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Home My WebLink AboutZ-382-02 Max Ht. C-1/City Ctr Sponsor(s): Councilor Wayne Wilson ORDINANCE NO. Z-382-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA An Ordinance Amending the Maximum Height Requirement in the C-i/City Center District; Repealing the US 31~Meridian Street Corridor Overlay Zone exemption from underlying zoning for Office Buildings and Full Service Hotels; Extending the US 31~Meridian Street Corridor Overlay Zone yard, build-to, and height requirements to include 1-465, Pennsylvania Parkway, and Meridian Corners Boulevard; and Clarifying the front yard requirement reduction for Open Space Subdivisions. WHEREAS, a Scrivener's Error has misstated the Maximum Height limitation in the C- 1/City Center District; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is reasonable and necessary to promote and accommodate the orderly growth and development of the City of Carmel and Clay Township by requiring all development within the US 31/Meridian Street Corridor Overlay Zone to adhere more closely to the limitations of the underlying zoning disthct with respect to use; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is reasonable and necessary to promote and accommodate the orderly growth and development of the City of Carmel and Clay Township by requiring all development within the US 31/Meridian Street Corridor Overlay Zone occurring along 1-465, Pennsylvania Parkway, and Meridian Comers Boulevard to adhere to the uniform standards of the district with respect to yard, build-to, and height; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is reasonable and necessary to promote and accommodate the orderly growth and development of the City of Carmel and Clay Township by clarifying the language of the Zoning Ordinance with respect to allowed reductions in the front yard requirements for Open Space Subdivisions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section I: a. Amend Section 20E. 4.1(1) to read as follows: 20E.4 Height and Area Requirements. (See Chapter 26 for additional requirements.) 20E.4.1 Maximum Height - Residential Uses: 1. Adjacent to any residential use or zone: Forty-five (45) feet, 52y 5vcw~J~<~ Ordinance No. Z-382-02 1 Amend Section 23B. 3: Permitted Uses to read as follows: 23B.3 Permitted Uses: All uses which are permitted in the underlying primary zoning district(s), except the uses expressly excluded by Section 23B. 5, are permitted in the U.S. 31 Overlay Zone. In a~diti.~n, Amend Section 23B. 8: Height and Yard Requirements to read as follows: 23B.8 Height and Yard Requirements. The purpose of this Section is to provide site design requirements that align buildings along the edges of a parcel, towards the public right-of-way of the U.S. 31 Corridor, and, where applicable, the 1-465, Pennsylvania Street, Pennsylvania Parkway, Meridian Corners Boulevard, and /Illinois Street Corridors. It is the intent of these regulations to orient new buildings with their longest axis parallel to the adjoining highway or street to create a sense of enclosure along the streets, with parking located to the rear, and, if necessary, to the side of a building. Amend Section 23B. 8. !: Build-to Lines to read as follows: 23B.8.1 Build-To Lines: Except as allowed in Paragraph B below, all Principal Buildings shall be located on the U.S. 31 Corridor Build-to Line, defined in Paragraph C below. For Development Plans on Through Lots with two or more Principal Buildings (buildings), up to one-half ('/2) of the buildings may be placed on the Pennsylvania Street, Pennsylvania Parkway, Meridian Corners Boulevard, and/Illinois Corridor Build-to-line instead of the U.S. 31 Build-to Line. Dimensional requirements for Build-to-lines shall be measured from the highway or street Right-of-way line: (1) U.S. 31 Corridor and 1-465: Ninety (90) feet (2) Peunsylvahra Street, Pennsylvania Parkway, Meridian Corners Boulevard, and/Illinois Corridors: Twenty (20) feet Principal Buildings that are also located adjacent to any arterial or parkway (e.g. 96th Street or 116t~ Street) shall be sited consistent with the Building Setback Line of the underlying zoning. Amend Section 23B. 8.2: Minimum Side and Rear Yards to read as follows: 23.B.8.2 Minimum Side and Rear Yards: A. Adjacent to any residential use or zone: Forty-five (45) feet ;;',',.Ch !:cared Ordinance No. Z-382-02 2 B. Adjacent to business use or business zone: Fifteen (15) feet Amend Section 23B.8.3: Building Height to read as follows: 23B.8.3 Building Height: As specified in the