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Home My WebLink AboutCC-04-07-97-04 2020 Comp PlnResolution No. CC-04-07-97-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA DIRECTING THE CARMEL-CLAY PLAN COMMISSION TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT AND PREPARE A RECOMMENDATION WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana (the "Council") finds that coordination of Ordinance No. D-1282-97 (the "S 1 Zoning Ordinance"), the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan") and Ordinance Z-296 (the "Residential Open Space Ordinance") is essential to proper land use planning, particularly as it regards the area commonly known as Clay West; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to reach a consensus, as rapidly as possible, among all parties involved regarding appropriate land conservation and growth rates; and WHEREAS, residents of Clay West, members of the development community and members of the Carreel-Clay Plan Commission have expressed respect and admiration for the nationally acclaimed work in urban/suburban land planning of Mr. Randall G. Arendt, Vice President of National Land Trust, Media, Pennsylvania CArendt"); and WHEREAS, Arendt has indicated the availability of his firm to undertake the revision of the Residential Open Space Ordinance, along with the accompanying Developmental Standards, for Clay West (the "Revision"); and WHEREAS, Arendt has further indicated that the Revision can be completed within thirty days from the date of his engagement; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to have the Revision prepared and expedited for consideration by both the Plan Commission and the Council as prescribed by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana as follows: 1. that the Carmel-Clay Plan Commission, through the City of Carmel Department of Community Services, shall engage Randall Arendt to produce a revised Residential Open Space Ordinance for that area of Clay Township west of Spring Mill Road, along with its accompanying Developmental Standards, for a sum not to exceed $6,000; and 2. that the agreement with Mr. Arendt shall prescribe a target completion date of July 1, 1997; and 3. that, in the event there are insufficient funds available in the 1997 Plan Commission budget to comply with the provisions herein, the Plan Commission shall immediately notify Mr. Kevin Kirby, President of this Council, so that an additional appropriation may be prepared for consideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council; and 4. that the Plan Commission shall review and consider the Residential Open Space Ordinance and Developmental Standards prepared by Arendt, and shall thereafter present same to Council along with its recommendations on or before July 21, 1997. PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana this of t/2/9_h27~ ,1997 by a vote of )5 ayes and (') nays. C~~__~ON~ CC ~ qCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ' c~ Officer Pre'i in~ ' ' ' ' } day Kevin Kirby, President · C' n ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray, C1 - easurer Pres ted by-me to the Mayor of the City o annel, ,Indiana on the ] 5 of 1997. by me, Mayor of the City 1 f A proyell B ' ATTEST: Diana L. Cor~h~~)ay,~Cle~-~T~arer day NATURAL LANDS TRUST' HILDACY FARM 1031 PALMERS MILL ROAD MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19063 TEL: (610) 353-5587 FAX: (610) 353-0517 BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOUGLAS C. WALKER CHAIRMAN OF ,THE BOARD CHARLES' Di DILKS VICE CHAIRMAN PETER O- HAUSMANN VICE CHAIRMAN LANE TAYLOR, JR- - SECRETARY HENRY E- CROUTER~' TREASURER CALVIN S, DRAYER~ JR, J. THoMAs DuNLEvY JOHN R. HASS - SUSAN O- MONTGOMERY VIRGINIA R. PEARSON ROBERT M. PECK JULIUS ROSENWALD, II JOHN' A. TERRILL , THEODORE V. WOOD, JR. RODERIC ZENGERL MAURICE HECKSCHER*. I. TA'TN ALL S'i'ARR,I II * · TKUSTEE EMERITUS ' MICHAEL G. CLARKE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENTS RANDALL G- ARENDT CONSERVATION PLANNING JILL A. BEMIS FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PETER J- SMYRL, LANDOWNER'STEWARDSHIP MemO:', - CONSERVATION PLANNING GROUP D. ANDREW 'PITZi R.L.A. DIRECTOR PROJECT MANAGERS -HOLLY M- HARPER, R.L.