dr. and is zoned PUD/Planned Unit
Development (Lot 294 in Jackson’s Grant on Williams Creek Subdivision). Filed by Sara Zaring of Mud
Slingers Pool & Patio, on behalf of Mark A & Tabitha Meier, owners.
Sara, applicant, can be contacted at 317-650-5131 and sales@mudslingersinc.com.
FILING FEES:
Hearing Officer Residential Variance, Initial $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, June 12 (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). Attached is a
template of wording to use for the legal ad and the mailings. And, the Location on the sign should read Carmel City
Hall.
Make sure the public notice meeting time in the newspaper, on the sign, and in letters to neighbors read 5:30 PM.
3. 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, June 12. (Failure to submit the Fee and 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).
Please include the following in your Info Packets:
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a) Short memo/letter introducing the project
b) Statement of Variance request (short paragraph explaining what you are asking for)
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 plan, aerial photo of site, pool design details, 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, pool pump
noise mitigation, etc.).
4. The Proof of Notice needs to be received by this Department no later than Noon, Wednesday Jun 17. Failure to
submit Proof of Notice by this time will result in the tabling of the petition.
5. This item will appear on the Monday, June 22 agenda of the Board of Zoning Appeals hearing officer meeting
under Public Hearings, at 5:30 PM.
6. Either the Petitioner or someone representing the Petitioner must attend the meeting to present the item to be
heard. If no one appears, it will be tabled.
7. Please refer to your application’s instruction sheet for more detail.
Preliminary Review Comments - Petitioner, please respond in writing to the following by noon, Friday, June 12:
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 of the legal ad to them by Noon, Tuesday, June 2 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 Wednesday, June 17.)
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 (attached).
h) Please provide proof of notice, such as Publisher’s Affidavit from the newspaper, once you receive them.
i) Please make sure to list out the true practical difficulties and hardships associated with having to comply with the
zoning ordinance.
j) Additional review comments from the Planning/Zoning Department will be issued through ProjectDox, our
electronic plan review software, once you upload the plans/documents.
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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