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Home My WebLink AboutCC-12-17-01-02 Illinois Street Sponsor: Councilor Kirby RESOLUTION NO. CC -12-17-01-02 (Formerly Resolution No. CC-11-05-01-07) AS AMENDED A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCiL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER CC-07-16-01-08, REGARDING THE ILLINOIS STREET CORRIDOR WHEREAS, the Common Council, approved Resolution No. CC-07-16-01-02 (formerly Resolution No. CC-01-08-01-02) on July 16, 2001; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving an Amendment to the Carmel/Clay Thoroughfare Plan regarding the Illinois Street Corridor which determined the proposed alignments for the extension of a north-south thoroughfare between U.S. Highway 31 and Spring Mill Road to be known as Illinois Street; and WHEREAS, the Common Council, on July 16, 2001, approved Resolution No. CC- 07-16-01-08, The resolution in the form of a memorandum outlining items regarding the implementation of the Illinois Street Corridor; WHEREAS, the Common Council, on July 16, 2001, sent Resolution No. CC-07-16- 01-08, to the Plan Commission for possible amendment; WHEREAS, the Carmel Clay Plan Commission has duly approved, and recommended to the Common Council, amendments to Resolution No. CC-07-16-01-08; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, that, it hereby adopts this Resolution to amend Resolution No. CC-07- 16-01-08 regarding implementation of the Illinois Street Corridor. The amended language (provided below) has been added in italics and deleted language noted in strikethrough. Staging of Roadway Segments. Given the project's primary purpose of access to commercial developments rather than through travel, it need not be constructed as a single project. In a similar manner to Pennsylvania Parkway, consideration should be given to implementing project segments on an as-needed basis to provide necessary access. UNCHANGED Staging of Roadway Capacity. Although the need for four lanes (plus turn lanes) is ultimately anticipated, some areas could be served by a two-lane roadway until development intensifies. Consideration should be given to initially constructing two lanes on selected segments, with provisions for adding lanes later with minimal disruption and no additional right of way acquisition. UNCHANGED Context-Sensitive Design. On portions of the roadway passing through and/or adjacent to residential areas, natural buffering shall be utilized to mitigate potential negative neighborhood impacts, and should be designed in a manner incorporating the use of coniferous and deciduous trees and variable mounding of a sufficient height and mass to produce a continuous visual and sound buffer. To achieve this buffering, the alignment of the Illinois Street right-of-way may be shifted. 4. Traffic Refinements. The plan should be reviewed and refined, if necessary, when updated traffic forecasts become available as a result of current INDOT studies for upgrading U.S. 31 to a freeway. The capacity and layout of access points should be determined, and intersection controls (roundabout versus traffic signal) should be re-evaluated to ensure feasibility and effective system operations. UNCHANGED After its adoption, this Resolution shall be filed in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Carmel, who shall also forward one (1) copy of this Resolution to the secretary of the Carmel Clay Plan Commission and one (1) copy to the office of the Hamilton County Recorder, all in accordance with IC 36-7-4-509 and other applicable laws. ~ of the city of C~el, ~di~a this/~/% of '] ASSED by the Common Council ~g-t)~.~, ,2001, byavoteof t~ ayes and ] nays. COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ng Officer T Robe BattYall N.L. Rundle AT ST: Diana L. Cord;ay%reasurer of Diana L. Cordray, ~C~easurer rainard, Mayor ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-~urer Prepared By: Jon C. Dobosiewicz, Planning Administrator Department of Community Services City of Carmel CERTIFICATION OF CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE ADOPTION OF ILLINOIS STREET THOROUGHFARE PLAN (as amended) C~,?- 12. Iq ~'t-~ }. (CC-11-05-01-07,) ! i'., i i,. ,i.!/.~ To: The Honorable Common Council of the City of Cannel Hamilton County, Indiana Dear Members: After considering the direcfive of the Common Council made July 16, 2001 as Resolution No. CC-07-16-01-08 and hearing citizen concerns, the Carreel/Clay Plan Commission recommends that the following changes be made to the Ilhnois Street Corridor aspect of the Thoroughfare Plan. The amended language (provided below) has been added in italics and deleted language noted in strikethrough. 1. Staging of Roadway Segments. Given the proj ect's primary purpose of access to commercial developments rather than through travel, it need not be constructed as a single project, In a similar manner to Pennsylvania Parkway, consideration should be given to implementing project segments on an as-needed basis to provide necessary access. UNCHANGED Staging of Roadway Capacity. Although the need for four lanes (plus tum lanes) is ultimately anticipated, some areas could be served by a two-lane roadway until development intensifies. Consideration should be given to initially constructing two lanes on selected segments, with provisions for adding lanes later with minimal disruption and no additional fight of way acquisition. UNCHANGED Context-Sensitive Design. On portions of the roadway passing through and/or adjacent to residential areas; consideration should be given to buffering, including walls, berms, and/or special landscaping shall be utilized to mitigate potential neighborhood impacts. V~herever practicable, consistent with good engineering practice, along all segments that are adjacent to established neighborhoods, the Spring Mill Place Subdivision between 106th and l l lth Streets as an example, Illinois Street should be aligned, to provide a lO0-foot buffer zone from the western residential property lines. Buffer zones should be designed in a manner incorporating the use of fences and/or walls, coniferous and deciduous trees and variable mounding to preduce a continuous screen between 8-12' in height. 4. Traffic Refinements. The plan should be reviewed and refined, if necessary, when updated traffic forecasts become available as a result of current INDOT studies for upgrading U.S. 31 to a freeway. The capacity and layout of access points should be determined, and intersection controls (roundabout versus traffic signal) should be re-evaluated to ensure feasibility and effective system operations. UNCHANGED The Carreel/Clay Plan Commission's recommendation on the amended language of the Illinois Street Corridor aspect of the Thoroughfare Plan is "FAVORABLE." At its regularly scheduled meeting of October 16, 2001, the Carreel/Clay Plan Commission voted 11 in favor, one opposed (Nick Kestner) to forward the above language to the Common Council for consideration as Amended Resolution No. CC-07- 16-01-08. DATED: October 24, 2001 CERTIFICATION RE-ILL ST.dec CARMBL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION RECEIVED r . 2 6 ?nnl CARMEL CLERK TREASURER