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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes COM 06-01-21 OF C4\ / *'n ''PaY �` • City or Cawe Carmel Plan Commission COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Meeting Agenda Location: Cannel City Hall Council Chambers,2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square,Cannel,IN 46032 Members Present: Alan Potasnik(Committee Chairman),Nick Kestner,Kevin Rider,&Jeff Hill. Staff Present: Rachel Keesling(Planning Administrator),Mike Hollibaugh(DOCS Director),Adrienne Keeling(Planning Administrator),&Nathan Chavez(Recording Secretary) Legal Counsel: Paul Reis Time of Meeting: 6:00 PM The Commercial Committee meet to review the following items: 17 WITHDRAWN-Docket No.PZ-2021-00071 ADLS Amend: House of Martial Arts—Mural/Public Art. 2. Docket No.PZ-2021-00104 ADLS Amend: Dunkin Donuts—Exterior Remodel. The applicant seeks design approval to modify the exterior building color and signage.The site is located at 1305 South Rangeline Road.It is zoned B-8/Business District and is within the Rangeline Road Overlay District. Filed by Ryan Dirksen of ECA Architects on behalf of Raj Patel of The Hari Group. Petitioner: Ryan Dirksen(ECA Architects): • We are going through an exterior update to match the current Dunkin' branding design and color scheme. • There are minimal amounts of alterations.Mostly changing the paint colors and updating the signage. • We are proposing removing the existing sconces and awnings,leveling off the tower elements,and painting the EIFS banding a light grey on 2.5 sides and an off-white on 1.5 sides. • The Dunkin' orange will be used on the drive-thru canopy,as well as a small metal accent beam that runs from the drive-thru to the front elevation which will transition into an entry canopy that sticks out 12"from the existing fascia. • Signage is updated to a cleaner look. • We have repainted the towers a dark grey charcoal,as well as a coping and cornice to match. • The light gray on the EIFS is also used for the brick pilasters. • The existing unpainted brick is going to remain unpainted. Department Report: Rachel Keesling: • They want to update the façade by taking off the awnings and sconces and moving of the signage over to the main fascia,so it is more visible, • We worked with the petitioner to let them know that it is important to the City that all the brick are not painted.What is proposed is already painted. The main tower and cornice line will be painted a dark color. A light color is then proposed behind the sign to help it pop. We went through a few different versions and the Department of Community Services(Staff)really likes the current proposal. There is minimal orange accents and the main Dunkin' sign is proposed. • This building burned down at one point and was rebuilt. • Staff is in support of the petition. Commercial Committee Minutes 06-01-21 1 Committee Comments: Jeff Hill: • The revised signage is in compliance with the Sign Standards?Rachel Keesling: Yes. The Spandrel Panel is identified,and the sign is in compliance. Kevin motions to approve Docket PZ-2021-00048 DP/ADLS,Jeff seconds,motion passes 4-0. 3. Docket No.PZ-2021-00048 DP/ADLS: Napleton Auxiliary Lot and Detail Center. The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a new auxiliary parking lot and detail and service center. The site is located at 4538 E.96th Street(north of the Napleton Hyundai dealership).It is zoned B-3/Business District. Filed by Jon Dobosiewicz and Rick Lawrence of Nelson&Frankenberger on behalf of EFN Crossroads Property, LLC. Petitioners: Jon Dobosiewicz(Nelson&Frankenberger),Rick Lawrence(Nelson&Frankenberger),Bill Butz (Kimley-Horn),Rick Randstad(Napleton), Stephanie Day(Napleton),&Fredrick Dryer(Napleton): Jon Dobosiewicz: • Handouts were passed out(Titled Handouts from COM 06-01-21). • There was a comment regarding our easement area to the far north and east. This is a dry detention area.For maintenance it will all come off the lot. However,the plans have identified a 25-ft easement off that area to extend it to the 50-ft.tree preservation area. The plan has been revised so that the easement has been removed and out of the tree preservation area.There is no future threat to the 50-ft.tree preservation area. • A dumpster enclosure was added to southeast corner of north building.The doors face south on that. It was previously on another location where the doors faced out towards Randall Dr. Staff asked that we modify this and we did. • Along Randall Dr.,north of the entrance,a sidewalk is proposed.There is no sidewalk there now and just street trees. The sidewalk will either be placed on the forward side between the curb and the trees or the backside.My understanding is that Staff is learning toward opposite side of trees. • To the south of entrance is a sidewalk along the parking. Staff suggested that we take a route that would be different and that we identify a connection and build when the future use is implemented on the site.It would come across the forward half of the southern building. The petitioner is agreeable to that. • We met with a group of residents out at the Williamson Run Subdivision clubhouse to address the comments that they have provided to the Plan Commission(Commission). The project engineer put an exhibit(page 16 of document titled Handouts from COM 06-01-21)together to show the existing grades in the area. The subject site is between 742-741.6,about half a foot difference for parking lot. To the north the closest houses have grades at 744-746. They sit higher by a couple feet at least.Most of these homes have walk up steps meaning they are even higher. There was some concern that our property would be looking down on them. • Page 17 of the Handouts is the landscaping plan. The easement area has not been adjusted.24 additional evergreen trees will be planted. When the original Napleton dealership came in,it was a Hyundai,that petitioner agreed to a 50-ft.buffer and instead of typical landscaping they would preserve all the trees in that 50-ft. space,which is about 10 times the number of plantings that would otherwise have been preserved.You have 10 times the number of trees plus a 50-ft. space wrapped in.The neighbors asked if we could do more and review further.Napleton proposed to install 24 additional evergreen trees,every 8-ft. The neighbor asked for a fence,we didn't think aesthetically that was appropriate and there were some safety considerations. In Napleton's opinion this will be a superior buffering of the future.They will grow taller than a 6-ft.fence would. • Likewise, in place of the sidewalk in the bottom southeast corner,those same plantings will be done on the face of the future building.The landscape plan will be amended to identify those. • Page 18 is the planting schedule and identifies the additional evergreens. • Page 1 of the Handouts shows the sidewalk to the north,where the property line is,and the 50-ft.buffer. • Page 2 shows the narrow space between the road and proposed parking.It will probably 6-7 feet. That is where we are trying to thread the needle with the sidewalk.If it sits on the frontside vs the backside there is not an equal amount of space of either side.We will continue to work with Staff to determine the best location for it. • Page 3 is a rendering of the building if you are driving north on Randall Dr. One of the adjustments is to the Commercial Committee Minutes 06-01-21 2