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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS | HEARING OFFICER
DEPARTMENT REPORT
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020
(V) Flowing Well Park Upgrades.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
4. Docket No. PZ-2020-00104 V UDO Section 5.10 and City Code Chptr. 10, Art. 5, Chptr. 5,
Section A.10 Parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks within the SFHA shall be constructed with
permeable material, Non-permeable pavement systems in SFHA requested.
5. Docket No. PZ-2020-00105 V UDO Section 5.10 and City Code Chptr. 10, Art. 5, Chtr. 5,
Section B.7.e Variance to allow electrical panel to be lower than FPG (flood protective grade)
but still above BFE (base flood elevation) requested.
The site is located at 5100 E. 116th St. and is zoned P1/Parks & Recreation and SFHA/Special Flood
Hazard Area. Filed by Allen Jacobsen of Schmidt Associates on behalf of the Carmel Clay Parks &
Recreation Dept.
General Info:
The Petitioner seeks approval for two variances from the Carmel Flood Hazard Areas Ordinance. The Petitioner
seeks approval to install site improvements in the park, including a restrooms/mechanical room building and
expanded parking lot. The improvements are located within floodplain of Cool Creek; hence the need for the
two variances listed above. Please see the Petitioner’s info packet for more detail on the variance requests.
Analysis:
1st Variance request: The proposed parking lot expansion will be asphalt, rather than a permeable material, to
match the existing parking area.
2nd Variance request: The request is to allow an electrical panel to be lower than FPG (flood protective grade)
within the proposed building, but still above BFE (base flood elevation).
The Carmel Engineering Dept. will not have any issues with these variances. That Dept. is currently reviewing
the plans from and engineering standpoint.
The Petitioner addressed all planning/zoning review comments, and the Planning Dept. supports th ese
variance requests. (However, the Planning Dept. does ask that the Petitioner forwards any of their
correspondence to/from the IDNR - Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources to our office, in order to update the
BZA variance file.)
Petitioner’s Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the petitioner’s Findings of Facts included in their info packet.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services (DOCS) recommends positive consideration of Docket Nos. PZ-2020-
00104 and 105 V.