~. STEPHEN KUTER PETER R. WILLIAMSON, R.LA. To: Secretary, Board '0f Public'Works and Safety, city of camel 1 Civic Square Carreel, IN 46032 - -. .. From: Randall Arendt, VP Conservation PinPining - Date: 4 April 1997 SubjeCt: EStimate of Costs.for Drafting Recommendationsto the Residential Open Space Ordinance and Associated Developmental Standards to Incorporate. Conservation Planning and Design Concepts ~L~ rTe~i~e~ted~ ghbmit~ing 'aft 'e~t~Ate. Of.'~o~f~ f~i~ :me ~aha'.my staff to revie~z y6ut: zoning: Oid~xan~e'midZ. ~ReSid~tial'--op~'h~sp~ce O~-d~Ce,' pa;:ticdifirly a_~ th'e~ .p.~tai~'t0; Ci~'y ~es".t,.:identify the! a/eas that in Our' professional-opinion could be:Substantially. improved with respect to introducing state-of-the-art conservation planning and design 'concepts,' and draft recommended'ordinm'tce' provisions addressing those needs. The' concepts to which I refer are those that I cove';ed in my pres_entation in Carmel on December 9th of last'year.' i'estimate that our consulting costs' would be'$6,000, in addition-to any out- of-pocket travel expenses. This figure would also cover the time associated with .meeting City officials in Cannel to' discuss my analysis and recommendations, on'a mutually convenient date. As'I see it, the work tasks would proceedas foliows~ 1. Residentia! Open. Space Ordinance: My reconunendations for the Residential .OPen:·, Space/.Ordinance. would' include .additiona! provisions 'r;eia:ting t0 the. ~equired/ con.t~nks ofSdbdivisio'npia~i.expanded procedures steps for.ensuring-that- deve!opers. proceedi,ina:logical and deliberate'. ..... :manner' through the stages of site, analysis, conservation area identification, Working with people to Conserve land in our region and our communities NATURAL LANDS TRUST -. _ _. I, '.;., .~. '- : ..~ ...,. I.......-,, 1 .house -.locati0n~ street'alignment,-ai~d .lot configurations:' The reCogend is one :in~ ~Nc~. broad agreemen~ on ~e o'Ver~i::i~yOU~ ~eas'pr0posed for. zconservafion ~d for developmen~ g, a~evedbef0re. the appncant ~curs heaV'y,engineermg'Cos~s. ' :' ' ~' ~ l~.Zon~:Ordin~ee:'LI ~iCany-apprgaCh ~e de~ans'~v01ved doCment'o~y-after. the cogu~y'has-agreed'uP0n~the residential .open space subdivisi0m. 'After secu~g conSemus onLthose .. ~dmen~al elemen~s~ ~e various zogg de~ails c~en. be properly a. S~d~s ~or~taditional Neighborhood I~ill and Ex~nsion,:., .cog~y is,~eres~d,I c6Uld alSoeasily provide sUbdivgi0n and ':" zon~g ord~ce. lan~age ~ailored specifically-for subdiv~iom ~volv~g ~ill~g or. ex~emiom ~o Ca~el's '~radifional, hg~oric n~ighbbrhood pa~em, ~ese:provisions would be accompanied by a se~ of Illustrate~ Design Guidelines who~ sketches ~d drawings are keyed ~o ~e,~ex~. The above es~a~es presme ~ha~ ~y legal op~o~ deemed ~o be deSkable wi~ be rendered-by an a~omey fadliar wi~ the releV~ smm~es and ca~' law ~ Indi~a. I~ also presmes ~ha~ City plgg s~aff will. be available' ~o.assis~ Wi~h ~he actual dovemffing of my recogended ordnance lan~age ~o ~he framework of your codes. I ~derStand ~ha~ ~he draf~ recogenda~ions for c0de~ revisiOns'is-of comiderable urg~ncy.~d ~ha~ ~e ~arget'comple~ion da~e is July:l, 1997. re~a~ed, I would endeavor ~o make faster progress on ~Ns project; ~0 ~e ex~en~ ~t i~ is possible. ~ If ~NS is acceptable ~o; ~d Ci~y,:plea~f Co~i= ~ ~ a'l~er aTddr~ss~dt° my attentiOna't ~e Natural ~dS'T~st.