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Pine Creek
Carmel, Indiana
By: Matt Maple, E.I.
Job #: WGT.001
Date: 9-25-05
,�, ROGER WARD
- ENGINEERING
INCORPORATED
5420 N College Avenue, Suite 202
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 251-1738
(Fax) 251-1923
Pine Creek subdivision is being proposed at 116t' Street just west of Ditch Road. The
project will include 10.25 acres becoming 4 residential lots as well as the construction of
a private street. The site work will also involve demolition of the existing home and
amenities.
The design for Pine Creek is to create a single family housing area while at the same
time minimizing the areas disturbed on the site. Only trees that are directly in the way of
proposed activities will be removed. There will be some grading in the center of the site
as well as along the new private street. There will also be swales to direct stormwater
runoff to the creek.
The Tree Preservation Plan for Pine Creek Subdivision shows the areas of existing tree
canopy cover to be preserved. These areas were delineated using aerial photography
maps and field verification. See attached with this report site photographs from the
property.
The majority of the existing trees located on the property for the Pine Creek Subdivision
are classified as mature woodlands. As defined by the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance,
there are three classifications for woodlands — mature, young and scrub. The majority
of the site acreage is covered by trees 16" and greater in diameter. The perimeter of the
site is lined with very healthy and quite dense young trees. These trees provide an
excellent buffer to the surrounding properties. There are also various patches of scrub
trees found throughout the site.
The Project will not require the modification of Clay Creek to allow for the building pads
of any lots. There will be some clearing of the creek bed and adjacent scrub that would
inhibit water flow.
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