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THOROUGHFARE PLAN ORDINANCE
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TOWN OF CARMEL, lNDIANA
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AN ORDINANCE est~blishing a Thoroughfare Plan to promote the
orderly development of the Town of Carmel, Indian~; ~nd its
envi rons; to. improve the he~ 1 th ,".s~fety, convenience and
welf~re of its residents; to the end that the highway system
be carefUlly planned; that newdommu~f~y centers grow only
with ~dequate highw~y facilities; th~t the needs of industry,
business and agriculture be recognized in future growth; that
residential areas provide s~fe ~nd healthy suiroundings for
family life; that the developme~t. of the Town be commensurate
with and promotive of the efficient ~nd economical use of public
funds; for the purpose of formulating definite policies for the
laying out, development and improvement of public str~ets and
highways and-services to platted and unplatted land.
WHEREAS, the Carmel Town Pl~n Commission has prepared a Thorough-
rare Pl~n for the Town of Carmel, Indiana, including an ordinance
for its enforcement; has held a public he~ring on,the plan and
ordinance; has by resolution adopted the rhoroughfare Plan and
recommended thereon to the Town Board of Trustees that said
,ordinance be passed; all in aacord~nce with Chapter 174, Acts
of General Assembly of Indiana for 1947, and all acts amendatory
thereto, and Chapter 44, Acts of the General Assembly of Indiana,
for 1931, and all acts amendatory thereto: NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town.Board of T~ustees of the Town of
. Carmel, Indiana:
Section 1. SHORT TITLE.
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Thorough-
fare Plan, A section of the Master Plan of Carmel. Indiana, -
1958".
Section 2. MAP OF THOROUGHFARES.
The Thoroughfare Plan of the Town of Carmel, Indiana, consists of
a map entitled "Major Street and Highway Pl~n, Thoroughfare Plan,
C~rmel, Indiana, 1958" which shows the location of existing ~nd
proposed thoroughf~res within the jurisdiction of the Town Plan
Commission, and -is hereby declared to be a part of this ordinance.
Notations, reference_, indications and other details shriwn on
the Thoroughfare PI~n are as much a part of this ordinance as if
they were fully described in the text of this ordinance.
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See t ion 3, D RA VII N G .
A drawing entitled "Typical Thoroughfare Cross-S~ctions, Carmel,
Indiana" shows~ross-sections for streets as designated on the
Thoroughfare Plan Map.
Section 4. DESIGNATION OF THOROUGHFARES~
The thoroughfares within the Town of Carmel are classified as
to width and type in accordance with their function as a part
of the Thoroughfare system, and are designated as Arterial,
Feeder, and Residential streets as shown on the Thoroughfare
Plan. Such streets are to be provided with the right-of-way
widths shown on the Thoroughfare Plan as set out in Section 5.
of this ordinance and are to be improved as required by the Town
of Carmel ordinance providing for the control of the subdivision
of land, Ordinance No. ____.
Section 5. POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES.
a. Qpeninn or Winp.ninr, of Strp.p.t~. Whenever a street
designated on the lhoroughfare Plan is to be platted
os a part of a subdivision of land, the right-of-way
width shall conform to the policies and specified
designations, and indications in the Thoroughfare Plan,
provided that where a street borders a tract of land
to be subdivided, the owner of such land shall be
required to plat only one-half of the right-of-way
width designated for such street, measured at ninety
(90) degrees to the center line thereof.
b. ~Qq"tion of Strop.t~; Wherever the locations of streets
are indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan as following
existing roads or streets, or section or half-section
lines, or other established property lines, they shall
conform to such locations; however, streets lying
wholly within a subdivision, and not designated as
following an existing road or a section line, may be
varied in their alignment when such variance promotes
the plan of a neighborhood development unit in
accordance with good site planning principles, and if
such alignment provides for the continuity of traffic
movement.
Streets which follow irregular alignment, or indicate revised
alignments or are not references to established lines. shall
follow in a general manner the alignment shown on the Thorough-
fare Plan. Their alignment'shall be subject to detailed surveys
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which may be made by the owners of land to be subdivided.
Such surveys shall be subject to the approval of the Town
Plan Commission prior to the acquisition of land.or the filiny
of ~ubdivision plans affecting such streets.
.c;'~ Con,; nprHti on hy Pl1hl; 0. Allpnd'''. After'adoption of
the Thoroughfare plan and this ordinance. the Town
Board of ~rustees shall be guided by and give con-
sideration to the general policy and pattern of
development set out in the Thoroughfare Plan in the
authorization, construction, alteration or abandonment
of public highways and structures.
d. ",""or.e of Permits. In the case of permits authorized
by the ,Town Baard of Trustees of the Town o~ Carmel,
Indiana, for the erection or alteration of s\ructures
and other improvements; the permit(s)" shall be issued
only if the proposed street and thoroughfare rights-of-way
as set forth by this plan will be protected from
encroachment and, for planning and zoning purposes. the
proposed street and thoroughfare right-~f-~aJ lines
will be considered as the front line of lots and tracts
bordering such streets and thoroughfarei.
Section 6. CONTINUING AUTHORITY OF TOWN PLAN COMMISSION.
Subsequent to the adoption of the Thoroughfare Plan and the
passage of this ordinance, the Town Plan Commission may:
~. Determine lines for new, extended, widened o~ narrowed
thoroughfares in any portion of the Town of Carmel:
b~ Certify to t~e Town Board of Trustees the amended or
additional plan under the same procedures a. est8blished
for the certification and approval of the ThOr~ughfare
Plan.
Section 7. AMENDMENTS.
In addition to the provisions of Section 6 herein. amendments
may be initiated as follows:
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a. The Town Board of Trustees may direct the Town Plan
Commission to prepare an amendment, as desired; and
submit it to public hearing within sixty (60) days
after formal written request by the Town Board of
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b~ The owners of fifty percentum (50%) or more of the
area of property abutting upon a street may also
petition the Town Plan Commission requesting an
amendment to the Thoroughfare Plan.
Section 8. AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
Two copies of the Thoroughfare Plan and ordinance and two copies
of the typical thoroughfare cross-sections shall be kept on file
in the office of the Town Clerk and shall be subject to public
examination during the regular office hours of the Town Clerk.
Section 9. VALIDITY.
If any title. section; clause. provision or portion of this
ordinance shall be held to be invalid. or unconstitutional by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect any other title, section, clause, provision or portion of
this ordinance.
Section 10. WHEN EFFECTIVE.
This ordinance shall' be in force and effect from and after its
passage according to law.
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TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
'. of the Town of Carmel, Indiaria
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