Z-343 C-1 City Center DistrctORDINANCE No. Z-343
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE
C-1 CITY CENTER DISTRICT
UNDER THE CARMEL/CLAY
ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Carmel has initiated a proposal to create the Carmel
City Center, a central mixed-use complex of retail, residential, office and community
facilities designed to meet the cultural and economic needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, The Carmel City Center development is intended to stabilize an area
that has fallen into disuse, and provide an energetic focus to the City's central business
district; and
WHEREAS, After a public hearing duly noticed and held on March 21, 2000, the
Carmel/Clay Plan Commission has given a favorable recommendation to the creation of a
new Zone District to be designated the C-1 City Center District;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Carmel, Indiana, pursuant to I.C. 36-7-4-607, it adopts this Ordinance as an
amendment to the Carmel/Clay zoning Ordinance Z-289.
PROPOSED ADDITION TO ZONING ORDINANCE
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C-1 City Center District
March 24, 2000
Purpose and Intent
The purpose of the C-1 City Center District is to create and protect land areas for the development of the
Carmel City Center, a central mixed-use complex of retail, residential, office, and community facilities
designed to meet the cultural and economic needs of the community. The development is intended to
stabilize an area that has fallen into disuse, and provide an energetic focus to the city's central business
district. The combination of retail shopping and entertainment is intended to provide a destination for
families. The office complex included in the project is intended to attract the very, best corporate citizens
to the community. The City Center will be bisected by the Monon Trail, further developing the
attractiveness of the linear park project. When coupled with a museum/exhibit hall and performing arts
center, the City Center will provide the attractions necessary, to support a retail and entertainment
complex and will lend itself to hosting large cultural and entertainment events. To promote the
development of the City. Center district, the City of Cannel will provide master land planning, land
acquisition, street improvements, landscaping and utility infrastructure.
Tract Requirements
Land areas shall be rezoned C-1 only upon application by the City of Carmel itself. All activities
associated ~vith commercial, transportation, setwice, office and residential activities shall be conducted
within completely enclosed buildings in such a manner that any nuisance factors are not emitted outside of
the building. Visual screening of the outside activities including, but not limited to, storage and trash
collection areas shall be included.
Approval of Development Plan
In conjunction with its application to rezone any real property to the C-1 zoning district, the City of
Carmel shall submit a Development Plan that includes the following development requirements for that
property.: architectural design, exterior lighting, landscaping and signage (ADLS). Pursuant to IC 36-7-4-
1400 et seq., the Director (as the staff of the Plan Commission) is hereby authorized to conduct a public
hearing to determine whether the Development Plan complies in all respects with the Zoning Ordinance
and any commitments made by the ovmer of the real property under IC 36-7-4-613. The Director shall
then make written findings concerning his or her decision to approve or disapprove the Development
Plan, and the Director is hereby designated as the official who is responsible for signing the written
findings. The approval or disapproval of a Development Plan by the Director under this Section 20E.0.3 is
a final decision of the Commission that may be reviewed only as provided in IC 36-7-4-1016. After initial
approval of the architectural design, exterior lighting, landscaping and signage (ADLS) under this section
20E.0.3, the ADLS shall not be materially or substantially changed or altered without the prior approval
of the Commission under its rules of procedure.
Permitted Uses:
Commercial recreational enterprise or facility
Commercial (Wholesale) sale of products,
including service establishments
General Offices
Museum
Residential uses
Theater
Commercial (Retail) Sales
Community Center
Hotel
Performing Arts Center
Restaurant
Minimum Area Requirements: None.
Other Requirements: None.
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Permitted Special Uses: (See Section 21.0 for additional regulations.)
Other uses similar and comparable to the above permitted uses
Minimum Area Requirements: None.
Other Requirements: None.
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Accessory Buildings and Uses (See Section 25.0 for additional requirements.)
1. Enclosed Accessory. Uses which are incidental to, maintained on the same lot and directly associated
with the operation of a permitted use, including recreational areas for employees and lodging
facilities for owners; ~maarcls or caretakers.
2. Any detached accessory, building on any lot shall be compatible in architectural style and
construction materials with the principal building(s) with which it is associated.
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Height and Area Requirements (See Section 26.0 for additional requirements.)
Maximum Height - Residential Uses:
1. forty-five (45) feet fifty-five if adjacent to an existing or platted single-family residence or residential
subdivision.
2. fifty-five (55) feet when adjacent to all other uses.
Maximum Height - Commercial and Civic Uses:
1. forty-five (45) feet if adjacent to an emsting or platted single-family residence or residential
subdivision.
2. eighty°five (85) feet when adjacent to all other uses.
