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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDepartment Report 01-09-231 CITY OF CARMEL DOCS DEPARTMENT REPORT TO THE COUNCIL January 9, 2023 2022 Legacy PUD Amendment (Z-679-22) • Plan Commission Docket No. PZ-2022-00147 OA • Amendment to the Legacy PUD text to remove the Office Use Block and allow more residential units including more apartments and for rent attached dwellings • Amendment requires a specific site plan for the site south of 146th Street and west of Community Drive • It is zoned Legacy PUD Z-501-07 as amended Planning and Zoning Analysis • Site is currently within the Village Core, Primary Office, and Urban Residential Use Blocks of the Legacy PUD. • Apartments are permitted in the Village Core and Urban Residential Use Blocks, but not within the Office Block. • Lofts are permitted in the Office Use Block but are intended as an ancillary use on the top floor of a building. • The original Legacy PUD allowed: o 1,344 total detached, attached, and apartment dwellings, o 500 total Attached Dwellings o 300 total Apartments o 200 Lofts (in addition to the total 1,344 dwellings). • The 2018 Legacy PUD Amendment changed the PUD to allow: o 1,250 total detached, attached, and apartment dwellings, o 476 total Attached Dwellings, o 389 total Apartments, o 200 Lofts (in addition to the total 1,250 dwellings). • This 2022 Legacy PUD Amendment would allow: o 1,447 detached, attached, and apartment dwellings, o 476 total Attached Dwellings, o 619 total Apartments, o 200 Lofts (in addition to the total 1,447 dwellings) • 350 dwellings are proposed for this development, with no more than 120 apts. in the multi-story buildings. • 3, multi-story apartment buildings are proposed on Community Dr. and Equality Blvd. similar to the Legacy Towns and Flats apartments on the east side of the street. This will continue the character of this main road. • Parcel at southwest corner of 146th St. and Community Dr. will remain open to be developed for commercial uses. • The site transitions to smaller scale attached and some detached 1 and 2 story dwellings to the west. • Public street system is continued from existing streets developed in Legacy. • Amenity Center with a pool and workout facility is proposed for this development. • The Bike Promenade in the Legacy PUD continues north along Larson Dr. all the way to 146th Street. • Designs for the buildings will substantially comply with the character imagery included in the PUD Amendment. • The architecture is similar to craftsman style with front porches, small front setbacks, and sidewalks to the street. • Signage design will vary from the typical signage seen at the Legacy but meet the UDO requirements. Negotiations with Petitioner during Plan Commission process • A masonry wainscot will be added to 30% of the units and additional windows on the rear were added. • Speed tables will be added on some of the streets and there will be 8 ft. front setbacks for cottage homes. • Plan Commission asked for the concierge trash collection to be a requirement in the PUD. Concerns discussed by the Plan Commission • The Plan Commission was concerned about ongoing maintenance and so a maintenance clause was added. • Traffic was discussed as was a comparison of this site plan to an example site plan of what is allowed today. • Changes in the market were discussed regarding office and retail here and for rent single-family. These amendments should not have a negative impact on the development. There is good pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular connectivity. A new amenity center will serve the future residents of this neighborhood. Development allows for more density near the core of Legacy and the retail areas and allows for additional variety in housing options. The project has appropriate transitions with the larger apartment buildings along Community Dr. and smaller 1 and 2 story buildings toward the west. Carmel Clay Schools indicated they are not opposed to the project and have capacity in the schools to accommodate any additional students. DOCS recommended the Plan Commission forward this item to City Council with a Favorable Recommendation. They voted, 9-0 to send it with a Favorable recommendation to City Council.