TAC SubmittalProposal for Special Exception Permit- Group Home with 9 beds
My name is Jennifer Piccione and I am submitting this to you as part of our application for a Special Exception permit for
a 9-person group home for elderly residents.
I have purchased a home located at 44 Horseshoe Ln, Carmel, Indiana, 46033. Upon obtaining the appropriate building
permit, we will renovate only the interior of the home from 5 bedrooms to 9 bedrooms. Certain features will be added
to the interior of the home to provide support for residents such as handicap accessible bathrooms, smooth flooring,
and features to make living independently comfortable. No renovations to the exterior of the home will be made.
We will operate as Housing with Services Established. We will provide room and board to residents for a fee, and we will
provide at least one health -related service or at least two regularly scheduled support services. The health -related
services would include attending to and assisting with personal care. Supportive services will include help with laundry,
assisting with personal funds and appointments and other social services.
We will not administer medical care or administer medications to the residents. We will not admit residents in need of
memory care. This is not a nursing home. The purpose of this home is to assist elderly residents with everyday life
activities such as dressing, bathing, laundry, social activities, etc. Our mission is to provide a beautiful, caring, safe home
for our residents in a residential community.
Staff will consist of one Administrator who will oversee the operation of the house and staff. They will be responsible
for maintaining the highest level of care of the residents as well as a high level of care of the home (both inside and out).
The staff shall consist of two caretakers during the day and one awake caretaker in the evening. Staff do not live in the
home.
This Special Exception is compatible with existing land uses in the neighborhood because it is located in Zone R-1. Group
Homes are permitted with a Special Exception Permit. The use of this home is for a residential purpose, i.e. to be the
home for 9 elderly residents that seek to live in an upscale, residential community and home, together with other residents
to share daily life activities, meals and experiences together.
Common Concerns Addressed:
Residents: The residents will be elderly residents in need of assistance with everyday activities, but do not require medical
assistance needed in nursing facilities.
Parking and Staff: Two caretakers will be present during the day, taking two parking spots in the home's garage. Other
parking spaces in the garage or driveway will occasionally be used for the home Administrator and any third -party
independent contractors that will provide occasional activities for the residents (exercise class, painting class, etc). Lastly,
family members of the residents will park their cars in the driveway or street when visiting their family members, just like
any other home has occasional visitors.
Traffic: The Group Home will not create unusual or additional traffic patterns in the neighborhood. Residents will not
have their own vehicles. Staff will only consistent of 2-3 persons/vehicles visiting the home per 24 hour period.
Occasionally, we will have persons visit the home to provide activities for the residents such as music therapy, animal
therapy, yoga, and other sorts of in -home activities. The traffic created by this home will consist of typical, residential
traffic patterns of any single -family home.
Aesthetics: The home will continue to maintain the aesthetics of the neighborhood. Maintenance and landscaping will
be provided for the home in order to maintain the home's appearance, both inside and out. The home will blend in with
all the other residential homes in the neighborhood. No signage will be requested or placed on the exterior of the home.
We will require a very high standard of home and yard maintenance to ensure the beauty and value of the property.
Property Values: The home will be maintained professionally both inside and out to maintain the quality and value of the
property and neighborhood. Residents are elderly individuals who are seeking independent living in an upscale
neighborhood who simply need assistance with typical daily activities, but who do not require direct medical care in -home.
Our standard of care for both the residents and home/property is of the highest quality. It is our aim to be the best
neighbor by maintaining a beautiful, quiet, upscale home in a residential setting.
