HomeMy WebLinkAboutPetition_Saddle Creek Neighbors (245 signatures) in Opposition 07-21-20Saddle Creek Neighbors in Opposition of the Proposed
Ambleside Development Plan
The Saddle Creek Residents oppose the Ambleside development proposed by Pittman
Partners for the following reasons:
• High Density of 4.7
• Drainage Concerns
• Lack of Green Space
We have received feedback from the 466 homeowners at Saddle Creek about the
impact the proposed Ambleside development would have on our beautiful, established
community.
Density, Drainage and Green Space are the highest priority concerns that we are
asking the Carmel Planning Commission and Carmel City Council to consider. As
a business, Pittman Partners is motivated to maximize the development of Ambleside,
with minimal consideration being given to the significant impact on the Saddle Creek
neighborhood.
The 466 homeowners of Saddle Creek urge you to REJECT the re -zoning of the
Hoffman parcel on the following grounds:
High Density
• The density of 4.7 planned for Ambleside is not appropriate given that the city plans to
natively connect it to the Saddle Creek neighborhood at Beaument Blvd and Megan
Drive.
• The density of Ambleside should be adjusted to be in cohesion with the Saddle Creek
as well as the City's long term plan of LOW DENSITY development.
• Any development with a density level of more than 1.2 is unacceptable to our Saddle
Creek community.
• The new development will rely primarily on Saddle Creek entrances at 141st and
Autumn Woods and 141st and Beaument, according to the 2020 Spring traffic study.
• If the development goes forward with density of 4.7, it will create a heavy burden upon
the Saddle Creek neighborhood and significantly affect the quality of life for all.
• Reducing density will reduce the inherent traffic burden on Saddle Creek.
Drainage
• The Ambleside development plan currently proposes extending Saddle Creek’s existing
pond that is south of the parcel to receive drainage from the Ambleside community.
• Saddle Creek owns the existing pond and will not allow Pittman Partners to extend it for
use by Ambleside as that would have a negative impact on our drainage, expose our
community to environmental and financial risk, as well as increase maintenance costs to
the Saddle Creek HOA.
• At the 265-285 homes planned for the Ambleside development, the high sub discharge
should require its own detention pond. This may help ease the pressure on an already
overloaded Saddle Creek regulated pond system, and the extreme draw down and
erosion issues already being encountered.
• Even if density of the Ambleside development is reduced, Saddle Creek will still not
allow the extension of our pond. The developer should propose a modified plan to
handle drainage within their own property.
Green Space
• The proposed Ambleside plan has 25% open space which is the bare minimum.
• Most of the planned open space is around the perimeter of the parcel, so there will be
little to no buffer between properties.
• The only community amenity that Pittman Partners has planned for the Ambleside
development is a small walking path on the West side of the parcel.
• Ambleside should have ample green space and amenities to support the number of
households planned in the community. As it is currently proposed, Ambleside residents
would come to the Saddle Creek neighborhood for recreation due to having no options
of their own. This is an unfair burden on Saddle Creek amenities that our HOA
maintains.
• The cohesion with Saddle Creek would be better served if Ambleside green space wer e
increased. Saddle Creek abounds with green space. The lack of green space planned
for at Ambleside is a drastic departure from the current neighborhood layout, not only at
Saddle Creek but other surrounding Carmel neighborhoods.