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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDepartment Report 07-06-21 11 Carmel Plan Commission COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Department Report 5. Docket No. PZ-2021-00110 ADLS Amend: Schwab Investment Office – Remodel. The applicant seeks design approval to remodel the former Rodizio Grill restaurant into an office. The site is located at 2375 East 116th Stre et within the Merchants Pointe development. It is zoned B-8 and is within the Keystone Overlay District. Filed by Jerry Williams of Strongbox Co. on behalf of the owner. Project Overview: The Petitioner plans to remodel the existing restaurant into an office. To the east is Keystone Parkway, to the south is Mercy Road Church, and to the west is McAlister’s Restaurant and other commercial tenants within the Merchants’ Pointe development. The entire Merchants’ Pointe development is zon ed B -8. To the north across 116th Street is the Merchants’ Square development, with multiple retailers and restaurants. It is also zoned B-8. Please see the Petitioner’s information package for more information. Unified Development Ordinance (U DO) Standards this project MEETS: B-8/Business: • Permitted use: General office • Minimum front yard: 25’ required, 65’ (west), 80 -100’ (north), and 69’ (east) existing • Minimum rear yard: 1 0’ required, 7 3’ existing (so uth) • Maximum lot coverage: 6 0% allowed, about 72% existing (Grandfathered when considering the land taken by the City for the Keystone Parkway expansion. The previous lot coverage percent met the requirement at 58%.) • Maximum Building Height: 50’ allowed, 24’ proposed • Vehicular parking: 29 spaces required (1 space per 250 sq. ft. of floor area), 54 spaces provided Keystone Parkway Overlay: • 30’ Greenbelt – existing and remaining • Setback from Keystone: 120’ (this was originally met prior to the expansion of Keystone into its current format today) UDO Standards NOT MET, therefore adjustments are required: • Bicycle parking: 2 racks or 4 spaces required, no racks shown currently Site Plan: The proposed site plan will remain the same. Only the building face will be drastically changed. The parking lot will be resurfaced and restriped in the same manner as is existing today. 54 parking spaces are provided on this parcel. Only 29 spaces would be required by the UDO for an office. Active Transportation: Sidewalks are currently provided all around the existing building. These sidewalks will be removed and replaced in the same location. Sidewalks also exist to the north along 116th Street and to the west within the development. A sidewalk connection is provided from the west side of the building to the sidewalk along Pointe Drive. Architectural Design: The current building is primarily constructed of stone and was originally design for the Macaroni Grill Italian restaurant. The Petitioner would like to remove all current building materials and start over with a more modern look. Metal panels and glass are proposed all around the building in white, dark gray, and tan colors. A stacked stone will also be used as an accent material on the columns and entrance tower of the building. The rear of the building is a tan color, and Staff is a bit confused as to why this color is only used on the back. It has a warmer tone and appearance. Petitioner, please revise the back side of the building to have the same white and dark gray colors as the other three facades. Lighting: New wall sconces that look like small capsu les will be added to the facades and placed on the new stone columns around the building. Under soffit can style lighting is also proposed to help illuminate the building. Existing parking lot pole 12 lights will remain as currently installed today. Landsc aping: The site landscaping will be replanted to replace dead or dying plants, and to get back to compliance with the original approved landscape plan. Irrigation systems are in place, however, are not working currently. These will be fixed and put back into service. The Keystone Parkway Overlay requires a 30’ landscaped Greenbelt area along the right-of-way of Keystone Parkway. This exists currently and the Urban Forester has reviewed the plan and is working with the Petitioner on finalizing details for approval. Signage: Signage for this building is shown in three tentative locations for wall signs (west, north, and east). Based on the sign ordinance, three signs would be allowed because this building faces three public street frontages (Pointe Drive, 116th Street, and Keystone Parkway). There is also an existing ground sign for the site. However, if the owner chose to use the ground sign, they would need to eliminate one of the three proposed wall signs. The Petitioner has stated the owner will come back to the Planning Department at a later date to finalize signage through the Sign Permit process. DOCS Remaining Comments/Concerns : 1. Bicycle parking racks are needed within 50’ of the front entrance to the building 2. Tan color panels on rear of building – please change to white to match rest of the facades Recommendation: The Department of Community Services recommends the Commercial Committee votes to approve this item this evening, subject to addressing remainin g concerns and finalizing all outstanding comments on Project Dox.