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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS | HEARING OFFICER
DEPARTMENT REPORT
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022
(V) Wood Residence - Pergola Setback Variance.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
7. Docket No. PZ-2022-00128 V UDO Section 5.02(B)(1)(a) Pergola / Accessory
Structure cannot be forward of Principal Building, 13-ft encroachment requested.
The site is located at 619 Woodbine Dr. East (Smokey Knoll Subdivision Lot 15) and is zoned
R1/Residence. Filed by Chris Sander of Property Pros, on behalf of Thomas and Sharon Wood, owners.
General Info & Analysis:
The Petitioner seeks approval to install a 10-ft tall smart pergola structure with louvred roof on the lot, near the
garage and driveway area. It will encroach 13 feet west of the garage door plane, when an accessory structure
on a Corner Lot cannot be forward for any principal building. Please see the Petitioner’s info packet for more
detail on the variance request.
The site is a Corner Lot, and it is unique in that it has frontage on three streets: Woodbine Drive E., Smokey
Ln., and E. 136th St. This means that the site also has three front yards.
Accessory uses/structures are not allowed in a front yard. However, the Petitioner would like the pergola
installed in a way that coordinates with the existing swimming pool. (The backyard area is currently fenced in
with a wooden privacy fence, and evergreen trees are planted outside the fence.)
The Homeowners Association for the neighborhood has also approved the project.
The Petitioner addressed all planning/zoning review comments. The Planning Dept. supports the variance
request.
Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the Petitioner’s Findings of Facts included in their BZA Info Packet.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services (DOCS) recommends positive consideration of Docket No. PZ-2022-00128
V, and with adoption of the Findings of Fact submitted by the Petitioner.
(Petitioner, please finalize your Building Permit Application approval if you have not yet done so.)