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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS | HEARING OFFICER MEETING
DEPARTMENT REPORT
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022
(V) Four Corners Framing Sign Variance.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
2. Docket No. PZ-2022-00026 V UDO Section 5.39.I.2.b.i Signs facing street frontage (south)
allowed; Signs facing east requested. The site is located at 4520 Northwestern Dr. (in Park Northwestern
Subdivision, part Lot 2). It is zoned I1/Industrial and is not located within any overlay district. Filed by Don
Miller of A Sign By Design on behalf of Mark Wingenroth, owner.
General Info & Analysis:
Signage is required to be oriented towards the street frontage that a subject parcel of land fronts upon. The
Petitioner seeks approval for signage to face east, toward a drainage easement / dry detention area, rather than
south towards its Northwestern Drive street frontage. Please see the Petitioner’s info packet for more detail
on the variance request.
Sign Location Variance: The Petitioner requests that proposed wall signs be allowed to face east, toward a
neighboring parcel of land that is being used as a drainage easement / dry detention pond area by a different
landowner. Beyond that is the Michigan Road corridor. The building is located approximately 580 feet from
Michigan Rd. (For comparison, a football field is 360 feet long.)
The signs will meet the sign ordinance criteria for fitting in to the Spandrel Panel Areas. The proposed
illuminated wall sign for Four Corner Framing will be 3’ 5.5” inches tall and 12’7” inches wide, for a 81.3 sq.
ft. sign. A second potential future tenant wall sign will be 2’11” inches tall and 5’8” inches wide, for a 16.5 sq.
ft. sign. The sign raceway will be painted to match the same color as the building exterior.
While the signs will not be legible from Michigan Road, they will gain better visibility by being placed on this
east façade, so patrons who enter this industrial businesses development from Michigan Road will have better
wayfinding as they approach their destination.
Sign/Letter Height Visibility Chart (from houstonsign.com) for comparison purposes only:
Letter Height Optimal Viewing Distance Farthest Readable Distance
3″ 30′ 100′
4″ 40′ 150′
6″ 60′ 200′
8″ 80′ 350′
9″ 90′ 400′
10″ 100′ 450′
12″ 120′ 525′
The Petitioner addressed all planning/zoning review comments. And, the Planning Dept. supports the
variance request.
Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the Petitioner’s Findings of Facts included in their info packet.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services (DOCS) recommends positive consideration of Docket No. PZ-2022-00026
V, with adoption of the findings of fact submitted by the Petitioner.