HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter #23 Steve & Liz YegerlehnerSteve and Liz Yegerlehner
5 Horseshoe Lane
Carmel, IN 46033
November 1 8, 2022
Joe Shestak
City of Carmel Planning and Zoning Commission
1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor
Carmel, IN 46032
Subject: Opposition to Zoning Variance - Docket PZ-2022-20208-SE
Dear Sir:
We have lived in our home in Woodland Springs 39 years. Throughout the years we have been
under the impression Woodland Springs along with the area east of Keystone was zoned only
for residential use. We have also been reminded, over the years, Woodland Springs is regulated
by a Declaration of Covenants outlining acceptable and unacceptable actions and uses of the
properties located in Woodland Springs. Our understanding has been that the covenants apply
to the land.
Article 6 of the Covenants and Restrictions for Woodland Springs state all lots should be used
exclusively for residential purposes and the occupancy for single family use. Using the property
at 44 Horseshoe Lane to house up to 9 unrelated individuals for a fee would violate the
covenant requiring the property be used exclusively for single family use. Housing those
individuals for a fee would also appear the endeavor will be commercial business not allowed
by the current zoning and the covenants.
We are opposed to the variance because the property will be a commercial (business) housing
a number of unrelated individuals operating in an area that is not currently zoned for that
purpose and the property will be used in violation of the covenants governing the use of said
property.
We also oppose the variance because we feel granting the variance will expose the residents of
Woodland Springs and all other residential neighborhoods east of Keystone to attempts by
other individuals or businesses to gain the same treatment for proposed commercial uses in
their residential neighborhoods.
Approving this variance will reward the Petitioner for proceeding with the use of a property that
they knew, or should have known, was not zoned for commercial use and also was restricted
for such use by the Woodland Springs Declaration of Covenants.
Sincerely,
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Steve Ye r h r Liz Yegerlehner