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FINDINGS OF FACT SHEET - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE
CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Docket No.: PZ-2021-00203 V
Petitioner: John Rudolph
1. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the community because:
This variance is for an increase in height of one (1)foot by a trellis topper on an existing six(6)foot fence on the
border between two roughly 4.8 acre properties and consequently will have no impact on public health,safety,
morals.or the general welfare of the community. It will provide enhanced privacy between the petitioner's
property(Lot No.13)and the adjoining property immediately south(Lot No. 12).
2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in
a substantially adverse manner because:
The property owner on Lot No. 12 has installed spruce trees along the length of the fence line,which in 10
years will block their view of most of the fence. The house on Lot No. 12 is also on elevated ground in relation
to the location of the fence. Given this elevation,the line of sight from the house on Lot No. 12 will be only
minimally affected by the additional 1 foot fence topper,and not in a substantially adverse manner. Lot No. 12 is
a 4.88 acre lot and the petitioner's Lot No.13 is 4.8 Acres.The effect of the additional 1 foot trellis topper on the
existing 6 foot fence is minimal. From the perspective of the other properties that adjoin and surround the
subject property,the one foot addition will be negligibly noticeable because of the distance(008,014,015)or
mostly not observable because of the intervening forest (Lots No.002 and 116).
3. The strict application of the terms of the Unified Development Ordinance to the property will result in
practical difficulties in the use of the property because:
The petitioner is trying to establish as much privacy as possible. Having initially sought an 8 to 10 foot fence,
the petitioner's current 6 foot fence does not offer as much privacy as the added 1 foot trellis,effectively
creating a 7 foot fence,would.
Decision
It is therefore the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals that development standards
variance. No. PZ-2021-00203 is granted, subject to any conditions stated in the minutes of this
board, which are Incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
Adopted this 2 2, day of N 0✓• , 20 2 1 .
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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
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SE 0 TARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Conditions of approval of the Board, if any, are listed on the Letter of Grant.