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CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
October 16,2001
6i. Docket No. 99-01 OA; Village of West Clay Text Amendments / Modifications of
Development Requirements
The petitioner seeks approval to amend several provisions of their existing PUD
Ordinance. The site is generally located at the southeast comer of West 131 st Street and
Towne Road. The site is zoned PUD/Planned Unit Development.
Filed by Jose Kreutz ofBrenwick TND Communities, LLC.
The applicant is proposing modifications to the Development Requirements for the existing
WestClay Village Planned Unit Development District. Please refer to the informational folder
provided by the applicant prior to last months meeting. Section one of the folder outlines the
proposed new language for specific sections of the ordinance, section two provides the rational
for the change, and section three contains the existing Ordinance (Z-330).
As previously stated, most of the requested changes to the ordinance are housekeeping issues and
modifications that the Department views as tweaking the language to clarify meaning and
establish definitive standards. There are two areas, however, which dis not fit into the above
mentioned categories. One was a modification to the "Commercial Units" and the other was
related to lot width. The Subdivision Committee met twice to address these issues.
The applicant provided the Department and Subdivision Committee with a traffic report as
requested by the Plan Commission. The traffic report addresses the changes requested by the
petitioner and how they relate to the original traffic study used to determine the impact of the
overall development. John Myers, P.E. of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, reviewed this report and found
its conclusions accurate in that the proposed changes would not generate additional traffic
impact.
The only amendment to the information provided to the Plan Commission is a reduction in the
overall permitted square footage for retail uses as requested by the Subdivision Committee. The
request for retail was reduced from 100 square feet to 90 square feet for each Permitted Dwelling
(please see attached letter from petitioner addressing this issue).
The Subdivision Committee voted 5-0 in favor of the proposed modifications as amended.
The Department recommends that the Plan Commission approve the modifications as
amended.
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BRENWICK
October 5,2001
Mr. Jon Dobosiewicz
. Department of Community Services
City of Carmel
Carmel, Indiana 46032
RE: The Village of WestClay
Modifications of Development Requirements - Docket No. 99-01 OA
Dear Jon:
This letter serves to follow-up on Tuesday's Subdivision Committee discussions on the above
noted item. In response to the issues raised by the Committee regarding the additional commercial
space sought, we :propose amending our request as follows:
3. Commercial Units.
Without the approval of the Commission, the aggregate square footage of commercial space
in the District shall not exceed 200 square feet of commercial floor area for each Permitted
Dwelling, retail uses in the District shall not exceed He 90 square feet for each Permitted
Dwelling and office and service uses in the District shall not exceed t56 125 square feet for
each Permitted Dwelling (8.2,8.3,8.4).
This amendment results in the following calculations:
Use
Maximum Retail
Maximum Office
CurrentSoacePernrltted
102,150 sq.ft
170.250 sq.ft.
Prooosed Soace Permitted
122,580 sq.ft.
170.250 sq.ft
272,400 sq.ft.
Maximum Aggregate Commercial 204,300 sq.ft
The purpose of limiting the amount of new retail is to permit the construction of a 20,000 sq. ft.
grocery or three or four restaurants, which are uses that will be built at ground level, while still
allowing the concentration of the majority of the commercial on two and three story buildings. We
are proposing leaving the amount of office space unchanged from the current limit.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
BRENWICKDEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
ident of Operations
12821 E. New Market St. Suite 200 ยท Carmel. Indiana 46032 . 317.574.3400 . 317.574.3919 Fax
brenwick@brenwick.com http://www.brenwick.com
