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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondenceEAST (R) N89°59'42"W (M) 8 RODS (R) 132.00' (M)SOUTH (R) N00°03'58"E (M) 15 RODS (R) 247.50' (M)WEST (R) S89°59'42"E (M) 8 RODS (R) 132.00' (M)NORTH (R) S00°03'58"W (M) 15 RODS (R) 247.50' (M)MAIN STREET 4991 5459 5201 2-STORY OFFICE COVERED PORCH CVRD PORCH CVRD PATIOARCHITECTURE INTERIORS PLANNINGDemerlyArchitectsState Farm Carmel Office4991 E Main Street, Carmel, IN12/08/2022north 1Lighting Site Plan1"=20'-0"002LIGHTING010'20'40' 1 Leveque, Katelyn From:Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> Sent:Thursday, September 22, 2022 3:06 PM To:Jon Sheidler Cc:'Elizabeth Marshall'; Leveque, Katelyn; Rabinowitch, Michael; 'Matthew Peyton' Subject:RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Okay, Jon - no problem: I will create an additional docket number for a front setback variance. What will be the proposed front yard building setback from the future street right of way? And, regarding timing, let’s move your use variance item to the November 16 TAC meeting agenda (instead of October), but keep your BZA items on the Nov. 28 BZA meeting agenda. Does that work? Also, please keep me posted on any other variances you think you will need. Thanks, Angie Conn, AICP | Planning Administrator City of Carmel Planning & Zoning Dept. 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032 O: 317-571-2417 | W: carmeldocs.com From: Jon Sheidler <jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 2:51 PM To: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> Cc: 'Elizabeth Marshall' <elizabeth.marshall.quht@statefarm.com>; 'Katelyn E. Klingler (Leveque)' <katelyn.leveque@dinsmore.com>; misha.rabinowitch@dinsmore.com; 'Matthew Peyton' <matthew@demerlyarchitects.com> Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hi Angie, We will not have a survey for a few more weeks, and will need that to put together a site, grading and landscaping plan to provide along with the other use variance items we need to provide. We realize this may impact the schedule. In the meantime we’ll be able to review the plan and determine if any other variances might be required. We do have an additional item that came up that we’ll need to discuss with you. It appears that after the required additional R/W is dedicated, the existing house will not meet the required setback. Would that be considered a “grandfathered” condition? In addition, the plan is to add a porch onto the front of the house to provide a front entry, which we understand may require a variance due to the setback. Thank you, Jon Sheidler, PE LandWorx Engineering, LLC 958 E. Washington St., Suite 100 | Indianapolis, IN 46202 m | 317-372-6483 o | 317-616-0177 jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com www.landworxeng.com 2 From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:47 PM To: Jon Sheidler <jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com> Cc: Katelyn E. Klingler (Leveque) (katelyn.leveque@dinsmore.com) <katelyn.leveque@dinsmore.com>; misha.rabinowitch@dinsmore.com Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hello again, Jon – Please note that not all TAC Members use ProjectDox; their plan receipt preferences are listed on the TAC Members list online. To start, I always recommend the applicant/petitioner sending out a mass email to all TAC members with a brief explanation of the project and with a site plan attached (or a link to a file share). And, seeing that the TAC filing deadline was last week, please distribute the Use Variance plans to the TAC members as soon as possible. Thank you. Angie Conn, AICP | Planning Administrator City of Carmel Planning & Zoning Dept. 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032 O: 317-571-2417 | W: carmeldocs.com From: Conn, Angelina V Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 2:29 PM To: Jon Sheidler <jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com> Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hi, Jon – Due to the S1/residence zoning of the site, the proposed insurance office will only need BZA Use Variance review/approval (with TAC as a part of that timeline/process). No ADLS. However, ADLS aspects will be rolled into the UV review, such architecture, lightning, landscaping, signage, grading/drainage, etc. If you want someone from the Engineering Dept. to be a part of this call, then it will be best that we do a virtual Microsoft Teams call/meeting. Does Thursday morning or early afternoon work for you? If so, I will send out the invite. Thanks, Angie Conn, AICP | Planning Administrator City of Carmel Planning & Zoning Dept. 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032 O: 317-571-2417 | W: carmeldocs.com From: Jon Sheidler <jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 1:15 PM To: Keesling, Rachel M <rkeesling@carmel.in.gov>; Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Rachel and Angie, I hope you are both doing well. I’ve been at LandWorx just over a year now and just got the opportunity to work on project in Carmel, so wanted to reach out. Elizabeth Marshall has gotten in touch with us about working on this project with her. I see you’ve provided her with a lot of information on the requirements, but I wanted to see if I could schedule a call with you both to go over more 3 specific TAC/ADLS and variance requirements that would be specific to this somewhat unique project, and possibly Engineering to discuss stormwater. I’m out Friday, but mostly open Tue-Thu this week if that’s not too soon. Otherwise, we can look at early next week if need be. Thanks! Jon Sheidler, PE LandWorx Engineering, LLC 958 E. Washington St., Suite 100 | Indianapolis, IN 46202 m | 317-372-6483 o | 317-616-0177 jon.sheidler@landworxeng.com www.landworxeng.com From: Elizabeth Marshall Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 11:04 AM To: Keesling, Rachel M <rkeesling@carmel.in.gov> Cc: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov>; Shestak, Joe <jshestak@carmel.in.gov>; 'Kevin Marshall' <kevin@marshallec.com> Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Thanks for your response, this is great info! I would be operating a single tenant office for a State Farm agency. It is possible another agent would co-office with me, but it would still be just one sign and they would also be State Farm (just 2 agent names on the sign). I would definitely hire an architect and the look/feel would be residential (my office in Broad Ripple is in an old house and I love that feel). If the current structure is sound, we will likely start with that and renovate as needed. The look/feel/signage/landscape/path will all be important to me as well and I think we will come up with something that will meet the City’s needs. One entry point would be fine. There would be up to 6 employees on site at any given time (likely parking for them in the back) and the most