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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFindings of Fact_PZ-2022-00217 - WITHDRAWNPage 7 of 11 File: development standards variance handout 2022 Revised: 01/03/2022 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: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _______. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ CHAIRPERSON, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ SECRETARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Conditions of approval of the Board, if any, are listed on the Letter of Grant. *See attached *See attached *See attached Chick-fil-A, Inc. PZ-2022-00217 UDO Section 5.39.H.2.a Variance request to allow a building sign facing east towards a private street (a non-fronting street). Chick-fil-A is requesting a variance to allow a wall sign to be oriented east towards a private street (Walnut Creek Drive). Chick-fil-A is an impulse driven quick service restaurant that relies of signage to alert potential customers of their location. Signs are essential from multiple vantage points so that motorists can identify their location. The subject property is an outlot in a shopping center where there are multiple points of entry. Given that motorists will be traveling by the subject property from multiple directions, Chick-fil-A believes that a wall sign facing east is warranted. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community because: the proposed variance would allow sufficient signage to be installed on the building façade that fronts an adjacent roadway. Signage will be paramount for the success of the restaurant. The proposed signage will help notify potential customers along the adjacent roadway or within the shopping center of the restaurant’s location and it will give them plenty of time to make safe maneuvers to enter the restaurant site. 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 proposed signage is comparable to the signage for the surrounding commercial buildings in the 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: adequate signage will be paramount for the success of the restaurant. Due to the subject property having multiple roadway frontages, the proposed signage on the building will be essential for notifying motorists of the location.