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MAY 15, 2001
Carmel/Clay Plan Commission Agenda
CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
MAY 15, 2001- DEPARTMENT REPORT
3h. Docket No. 47-01 CA; The Retreat
Petitioner seeks Commitment Amendment approval to revise the approved Preliminary Site Plan and No
Build Zone. The site is located north ofI-465 and west of Westfield Boulevard. The site is zoned R-
4/residence.
Filed by Harry F. Todd of Gibraltar Properties, Inc.
The petitioner is requesting approval to amend Item 3(A) of the Commitments (Instrument No. 199909957849)
made attendant to Docket No. 36-99 Z. The commitment holds the applicant to develop the site in compliance with
the Site Plan filed in conjunction with the aforementioned petition. The petitioner seeks approval to make the
following changes:
1. A minor revision to the building layout along the northern boundary of the site to eliminate the need to
install a retaining wall. This allows the petitioner to retain the natural slope and complies with a request made by the
Technical Advisory Committee.
2. Eliminate the path around the lake. The Army Corps of Engineers has identified areas on both the north and
south banks of the lake as pre-emergent wetlands. Installation of the path would disturb these areas.
3. Relocate the tennis courts, revise the clubhouse site plan, and eliminate the pier. Tennis courts originally
shown adjacent to the Monon Greenway have been relocated to the north side of the clubhouse. Placement of the
tennis courts in proximity to the clubhouse necessitated the relocation of the swimming pool to the west side of the
clubhouse. The elimination of the pier was made due to liability concerns.
4. A maintenance building has been included along the southern edge of the project. The shed as currently
located encroaches into the ISO-foot no-build zone established parallel to 1-465.
The petitioner further requests approval to amend Item 3(1) of the Commitments in order to redescribe the ISO-foot
no-build zone around the maintenance building.
The Department recommends that this item be forwarded to the June 5, 2001, meeting of the Subdivision
Committee.
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