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DavAni B.B.Q. variance petition
105 West Carmel Drive
DavAni B.B.Q. is the first Armenian takeout restaurant in Indiana. Located at
105 West Carmel Drive, the food truck has been in operation since October 2022.
Business hours are 11 am to 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Per Carmel’s standards
for Food Stand Uses, Food Stands are to be removed from the premises when not in
operation. The Unified Development Ordinance also prohibits seating areas associated
with Food Stands.
The owner, Armen Abrahamyan, is seeking two development standards
variances. One is to allow the Food Stand to remain on the site while not in operation.
The second variance request is to permit customer seating.
The location of DavAni B.B.Q. is well-suited for this particular use. Co-existing
on the site is General Shale Brick. This business has little need for on site parking.
DavAni’s lease allows for customer parking in the existing front parking lot. The Food
Stand itself is separated from Carmel Drive by a brick wall. This has the effect of
softening the view of the temporary business from the motoring public. Consequently,
permitting the Food Stand to remain on site when not in operation will not detract from
the streetscape aesthetics of the area. It will also eliminate unnecessary traffic on
Carmel Drive that would be caused by the comings and goings of the Food Stand every
day. Just south of the Food Stand is an existing outdoor patio. DavAni would like to
utilize this for customer seating.
The petitioner is seeking variance approval for two years. After this time, they
intend to relocate to a permanent restaurant site. This proposal is consistent with the
intent of the Range Line Road Overlay District to provide for pedestrian-focused land
uses. We respectfully seek the Board’s approval.