would be 2- 3 customers at a time (parking in the front). We don’t have a lot of walk-in traffic (usually less than 5 customers per day for payments or document drop-offs), but we do meet with customers to review policies under a scheduled appointment and that creates some foot traffic. I think it would be an ideal situation/use both for us as well as for the City. A usage variance would be fine with me as well, that is what I’m under in the Broad Ripple office. I’m not sure this property could very easily be a personal residence given the surrounding property uses, so hopefully this could be a win-win for everyone. Would a real estate attorney be needed/helpful in scenarios like this or is it more typical for the property owner to manage the process? I did it on my own for Broad Ripple, but that was when I was a new business owner with lots of extra time. If there are many admin steps like notices, meetings, etc then I may look to engage Misha Rabinowich to help with the process. I’ve looped in my husband as well. We will check out the documents you’ve sent below and start to engage with the seller and an architect and be in touch. For future communications we will work with Joe and Angie but thank you so much for making the connection Rachel!! Talk to you soon, Elizabeth State Farm Broad Ripple | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 6124 N College Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317.255.2700 office 4 www.insurance4indy.com State Farm Carmel | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 248 E. Carmel Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032 317.844.6300 office www.insurance4carmel.com Tell us how we are doing! Click here to do a Google Review! If this communication is securities related, click here for additional disclosures. From: Keesling, Rachel M <rkeesling@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 10:46 AM To: Elizabeth Marshall <elizabeth.marshall.quht@statefarm.com> Cc: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov>; Shestak, Joe <jshestak@carmel.in.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hi Elizabeth, I’m so sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, I remember you and I was on the BRVA Land Use Committee for a while. 😊 This is a peculiar location on the south side of Main Street surrounded by the school property and the Dad’s Club fields. In this location I think less is more. So if it wanted to just be a location for your office utilizing the current structure, that would be good. How much daily customer traffic do you have? And how many employees are in the office on a daily basis? I think perhaps a Use Variance would be best in this situation. It also would eliminate the prolonged rezoning process that goes before Plan Commission AND City Council. Use Variance requests are heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) and take about 45 days. Please also know that a lot more goes into a Use Variance consideration than just the use: The BZA Use Variance review process involves reviewing things like architecture/design, lighting, landscaping, signage, parking, grading/drainage, stormwater detention/quality, and more. Essentially you are asking approval to operate a business on a single family residentially zoned site. You w ill most likely need to hire an architect and engineer to draw up your plans. And, you will most likely only be allowed only one access point/driveway to/from the street. As part of the process, you will also need to dedicate street right of way and construct your portion of the multiuse path along Main Street along your street frontage. There are also Findings of Fact that need to be addressed (see Handout link below). Here is a link to the Use Variance Handout/Application, which includes instructions, checklist, affidavits, etc. Here is a link to the BZA webpage, where you can view the calendar, flowchart of the process, and more. Here is a link to the Technical Advisory Committee webpage, that contains the TAC members list and their plan receipt preferences. Angie Conn is the planner who handles BZA items. I have copied her on this email. Please read through these items and let her or Joe Shestak, our Plan Commission and BZA Administrator, know if you have any additional questions and if you think you want to move forward with the Use Variance process. Thanks so much! Rachel 5 Rachel Keesling PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR O: 317-571-2417 | M: 317-750-5634 | rkeesling@carmel.in.gov From: Elizabeth Marshall <elizabeth.marshall.quht@statefarm.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:46 AM To: Keesling, Rachel M <rkeesling@carmel.in.gov> Subject: RE: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hi Rachel – just checking on this below, do you have any thoughts or a direction you could direct me? Thanks! Elizabeth State Farm Broad Ripple | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 6124 N College Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317.255.2700 office www.insurance4indy.com State Farm Carmel | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 248 E. Carmel Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032 317.844.6300 office www.insurance4carmel.com If this communication is securities related, click here for additional disclosures. From: Elizabeth Marshall Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2022 5:06 PM To: rkeesling@carmel.in.gov Subject: 4991 E Main St, Carmel Hi Rachel! I think we may have met in passing through BRVA, but I’m Elizabeth Marshall and I have the State Farm agency in the big red house on College Ave and I also have a rented location in Carmel on Carmel Dr. I saw the property at 4991 E Main St and it caught my attention as a possible location to buy and finish renovations for my Carmel office. Misha suggested I reach out to you to see if you have thoughts on whether this would be a usage that the City of Carmel would approve? It is currently listed as a residential property so I assume we would need to go through a zoning variance process. I haven’t toured the house yet, but the plan would be to substantially keep that structure, add parking and landscaping and run it similar to the house on College Ave. We could also be open to making a larger commercial structure with an additional tenant if you feel more density would be preferred by the city. Let me know your thoughts or if I need to connect with another person then their info would be helpful. Thanks so much! Elizabeth State Farm Broad Ripple | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 6 6124 N College Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317.255.2700 office www.insurance4indy.com State Farm Carmel | Elizabeth Marshall Agent 248 E. Carmel Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032 317.844.6300 office www.insurance4carmel.com If this communication is securities related, click here for additional disclosures.