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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 11-06-01 CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT REPORT November 6, 2001 8. Docket No. 113-01 ADLS; CH Land Office Building Petitioner seeks Architectural Design, Lighting, Landscaping & Signage for an Office Building. The site is located northwest of West 131st Street and North Meridian Street. The site is zoned B-5/Business. Filed by E. Davis Coots of Coots Henke & Wheeler for CH Land LLC. The applicant is requesting ADLS approval of a single tenant office building. This item was forwarded to the committee with the following concerns/ comments by the Plan Commission: 1. The width of the path along Meridian Comers Boulevard? 2. The color of the proposed brick and how it will relate to the CMC proposed office use. 3. The style of lighting in the parking area. 4. The ability of proposed landscaping to screen light spillage. 5. Signage: none has been submitted for review (future approval will be required if none is proposed). 6. Accommodation of pedestrian access into the site. Please refer to the informational packet submitted by the applicant for the October 16th Plan Commission meeting. The Department recommends that the Special Studies Committee forward this item back to the full Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation after review and approval of modification to address the above comments. Committee Report 2001-11-6.rtf 1- .' .if.' CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT REPORT November 6, 2001 1. Docket No. 188-00 Z; DePauw Rezone Petitioner seeks favorable recommendation of a rezone from the S-2/residence district to the B-5/business district on 10.02::1: acres. The site is located northwest of West 131st Street and North Meridian Street. The site is zoned S-2/residence within the US 31/Meridian Street Overlay Zone. Filed by E. Davis Coots of Coots Henke & Wheeler for DePauw University & Earlham College. This item has been tabled since June and was continued from the October meeting. The applicant has requested that the Special Studies Committee now forward this item to the Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation on the rezone from S-2/Residence to B- 5/Business. The committee may recall that two rezone applications were forwarded to the City Council and approved earlier this year. In fact, another item regarding a project on this same agenda lies on one of the properties. Please find attached a letter sent to Mr. Coots regarding the previous rezones. The Department is awaiting a response from the applicants as to the status of the reservation of the right-of-way on this property as well as the dedication of right-of-way along Meridian Comers Boulevard. The Department recommends that the Special Studies Committee continue this item to the December meeting and direct the applicant to address the conditions attendant to the previous rezones prior to acting on this item. Connnittee Report 2001-11-6.rtf .J_u nu _______ r~- City of Carmel VIA FAX: 573-5385 Original by Mail November 1, 2001 Mr. Dave Coots Coots Henke & Wheeler 255 East Carmel Drive Carmel, IN 46032 RE: CMC (Z.363-01) and CH Land (Z.364-01) rezone petitions Dear Mr. Coots: This letter is in regard to the above refereneed rezones and current applications filed for the subject parcels. The Carmel City Council approved the rezones for these parcels subject to several conditions. They are as follows: 1. Dedication of right-of-way pursuant to the thoroughfare plan. Along Meridian Comers Boulevard there exists a 90-foot wide right-of-way. The Ordinance requires a 120-foot wide right-of-way. The rezone was approved subject to the dedication of an additiona115 feet of right-of-way along the fu.11extent of the DePauw parent tract and the CH Land tract as identified in the Thoroughfare Plan. In addition, additional right-of-way is to be dedicated on the site along 13181 Street when the applicant submits a Development Plan Application for that site. A legal description as well as a general survey of the area to be dedicated is required. 2. Commitment to file ADLS for CH Land Property 3. Construction of entrance onto Meridian Corners Boulevard Commitment to construct the improvements as proposed subject to final approval by the City Engineer. However, we do hot have a signed copy of the covenant. A recorded copy of this covenant should be presented in cnmmitmfmt fnnn by the applicant prior to action on the rezone by the City Council. 4. Execution of the document prepared by John Molitor (see 5th attachment) This document concerns the reservation of the real estate described under the application filed under Docket Number 188-00 Z (the area ofland required to be reserved for Pending State Highway Improvements). The fourth attachment to this letter is from the attorney representing DePauw and is the basis for the drafting of the commitment. It is the understanding of the Department that this document is a work in progress. A recorded copy of this document, once completed, should be presented by the applicant prior to action on the rezone by the City Council. The Department of Community Services has not received documentation from the applicant(s) that the following has been completed: 1. The dedication of Right-of-way along Meridian Comers Boulevard (CH Land parcel and DePauw Parcel). A legal description and general survey of this right-of-way is to be delivered to the Carmel City Engineer for review prior to dedication. We will allow the dedication of the 131st Street right-of-way to be dedicated as part of the plat that has been submitted for the CMC Tract. Page 1 ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417 ;r' 2. The execution of a reservation of real estate for the DePauw Parcel. Once these items are complete the Department will recommend that the Plan Commission act on pending petitions on the associated parcels. These include Docket No. 188-00 Z DePauw Rezone, the DP/ ADLS application filed for the CMC Tract, and the Primary Plat application filed for the CMC Tract. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, 1:5 Planning Administrator C: Carmel/Clay Plan Commission Special Studies Committee John Molitor, Esq. Kate Weese, Carmel City Engineer File: 186-00 Z, 187-00 Z, 188-00 Z chland_CMC l03001.rtf Page 2 ONE CMC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417