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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 8-21-01 A' '-, . CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION DEPARTMENT REPORT August 21, 2001 3i. Docket No. 76-Olb OA; Amendments to the Carmel/Clay Zoning Ordinance The petitioner seeks to add new provisions to and make several corrective amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Filed by the Department of Community Services. At the July I ih Plan Commission meeting the Commission forwarded a positive recommendation on an ordinance containing several amendments to the Zoning Ordinance on to the City Council. However, this came after three items were extracted from the original ordinance and forwarded to the Special Studies Committee for further discussion. These items included proposed language on Model Homes, residential building heights and setbacks, and the definition of vehicle signs. In addition, the Board of Zoning Appeals asked that the Committee look at an additional item regarding residential amenity area pools. A copy of the ordinance that went on to the City Council was distributed with the Committees Department Report on August 2nd. The Special Studies Committee forwards this item back to the full Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 5-0. The following is a summary of the substance of the changes / additions made by the Special Studies Committee: 1. Model homes: Language was added addressing signage for this type of use. 2. Residential building height and setback: The committee kept the building height at 35' as proposed but retained the setback requirements. 3. Definition of Vehicle Sign and Prohibition of for sale: Additions were made to better define the limits and direction of restrictions. 4. Residential Amenity area Pools: A minimum of pool size of 2000 square feet was added. Please find attached a more detailed summary ofthe proposed ordinance changes as amended by the Special Studies Committee. The Department Recommends that this ordinance be forwarded to the City Council with a favorable recommendation. ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417 lfl; t, Model Homes: Add a new section 25.16 to read as follows: "25.16. Model Homes. 25.16.1. Model homes, which may include temporary sales offices, may be permitted in all residential districts but only as a temporary use, subject to approval by the Director based on a finding that the temporary use will not detrimentally affect the health, welfare, safety, or morals of the neighborhood under consideration for such temporary use. The duration of a model home permit shall be fixed by the Director, for a term not to exceed eighteen (18) months. However, upon request, the Director may extend such a permit for increments of six (6) months, so long as the temporary use in the aggregate does not continue for more than thirty-six (36) months. 25.16.2. The Director shall ensure, before issuing a model home permit, that adequate access and off-street parking facilities will be provided, that public address systems will not be used, that flood lights and other lighting on the subject premises will be directed only upon those premises, and that a certificate of occupancy will be issued before the temporary use commences. A temporary use authorized under this Section is also subject to all other regulations of the applicable district." The above text was unchanged. The committee added language to address signs. The following would amend chapter 25: 25.7.03-7 MODEL HOME/TEMPORARY SALES OFFICE IDENTIFICATION SIGNS a) SIGN CLASSIFICATION: Ground sign. b) NUMBER & TYPE: i) One (1) sales office identification sign per hundred lots. ii) One (1) model home identification sign per approved model home. c) MAXIMUM SIGN AREA: i) Sales office identification sign - thirty (30) square feet ii) Model home identification sign - six (6) square feet. d) MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF GROUND SIGN: i) Sales office identification sign - six (6) feet ii) Model home identification sign - three (3) feet. e) LOCATION: .. i) Sales office identification sign - On the same lot as the approved temporary sales office; sign shall not interfere with vision clearance and shall be a minimum often (10) feet from the street right-of-way. ii) Model home identification sign - On the same lot as the approved model home; sign shall not interfere with vision clearance and shall be a minimum often (10) feet from the street right-of-way. f) DESIGN: As approved by the Plan Commission. g) COPY: No restrictions. h) ILLUMINATION: Not permitted. i) LANDSCAPING: Not required. j) REQUIRED APPROVAL: Either a Sign Plan showing the design of any Sales office identification signs must be approved by the Plan Commission as part of the Primary Plat petition, or an ADLS application must be filed prior to the establishment of the signs. k) SIGN PERMIT: Required for signs with a sign area over six (6) square feet. 1) TIME: Shall not be established until either a temporary or final Certificate of Occupancy has been issued of for the structure; may remain until such time as the temporary sales office and/or model home Temporary Use approval has expired, or until such time as the structure is sold for private occupancy, whichever is earlier. \. '" 2. Residential Building Height and Setback: In Sections 5.4.1, 6.4.1, 7.4.1, 8.4.1, and 9.4.1, substitute "thirty-five (35) feet" for "twenty- five (25) feet". Repeal Section 26.1.1, which relates to increasing the maximum height permitted for structures in the S 1, S 2, R 1, R 2, and R 3 residence districts. The committee decided to change to 35 feet but not to repeal chapter 26.1.1. 3. Definition of Vehicle Sign and Prohibition of for sale: In Section 25.7.01-2 [Definitions], the definition ofthe term "VEHICLE SIGN", add the following sentence to the end of the definition: "A sign in or on a vehicle which advertises that vehicle for sale, lease or rental shall not be considered a vehicle sign." In Section 25.7.01-4 [Prohibited Signs], amend subdivision (1) to read 'Signs which advertise goods, products, services or facilities or direct persons to a different location (or to a telephone number at a different location) from where the sign is installed. (Off-premise signs require a variance from the Board.)" The committee added the following: Add Section 27.2.5, to read: 27.2.5 It shall be prohibited to park or use a vehicle in such a way as to function as a sign, defined to include parking of any vehicle, trailer or similar movable structure containing or supporting any signage between the right-of-way line of any public street and forward ofthe front fa<;ade of the principal building, with the exception of: A. Vehicles actively involved in construction on or the serving of the site. B. Vehicles delivering products to the site in designated loading areas. C. Vehicles parked in designated truck parking areas of a development that have been screened from or are not generally visible from the public right-of-way. D. Passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, and vans of a size that can fully fit within a standard parking space, containing signs painted on or permanently affixed on the doors or integral body panels that do not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area Amend Section 25.7.01-2: Definitions, the definition of the term "VEHICLE SIGN," add the following sentence to the end of the definition, "See also Section 27.2.5." '> '" 4. Additional Item Regarding Residential Amenity Area Pools (Private Recreational Development or Facility): The Committee wanted a minimum of 2000 s.f. added to the Ordinance for this type of pool. The following should be added: The following should be added: Section 25.17: Private Recreational Development or Facility 25.17 Private Recreational Development or Facility 25.17.1 Commercial Swimming Pool A. Minimum area: Two thousand (2000) square feet.