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Home My WebLink AboutZ-360-01 Amend C-1 City Center Sponsor(s): Councilor Wilson ORDINANCE NO. Z-, 3(00 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 20E OF THE CARMEL CLAY ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE C-l CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT WHEREAS, the purpose of the C-I City Center Zoning 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; and WHEREAS, the City of Carmel itself is providing master land planning, land acquisition, street improvements, landscaping and utility infrastructure, in order to expedite the development of the City Center; and WHEREAS, the development standards for the C-I City Center Zoning District should provide the City with adequate flexibility to ensure that the District will contain the most advantageous mix ofland uses; and WHEREAS, after public notice and a public hearing duly conducted in accordance with the Advisory Planning Law of the State ofIndiana, the Carmel Clay Plan Commission has favorably recommended to the Common Council the following amendments to Chapter 20E of the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance in order to further promote the development of the City Center; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section I: Chapter 20E ofthe Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance (also referred to as Section 10-49 ofthe Carmel City Code) is hereby amended to read as follows: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE 20E.0 C-l City Center District Aoril17.2001 20E.0.I Purpose and Intent The purpose of the C-I 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 Carmel will provide master land planning, land acquisition, street improvements, landscaping and utility infrastructure. 20E.0.2 Tract Requirements Land areas shall be rezoned C-I only upon application by the City of Carmel itself. All activities associated with commercial, transportation, service, 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. 20E.0.3 Approval of Development Plan In conjunction with its application to rezone any real property to the C-I 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 owner ofthe 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. 20E.I 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 20E.I.I Minimum Area Requirements: None. 20E.I.2 Other Requirements: None. 20E-I PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORmNANCE 20E.2 Permitted Special Uses: (See Section 21.0 for additional regulations.) Other uses similar and comparable to the above permitted uses as determined bv the Director 20E.2.1 Minimum Area Requirements: None. 20E.2.2 Other Requirements: None. 20E.3 Accessorv Buildin2s 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, guards 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. 20E.4 Hei2ht and Area Requirements (See Section 26.0 for additional requirements.) 20EA.I Maximum Height i'",:,,_..__~_~~__ 1. Forty-five (45) feet, if adjacent to an existing or platted single-family residence or residential subdivision. 2. Eightv-five (85) feet when adjacent to all other uses. 20EA.2 ..'.:'Minimum Lot Frontage - Commercial and Civic Uses: One hundred (100) feet. ': '~' ;;. ,'; : T~' ". t .,..., ' 20EA.3. Minimum Lot Fronta2e - Residential Uses: ,... "',:-~-il" r:ti;.t~' rr"~ ~:.':-'Twentv(20)feet. 't"~;j ; II ,t\ '::--~'~-: '':;' ~~ t . i -~:r "12: i cl ~" ',: :: I '; + L__ji 20EAA Minimum Lot Size - Commercial and Civic Uses: 20,000 square feet per principal building I.' ....;< I" :1 't::-1 T. ,.. ':cl, .1:-JI11~:.: '1 "'i']ilT;'" ,)j:1(\r)f"<i:j;;..~f'~:.:" ,'d. ;~'lhli~" ,. :;'1 ,_:";, 20EA.5 ". "''""'____.~.___~~:;.Minimum Lot Size ~ Residential Uses: . -~-T ." 111""" .2..000 square feet. 20E.5 Landscapin2 Requirements 20E.5.1 Street Trees. Shade trees shall be planted along all streets within the rights-of-ways, parallel to the street. Species, size, and installation shall be per the standards of the City of Carmel. 20E.5.2 Buffervards: Where a lot or parcel of ground used for business purposes in the C-l 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 bufferyards consisting of 6' high screen wall of solid wood or masonry, 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, existing 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 20E-2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE 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. Multiple-family residential developments within the C-l District shall also be subject to the protection afforded by the landscaping and bufferyard requirements established herein. 20E.5.3 Parkin2 Lot Landscapin2. I. Interior Landscaping - Parking Lots Exceeding 5.000 square feet. A minimum of one (1) shade tree and five (5) shrubs shall be planted 1" .',C .., " " for every ten (10) spaces provided. Planting areas shall be evenly dispersed throughout the parking area, 2. .. . Perimeter Plantin2 - Parking Lots Abutting Adioining Properties. A five (5) foot wide perimeter planting strip shall be provided along ,*-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 fulfill bufferyard planting requirements. 20E.5.4 Landscaping Installation and Maintenance I. 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 owners 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. 20E.6 Fencinl! 20E.6.1 Maximum Height. eight (8) feet side and rear yard, four (4) feet front yard. 20E.6.2 Materials. Fences shall be constructed solid wood or masonry, 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-! District 20E.7 Parkin2 20E.7.1 Parking 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. 20E.7.2 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. 20E.7.3 Bicycle parking with bike racks should be provided. 20E.8 Streets and Circulation 20E.8.1 Vision clearance on comer lots and at the intersections of streets and driveways shall be observed. 20E.8.2 Conflicts between pedestrians, bicycles and autos should be minimized. Separation of circulation systems 20E-3 PROPOSED A/I.1ENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE should be created through design elements such as changes in grade, material, screens, structures, etc. 20E.8.3 Sidewalks 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. 20E.8.4 Vehicular traffic serving the C-I District should not be routed into or through a residential development or onto a street serving a school or community facility. 20E.8.5 Truck traffic serving the C-I District should be prohibited from using surrounding residential streets, 20E-4 CERTIFICATION OF CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION ON AMENDMENT TO THE C-lICITY CENTER DISTRICT AMENDMENT FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL AND CLAY TOWNSHIP PURSUANT TO INDIANA CODE 36-7-4-605 ORDINANCE No. Z-360 To: The Honorable Common Council of the City of Carmel Hamilton County, Indiana Dear Members: The Carmel/Clay Plan Commission offers you the following recommendation on the Plan Commission and Department of Community Services' application for an Ordinance Amendment. The proposed Amendment amends Chapter 20E of the C- lICity Center District. The Carmel/Clay Plan Commission's recommendation on the petition is FAVORABLE. At its regularly scheduled meeting of April 17, 2001, the Cannel/Clay Plan Commission approved the requested Amendment to Chapter 20E of the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance relating to the C-! City Center Zoning District by a vote of 14 in favor, none opposed. amona Hancock, Secretary DATED: April 27, 2001 RECEIVED fIR 2 7 ?nnl CARMEL CLERK TREASURER ~, "', <. Section II: All prior Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section III: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, or as otherwise provided by the Advisory Planning Law of the State of Indiana. I PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this I (p {I, day of ( lill r 2001, by a vote of C~ ayes and 0 nays. COMMON COU CIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ATTEST: Prepared by: John R. Molitor, Attorney at Law 11711 N. Meridian St., Suite 200 Carmel, IN 46032