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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes COM 02-07-23 1 \\.„....,A.,/ -. City of Carme Carmel Plan Commission COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Meeting Minutes Location: Cannel City Hall Caucus Rooms,2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square,Cannel,IN 46032 Members Present: Joshua Kirsh(Chair),Adam Aasen,Leo Dierckman,Christine Zoccola Staff Present: Aliza Shalit(Sign Permit Specialist),Mike Hollibaugh(Director of DOCS) Legal Counsel:Ally Lynch-Mcgrath Time of Meeting: 6:00 PM Christine Zoccola nominates Josh Kirsh as Committee Chair. Seconded by Adam Aasen. Approved 4-0 1. Docket No.PZ-2023-00001 ADLS Amend: Majestic of Carmel Renovations. The applicant seeks approval for exterior building modifications and site improvements,including a port cochere. The site is located at 12999 Pennsylvania St. It is zoned UR/Urban Residential.Filed by John Seib of Majestic Care of Cannel. Petitioner:John Seib: Making needed improvements to the property. When purchased in 2021 we were very anxious to try to amend things Iinside and outside of a facility that has had not updates since 1984.Planner review and TAC Committee members' comments have been addressed. Conditions were to beef-up some of the column widths,we addressed that by having a larger wooden beam as opposed to masonry all the way up so it would not look too enclosed. We agree to: • Incorporate the bicycle parking racks • Commitment to put the multi-use path into compliance • BZA Variance for the Sign Department Report: Mike Hollibaugh: The Staff report identifies aspects of the project,as well as items we still need to work on.Project is headed in the right direction. I spoke with David Littlejohn who mentioned that there were commitments on bicycle parking and a verbal commitment to the path contribution rather than the installation.I think that we can continue to work with them to resolve any of the outstanding site issues and get signoffs through the ProjectDox plan review process.Generally,we are in good shape. Committee Comments: Leo Dierckman: What color is the canopy roof?Seib: The roofmg is a black metal; it will match the roofing that is on the building.Currently there is a skylight that needs replacement and will be replaced with the same material. Christine Zoccola: Are you going to change the paint color?Are you painting the whole building or part of it?Seib: We worked to try to incorporate color blocking in to break the space.If you look over to the left,there is a small service area which will be painted a single block gray color and matched on the top of the building(5th floor).It has areas that come all the way down to the ground and block off the different apartment areas to provide vertical color blocking. The white wall will be capped-off to match the color block.Zoccola: Any thought of picking a different shade of white so there isn't such a stark color contrast between the dark gray and the white?Seib: We really like the Iwhite.I don't see how changing to an off-white would change the look of the facility dramatically.The darker colors we are adding should tone it down quite a bit.Zoccola: We got one letter,asking about the tree lights and that they look very pretty,but would that be an issue for the residents with the lights shining up into the rooms.Is that something you can consider looking into?Seib: We can talk about it with our lighting contractor to try to work on that. As we were considering outside lighting,one of the reasons we didn't go with the lights that shoot up the side of the building was to avoid disturbing the residents. We will work on remediating the lighting if it is found that it causes issues for them. Dierckman: It looks good.Big improvement. Seib: There is a crumbling brick wall that doesn't quite cover the tops of the dumpsters.You can see them from the street.These are issues we inherited from the prior ownership. Zoccola: What are you doing to improve the dumpster area?Are you tearing it down?Seib:Yes,tearing it down and adding fencing made up of black metal with wood slats,about a 10-ft high wall.You will be able to see very little of the top of the generator,but it's about 14-ft high so to put a fence that tall will create an eye sore where one was not before. The generator was replaced in the first couple of weeks of our ownership. Kirsh: To summarize: • You will contribute to the Non-Reverted Thoroughfare Fund for the 635-ft of sidewalk. • Bicycle parking will be added. • A portico will be added. • Amend the trash dumpster and generator enclosure. • Materials colors—commissioner Zoccola made comments for you to consider. • Low level landscape lighting and up lighting is proposed and string lights in the patio area—compliant with Cannel's lighting standards. • Landscaping needs to be brought into compliance with the original landscape plan,any dead, dying or missing plants needs to be replaced.Petitioner proposes to replace the landscaping around the main entrance and portico area and continues to work with the Urban Forester addressing any remaining reviews. Seib: Yes,there are about 6 trees that need to be removed. • Signage plan has been provided and it requires a Variance for signage.You will work with Staff and BZA on that. • Chain-link fence is proposed to be replaced.Will this happen? Seib: Yes A Motion made Christine Zoccola and seconded by Leo Dierckman to approve PZ-2023-00001 ADLS Amend 111 conditioned upon: • Addressing all remaining TAC review comments, • "Beefing up"the Porte Cochere column widths, • Adding 2 inverted U bicycle parking racks(for 4 bike parking spaces), • Coming into Multiuse Path compliance, • Contributing to the Non-Reverting Throughfare Fund for the 635-ft of sidewalk, • Seeking necessary BZA variances, • Finalizing permits/approvals needed for patio construction, • Keeping lighting plan in compliance with City of Carmel Standards, • Updating the Trash Dumpster/generator enclosure,and • Continue to work with Urban Forester to bring Landscaping up to compliance. Approved 4-0. 2. Docket No.PZ-2022-00224 OA: BJ's Wholesale Club-146th&Keystone PUD Amend. The applicant seeks to amend the PUD to add accessory uses and update various other development standards requirements to construct a BJ's Wholesale Club building. The site is located at 14480 Lowes Way.It is currently zoned PUD:Z-344- 146th&Keystone Ave.PUD.Filed by Marc LaVoie,PE,of BJ's Wholesale Club,Inc. Petitioner: Steve Hardin: Plan commission review items have been addressed and resolved.Outstanding items: 1. Work on our additional underground gas storage tanks including underground tank protective measures in the event of a surface spill. The team has worked with John Thomas recently and an agreement was reached to work with them,but not clear about what is the very best way to accomplish this task.The Development team 2 Commercial Committee Meeting Minutes 2-7-23