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FINDINGS OF FACT SHEET - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE
CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
(Petitioner fills out 1-3, and first 2 blanks)
Docket No.: _______________________________________________
Petitioner: _______________________________________________
1. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health , safety, morals and general welfare of the
community because:
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2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially
adverse manner because:
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3. The strict application of the terms of the Unified Development Ordinance to the property will result in practical
difficulties in the use of the property because:
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DECISION
It is therefore the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals that Development Standards Variance Docket No.
___________________________ is granted, subject to any conditions stated in the minutes of this Board, which are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
Adopted this _______________ day of __________________________________, 20 _______.
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CHAIRPERSON, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
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SECRETARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Conditions of approval of the Board, if any, are listed on the Letter of Grant.
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Chick-fil-A, Inc.
PZ-2022-00214
UDO Section 3.88.D
Variance request for required 8-ft deep building façade offsets. 4-ft offsets currently provided.
Chick-fil-A is requesting a variance for the required 8-ft deep building façade offsets due to site
constraints. The restaurant building has been designed with horizontal articulation & undulations, but
these offsets do not meet the required 8-ft depth at intervals of not greater than 60 feet per City UDO.
Providing offsets with this depth will create a loss of parking. The amount of parking provided, per the
current site plan, is within the target CFA has found to promote operational efficiency. Chick-fil-A
believes that the proposed building design is consistent with the character of the surrounding area.
The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the community because: this variance request would only result in Chick-fil-A’s ability to
provide a sufficient amount of on-site parking. Providing the adequate amount of parking will ensure
the restaurant operates efficiently which will in turn result in less congestion throughout the parking lot
and adjacent roadways.
The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in
a substantially adverse manner because: the Chick-fil-A property is located within a commercially zoned
area with similar uses. Chick-fil-A believes that the requested variance wouldn’t have any impact on the
use and value of the adjacent area.
The strict application of the terms of the Unified Development Ordinance to the property will result in
practical difficulties in the use of the property because: the Chick-fil-A site has been configured in an
efficient way to maximize onsite parking & circulation. Providing 8-ft deep building offsets would result
in the loss of parking thus creating operational issues for the restaurant.