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City of Carmel
ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417
CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
-MEMORANDUM-
Date: October 8, 2021
To: Plan Commission Members
From: Adrienne Keeling
Re: Docket No. PZ-2021-00177 CP
Enclosed is information for the proposed Comprehensive Plan update. If you have any questions,
please call 571-2417.
Docket No. PZ-2021-00177 CP: Carmel Clay Comprehensive Plan Update
The applicant seeks to update and reformat the Carmel Clay Comprehensive Plan. Filed by
the Department of Community Services on behalf of the Carmel Plan Commission.
DRAFT PLAN:
The draft Comprehensive Plan is available as a Web App and in PDF format!
Go to the Web App at www.carmelcomprehensiveplan.com to:
• View and navigate the proposed Comprehensive Plan in website form
• Download the PDF
You may also access information about the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update on the City’s
Website at www.carmeldocs.com
CONTENTS OF THE PLAN:
The draft Comprehensive Plan is organized into five parts:
1. Policy Goals & Objectives: Describe the intent of the comprehensive plan looking forward for
the next 10+ years. They are intended to guide the public and decision makers in adapting the
plan to changing conditions.
2. Development Patterns: Development Patterns are used to describe the predominant physical
and natural qualities in each part of the city. They consider the inherent qualities found across
Carmel to shape the future growth and development decision making that is consistent with
that overall character.
3. Street Typologies: Street Typology and Thoroughfare Plan recommendations are intended to
refresh the inventory of street sections referenced for the upgrading of existing street corridors.
4. Streetscape Facilities: Streetscape Facility, including Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan,
recommendations provide a menu of interchangeable and m ix-and-matchable street-side
components that may be utilized to complement Street Typologies.
5. Sub Area Plans: This is a placeholder while we transfer the C3 Plan’s Critical Corridors &
Subarea information into this new format. There are no revisions proposed at this time.
ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ON THE WEBSITE:
If viewing the draft Comprehensive Plan on www.carmelcomprehensiveplan.com, you’ll find features
in addition to the content sections 1-5 of the proposed plan.
• Provide Feedback: Clicking here opens a form where comments may be submitted directly
from the website.
• Q & A: Clicking here directs viewers to many of the questions and answers submitted from the
public which are primarily from the Talk of the Town Webinars held online from February to
April.
• Sign Up for Updates: Clicking here allows viewers to enter their email address to a mailing
list to receive updates. Email addresses are currently directed to the city’s weekly newsletter.
• Section 0, Process: Clicking here directs viewers to the process and public engagement that
has taken place over the past year leading to this proposed draft and approval process.
NAVIGATIONAL FEATURES OF THE PDF:
If viewers prefer to view the proposed comprehensive plan in PDF form note that there are many
clickable links to assist in navigating the document.
• Provide Feedback: Clicking on the blue box on page 2 will send viewers to the feedback form
which is accessible on the website.
• Q & A: Clicking on this blue box on page 2 will send viewers to the corresponding section of
the website.
• Clickable Page Footer: Each of the headings shown across the bottom of each page are
clickable to navigate viewers to different sections of the document.
NEXT STEPS:
Carmel Plan Commission Review:
After the Public Hearing, the Plan Commission will review the proposed plan as a Committee
of its whole membership. We are still working to determine those meeting dates; however, we
anticipate scheduling 3-4 meetings organized into individual topics, such as Policy Goals,
Development Patterns, etc.
When available, meeting dates will be published to the Comprehensive Plan Update page on
the city’s website at www.carmeldocs.com
Carmel City Council Review:
Once the Plan Commission finishes review, the proposed comprehensive plan is sent to the
City Council for additional review. The City Council also has committees to review items in
further detail. The City Council has the final adoption authority.