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Docket Number: PZ-2022-00208
CITY OF CARMEL
PLANNING & ZONING APPLICATION
Application Type: Special Exception
Date Applied: 10'10/2022 application Fees: $963,00
Name of Project: 44 Horseshoe Ln Group Home
Project Address: 44 HORSESHOE LN E, CARMEL, 4603 City/State/Zip:
Name of Applicant: Jennifer Piccione
Applicant Address: 5361 US Highway 6 City/State/Zip: Portage, IN
Name of Contact Person: Jennifer Piccione Co any
Address of Contact Person: 5361 US Highway 6, Suite B City/State/Zip:Portage, IN, 46368
Email: ienniferpiccionerall(a gmaiLcom Phone: 3127351838
ePlan Review Contact Person: Jennifer Piccione Phone: 3127351838
Email: jenniferpiccionerallnagmail.com
Name of Landowner: Jennifer Piccione
Email: jenniferpiccionerall@gmaiLcom
Engineer Contact Person: Phone:
Email:
Attorney Contact Person: Jennifer Piccione Phone: 3127351838
Email: jenniferpiccionerall@gmaiLcom
Architect Contact Person: Phone:
Email:
Parcel ID: 16-10-31-04-01-012.000
Zoning Classification: R-1
Legal Description: Woodland Springs Section 8 Lot 360
Present Use of Property: Single family home
Area (in acres) of Property: 0.38
Overlay Zone:
Proposed Use of Property: Group Home for 8 Elderly Residents. No memory care. No medical services.
Project Description: Group Home for 8 Elderly Residents on Horseshoe Ln
Renewal?
Previous Docket No(s).
* Applicants must be a Permanent Resident (may be an owner or lessee) of the proposed Short Term Residential
Rental Unit. Initial applicants shall have occupied the Dwelling for at least sixty (60) consecutive days with intent
to establish the Dwelling as their primary residence. Renewal applicants shall have occupied the unit for at least
two hundred seventyfive (275) days of the proceeding calendar year.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROPOSAL:
Note that Special Exception approval is not necessary for specific dates (up to 30 days per calendar year) on
which the Mayor has suspended the requirements of UDO Section 5.72. See annual Council Resolution for more
12) State explanation of requested Special Exception (e.g. proposed time period(s), intent to rent an individual room(s)
or the entire Dwelling).
13) State reasons supporting the Special Exception: (Additionally, complete the attached question sheet entitled "Findings
of Fact -Special Exception").
SPECIAL EXCEPTION ELIGIBILITY:
14) Permanent Residence Verification: Please provide a copy of at least two (2) of the following showing that the
proposed Short Term Residential Rental Unit is listed as the applicant's residence.
❑ Motor Vehicle Registration
❑ Driver's License
❑ Voter Registration
15) Registered Retail Merchant Certificate:
❑ Tax Record showing standard homestead credit
❑ Utility Bill
16) (initial) if the proposed special exception is granted, the applicant agrees to post a clearly printed sign on
the inside of the front door of the Dwelling that provides information regarding the location of any fire extinguishers
and any utility shut-off valves, fire exits or pull fire alarms.
17) Emergency Contact Information: List primary and secondary emergency contact information for use while the
dwelling is used as a short term residential rental unit. Information to be shared with the Cannel Police Department
if the special exception is granted.
PRIMARY EMERGENCY CONTACT
Name:
Address: ,
Phone:
Email:
Signature: Jennifer Piccione
SECONDARY EMERGENCY CONTACT
Name:
Address: ,
Phone:
Email:
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"Note that required fees are due after the application has received a docket number, and not at the time of application submittal.
Site and Building Plans for 44 Horseshoe Ln, Carmel
No exterior renovations will be made. No signage will be needed. Home, landscaping, lighting, parking,
exterior of home, trash and grading will all remain as is. No modifications.
Interior floor plan will remain the same with the exception of enlarging bathroom entryways to allow for
a wheelchair and subdividing one large bedroom and one sitting area to create two additional
bedrooms. No structural modifications needed. Screened porch will be insulated as well.
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FINDINGS OF FACT - SPECIAL EXCEPTION
CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
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The approval of this Special Exception will not negatively affect surrounding property values because:
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Yes No: The Board has reviewed the requirements of UDO, Section 5.72 as they relate to this Special Exception, and does
not find that those criteria prevent the granting of the Special Exception.
IT IS THEREFORE the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals that Special Exception 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
CHAIRPERSON, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
SECRETARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
(Commitments andlor Conditions of approval of the Board, if any, are listed on the Letter of Grant.)
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