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Shestak, Joe
From:Joe <exile57@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Wednesday, August 5, 2020 2:42 PM
To:Brainard, James C; Shestak, Joe
Cc:Jill Meisenheimer; Hollibaugh, Mike P
Subject:Carmel Plan Commission Residential Committee, Docket No. 19090013 OA, Accessory
Dwelling Ordinance Standards
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I was increasingly alarmed and dismayed as I watched the proceeding on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Rather than getting
buried in the weeds on issues involving the square footage and height of accessory dwellings, driveway capacity,
addresses, mailboxes, public utility meters, and extension cords, I suggest the Committee step back and make the
Planning Commission provide intelligent and well reasoned answers to the following questions:
1) Who came up with the ordinance?
2) What problem(s) is the ordinance designed to address?
3) Who benefits, directly and indirectly, from the ordinance?
4) What are the foreseeable downsides to the ordinance?
5) Why do we need the ordinance?
Based on the exceptionally poor and disorganized presentation by the legal representative for the Planning Commission,
I doubt appropriate responses to any of the above questions will be forthcoming. This ordinance defies logic and
appears to be a solution in search of a problem.
Mr. Shestak-I request that you distribute this e-mail to all of the Plan Commissioners.
Sincerely,
Joe H. Vaughn
451 Autumn Drive
Carmel, IN 46032
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