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CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
September 4, 2001
2. Docket No. 52-01 PP; 1422 Hazel Dell Pond
Petitioner seeks approval to plat a thirty-six lot subdivision on 23.951: acres. The site is
located northwest of East 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway. The site is zoned R-2
Residential.
The petitioner also seeks approval of the following Subdivision Waiver:
52-01 sw sea 6.3.7 >600' cul-de-sac
Filed by William E. Wendling, Jr. for Mark Stout Development, Inc
The applicant is proposing to plat a 36-10t subdivision on approximately 24 acres in an R-2 zone.
Please see the informational booklet supplied by the petitioner for information on the layout of
the subdivision as well as the proposed landscaping plan. The subdivision lies along the west
side of Hazel Dell Parkway and within an area between the Lake Forrest and the Brookfield
Subdivisions (see attached aerial print).
The applicant is requesting one subdivision waiver to allow access for the subdivision off of
Hazel Dell Parkway to be located across from the entrance of Brighton Woods Subdivision (see
entrance in aerial print). This applicant has prepared the primary plat as presented (with the
entrances aligning) at the request of the Carmel Engineering Department. However, this
alignment will require approval of a subdivision waiver by the Plan Commission.
Several comments from the public regarding this proposed subdivision were received at the Plan
Commission meeting on August 18th. A summary of the comments is as follows:
1. Desire to see the property developed as a public park.
2. The creation of front yards where people had back yards.
3. The concern that the area was not set-up right.
4. The desire to see a path connecting to Hazel Dell Parkway.
Comments from Commission members included the following:
1. The proximity of building pads to the pipeline easements.
2. Filling of portions of the existing pond to create lots.
3. The locating of a six-foot tall fence next to the proposed road.
4. The creation of double frontage lots.
5. Soil Contamination.
6. Desire to see language from platting of adjacent stub streets.
7. Desire to see topographic map of existing conditions.
At the Plan Commission meeting the applicant indicated that they will revise the plans to extend
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the landscape and buffering treatment along the north end ofthe subdivision east to the pipeline
easement and west to a point 30' from Winbush Way. They also indicated that they would be
revising the street configuration by replacing the proposed cul-de-sac at the west end of the
subdivision with a roadway configuration that is less intensive such as an eyebrow shaped
intersection. The applicant also submitted proposed signage for the development to be
constructed along Hazel Dell Parkway.
Based on the evidence provided by the public and comments made by commission members, the
Subdivision Committee may desire to explore options, which would maximize the buffer
between the proposed road and the lots in the Brookfield Subdivision. The applicant has
expressed their willingness to revise the plans if a more suitable layout can be achieved.
However, the enhancement of the buffer may require the submittal of Subdivision Waivers by the
applicant. This is an issue worthy of discussion at the Committee meeting.
The Department recommends that this item be forwarded back to the Plan Commission
with a favorable recommendation.
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