underlying primary zoning district(s), except as follows: A. Minimum Building Heights: (1) All uses along U.S. 31 and 1-465: Thirty-eight (38) feet. (2) All uses along Pennsylvania Street, Pennsylvania Parkway, Meridian Corners Boulevard, and /Illinois Corridors, or adjoining arterial/parkway: Twenty-six (26) feet. Maximum Building Heights: As specified in the underlying primary zoning district(s), except as follows: (1) B-5 District - Between 1-465 and 131" Street: Eighty (80) feet, except that the maximum height may not exceed forty percent (40%) of the distance from any residential use or zone. (2) B-6 District - All uses, between 1-465 and 131st Street: One hundred fifty (150) feet, except that the maximum height may not exceed forty percent (40 Yo) of the distance from any residential use or zone. (3) Maximum height for all buildings along Pennsylvania Street, Pennsylvania Parkway, Meridian Corners Boulevard, and Illinois Street frontages: zeal! bz Fifty-five (55) feet. Amend Section 26.2. 7 to read: 26.2.7 Required Front Yards in residential districts shall be devoted entirely to landscaped area except for Frontage Places, guest parking and the necessary paving of driveways and sidewalks to reach parking or loading areas in the Side or Rear Yard. The Minimum Front Yard of any Lot in a Qualifying Subdivision utilizing relaxed Front Yard standards per Section 7.0.1 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance, pursuar2 tv Chapter 7 of ~e Sub~i;'ision R=gu!aticn: shall be as follows: A. Dwelling with attached, front-loading garage: Twenty (20) feet Garage must be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. Dwelling with attached, side-loading garage: Fifteen (15) feet far swacv.:'r:: ':St~ :~: Garage must be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. Dwelling with attached, rear-loading; or detached, alley-access garage: Ten (I O) feet Ordinance No. Z-382-02 3 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 fi.om and after its passage and signing by the Mayor. PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this /~/qday of ( J/_~ ~ .c~l-) , 2002, by a vote of .~ ayes and t~) nays. / ~,~k)~/' siding Offii Wayne ~Vilso~ COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL President Pro Tempore .~'Ro Ba~ ~~ //~-~nald E. C~rter '~ ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray, I r /~ .-, , Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ~ day of , 2002, at / [i.~ 2~.M. Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clearer Ordinance No. Z-382~02 4 Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this /7''~day of J~s-Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: Diana L. Cordray,-IAM Treasurer Prepared by: John R. Molitor Carmel/Clay Plan Commission Attorney One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Ordinance No. Z-382-02 5 CERTIFICATION OF THE CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE PETITION OF THE CITY OF CARMEL DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES TO AMEND THE CARMEL/CLAY ZONING ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO INDIANA CODE 36-7-4-605 ORDINANCE No. Z-382-02 Patch III Amendment To: The Honorable Common Council Of the City of Carmel Hamilton County, Indiana Dear Members: The Carmel/Clay Plan Commission offers you the following report on the application of the Department of Community Services (Docket No. 38-02 OA) the Commission to amend Section 20E. 4: Height and Area Requirements; 1: Maximum Height - Residential Uses; (1); Section 23B.3: Permitted Uses; Section 23B. 8: Height and Yard Requirements; Section 23B.8.1: Build-to Lines; Section 23B. 8.2: Minimum Side and Rear Yards; Section 23B. 8.3: Building Height; and Section 26.2.7. The Carmel/Clay Plan Commission's recommendation on the petition of the Department of Community Services is FAVORABLE. At its regularly scheduled meeting of May 21, 2002, the Carmel/Clay Plan Commission voted ten (10) in Favor, zero (0) Opposed, zero (0) Abstaining, to forward to the Common Council the proposed Ordinance No. Z-382-02 with a Favorable Recommendation. Please be advised that by virtue of the Plan Commission's Favorable Recommendation, pursuant to IC 36-7-4- 607(e)(3), the Council has ninety (90) days to act on this petition before it becomes effective as Certified by the comrmssion. Ninety days from the date of this Certification is Thursday, August 29, 2002. - K4 ,:X ' ::cmt;zon - Dated: Friday, May 31, 2002 CARMEL/CLAY PL,~N COMMISSION Maril~t~/nder s on~r dsident - Received Carmel Clerk-Treasurer :46 RCV