Minimum Lot Frontage: one hundred (100) feet (except for residential use which shall be a minimum of
forty (35) feet).
Minimum Lot Size: 20,000 square feet per principal building (except for residential use which shall be a
minimum of 4000 square feet with public sewer and water).
Maximum Lot Coverage: eighty percent (80%).
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Landscaping Requirements
Street Trees. Shade trees shall be planted along all streets within the rights-of-~vays, parallel to the street.
Species, size, and installation shall be per the standards of the City of Cannel.
Buffervarcls: Where a lot or parcel of ground used for business purposes in the C-I District abuts land used
for residential purposes, a bufferyard shall be provided along any abutting boundary line.
1. Minimum Bufferyard width:
a. ten (10) feet for landscape bufferyards.
b. five (5) feet for buffery, ards consisting of 6' high screen wall of solid wood or masonry..
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2. Encroachments. Accessory, buildings may encroach within a landscape bufferyard up to five (5) feet.
3. Plantings within landscape buffers shall consist primarily of shade trees and shrubbery, however,
wherever possible, e,xisting vegetation within bufferyards should be preserved.
4. Bufferyards shall be planted at the time of construction. Trees shall be planted at intervals not less
than ten (10) feet, nor more than fifty (50) feet. Shrubbery, may be planted informally or in rows and
shall screen parking areas, outside storage areas, loading berths, trash and refuse containers and so
forth from abutting residential properties.
5. Mul~le-family residential developments within the C-1 District shall also be subject to the protection
afforded by the landscaping and bufferyard requirements established herein.
Parking Lot Landscaping.
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Interior Landscaping. A minimum of one (1) shade tree and five (5) shrubs shall be planted within
each parking lot for every ten (10) spaces provided. Planting areas shall be evenly dispersed
throughout the parking area.
P. arking Lot Perimeter Planting. A five (5) foot wide perimeter planting strip shall be provided along
the all sides which abut adjoining properties.
a. The minimum required planting unit for this area shall include: three (3) shade trees and twenty
(20) shrubs per 100 linear feet.
b. The perimeter planting area may contribute to or fiflfill bufferyard planting requirements.
Landscaping Installation and Maintenance
1. Installation. All required landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate
of Occupancy. by the Department of Community Services Administrator. If it is not possible to
install the required landscaping because of weather conditions, the property owner shall post a
bond for an amount equal to the total cost of the required landscaping prior to the issuance of the
Final Certificate of Occupancy,.
2. Maintenance. It shall be the responsibility of the oxwters and their agencies to insure proper
maintenance of the landscaping, in accordance with the standards set by this Ordinance. This is to
include, but is not limited to, replacing dead plantings with identical varieties or a suitable substitute,
and keeping the area free of refuse and debris.
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Fencine
Maximum Heieht. eight (8) feet side and rear yarck four (4) feet front yard.
Materials. Fences shall be constructed solid wood or mason_fy, and shall be approved by the Director at
the time of final Development Plan approval. Stockade or shadow box fences shall not be permitted
within the C-1 District
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Parkin~
parki'ng lots shall generally be located at the rear or at the side of buildings and shall be screened from the
sidewalk/street by low walls, fences or hedges.
In parking areas designed to accommodate more than four rows of vehicles, a landscaped, separated
pedestrian pathway shall be provided for safe access through the parking area to the front door.
Bicycle parking with bike racks should be provided.
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Streets and Circulation
Vision clearance on coruer lots and at the intersections of streets and driveways shall be observed.
Conflicts between pedestrians, bicycles and autos should be mimmized. Separation of circulation systems
should be created through design elements such as changes in grade, material, screens, structures, etc.
Sidewalk~ shall be required along all public streets, and shall be constructed to the standards of the City of
Carmel. Where pedestrians are forced to cross traffic lanes, changes in paving and narrowing of
roadways can alert drivers to pedestrian traffic.
Vehicular traffic serving the C-1 District should not be routed into or through a residential development
or onto a street serving a school or commtmity facility.
Truck tr~f~c serving the ~-1 District should be prohibited from using surrounding residential meets.
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PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this
' ' --Jf~/"~'/l"/') ,2000, by a vote of "/ ayes and ~ nays.
J ["}" day of
s~ciing Officer N.~L. l~un'dle, Pres~X~[ent
.oven
Robert Battreall
.~id E. Carter
ATTEST: ~.
Dina L. Cordray, IAtMC, C~reasurer
Presente~ zlffJt.~,gme to the Mayor
,2000.
%W ayne Wi, l }k.~_~~so n ~~
of the City of Carmel, Indiana the
day of'
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-TOisurer
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of' Carmel, Indiana, this
2000.
ATTEST:
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es Brainard, Mayor