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Home My WebLink AboutApplication_DSVEXHIBIT “A” Contact Information 1. Parcel Numbers: 16-09-36-04-01-002.000; 16-09-36-04-01-003.000; 16-09-36-04-01-004.000; and, 16-09-36-04-01-005.000 2. Applicant/Owner: Faith Apostolic Church Pastor Matthew Ball 1212 E. 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032 3. Attorney/ Jim Shinaver, Attorney Land Use Professional: Jon C. Dobosiewicz, Land Use Professional Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106 Email: jims@nf-law.com Email: jon@nf-law.com 4. Engineer: Spiars Engineering LLC Rusty Spiars, PE 275 Medical Drive #82 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 289-5042 Email: spiarsr@yahoo.com 5. Project Consultant: Omega Church Consultants, Inc. Jeff Thomas, President 4101 Dandy Trail Suite E Indianapolis, IN 46254 Phone: (317) 328-2681 Email: jeff@omegachurchdesign.com Exhibit “C” Project Description The Faith Apostolic Church (“Church”) is an important part of the City of Carmel’s healthy and vibrant religious community and because the Church has a growing congregation, it desires to expand its current church building to serve the needs of its congregation. The Church is located on the north side of 116th Street, east of the Monon Trail and has a common address of 1212 E. 116th Street (“Real Estate”). The Real Estate is shown on the enclosed site location exhibit. The Real Estate is zoned R-1 Residential and to accommodate the Church’s planned expansion, the Church is seeking the following Development Standards Variances: 1. UDO, Article 2.08 Minimum Front Yard Setback – a 35’ Minimum Front Yard Setback is required and the Church is seeking a Minimum Front Yard setback of 6’, which is the current front yard building setback for the existing building. 2. UDO, Article 2.08 Maximum Building Height – a 35’ Maximum Building Height is permitted and the Church is seeking a Maximum Building Height of 38.5’ for its proposed building addition. Regarding the Minimum Front Yard Setback variance request, the proposed building expansion will be no closer to 116th Street than where the existing building is located today and the variance is necessitated by the fact that over the years right-of-way acquisition and road expansion along 116th Street has impacted the front yard setback for the Real Estate. Regarding the Maximum Building Height variance request, the request is necessary to accommodate the planned expansion, which includes the proposed children’s ministry addition. Enclosed with this application are the proposed site plan and building elevations. CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CARMEL, INDIANA Docket No.: ______________ Petitioner: Faith Apostolic Church Request: Development Standards Variances to: (1) UDO, Article 2.08 Minimum Front Yard Setback – a 35’ Minimum Front Yard Setback is required and the Church is seeking a Minimum Front Yard setback of 6’, which is the current front building setback. (2) UDO, Article 2.08 Maximum Building Height – a 35’ Maximum Building Height is permitted and the Church is seeking a Maximum Building Height of 38.5 for its proposed building addition. FINDINGS OF FACT - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE The approval of the requested variances will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community because: 1. The approval of the requested variances will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community because the requested variances are intended to permit the Applicant to appropriately expand the existing church building and the granting of the variances should not have an injurious impact to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, because the building expansion is no closer to 116th Street than where the existing building is located today and the modest height increase (only applicable to the rear building addition) is characteristic of other churches in the community. 2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected i n a substantially adverse manner because: The use and value of the area adjacent to the real estate that is the subject of the requested variances will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner because the Church has been in existence on the site for a number of years. The proposed church expansion is designed to accommodate the needs of the growing congregation while being sensitive to the uses that surround the subject real estate, with an addition that is no closer to 116th Street and a height that is modestly over the permitted 35’ in height. 3. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in practical difficulties in the use of the property because: Strict application of the Zoning Ordinance results in practical difficulties in the use of the Applicant’s site because the Applicant will be unable to design an expansion that appropriately addresses the needs of the Church’s growing congregation; and, the Applicant is only seeking variances that are necessary to implement the planned church expansion. DECISION IT IS THEREFORE the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals that Development Standards Variance Docket No. _________ is granted, subject to any conditions stated in the minutes of this meeting, which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Adopted this 23rd day of August, 2021. _________________________________________ BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING OFFICER, Member of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals _________________________________________ SECRETARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals CARMEL/CLAY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS BALLOT SHEET for FINDINGS OF FACT – VARIANCE Docket No.: ______________ Petitioner: Faith Apostolic Church Request: Development Standards Variances to: (1) UDO, Article 2.08 Minimum Front Yard Setback – a 35’ Minimum Front Yard Setback is required and the Church is seeking a Minimum Front Yard setback of 6’, which is the current front building setback. (2) UDO, Article 2.08 Maximum Building Height – a 35’ Maximum Building Height is permitted and the Church is seeking a Maximum Building Height of 38.5 for its proposed building addition. 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ DATED THIS 23th DAY OF AUGUST, 2021. __________________________________________________ Board Member Faith Apostolic Church Site Location Map / Aerial Photograph NORTH SITE 116 th Street