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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report i; City of Carmel 7. May 23, 2001 Department Report To: Board of Zoning Appeals Members From: Department of Community Services Re: Projects scheduled to be heard May 29,2001 H. Public Hearing:: 1h-9h. These Items Currently Tabled: Lakes at Hazel Dell, Section 1 (UV-133-00; UV-134-00; UV-135-00; UV-136-00; V- 153-00; V-154-00; V-1SS-00; V-156-00; V-157-00) 10-11h. Ahluwalia Office Building (V -32-01; V -33-01) Petitioner seeks Developmental Standards Variances of Section 16.4.6: Minimum Lot Width in order to construct a second general office building on a 90-foot-wide property, and of Section 16.5.1(1) in order to forego including a loading berth. The site is located at 300 East Main Street. The site is zoned B-5/business. With respect to Docket No. V-32-01. the petition to build on a parcel less than the required 100 feet in width. the Department recommends favorable consideration. It does not appear that the parcel has ever met this requirement. or that there is an available ten-foot-wide strip of land abutting the property that could be acquired to bring the parcel into conformity. Therefore. the Department recognizes a practical difficulty in meeting the ordinance at this time. With respect to Docket No. V-33-01. the petition to forego the installation of a loading berth on the building. the Department recommends favorable consideration. A low intensity office use of the tvpe proposed does not typically generate the volume of deliveries that would make a loading berth practical. In addition. the narrow parcel configuration in conjunction with the existing site lavout suggests that truck maneuvering for a loading berth would be difficult at best. 12-13h. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (SUA-42-01; V-43-01) Petitioner seeks Special Use Amendment approval in order to construct a narthex addition on the existing church. Petitioner also seeks a Developmental Standards Variance of Section 6.4.1: Maximum Height in order to construct the narthex at a maximum of 30 feet. The site is located at 14598 Oak Ridge Road. The site is zoned S- 2/residence. Page 1 Board of Zoning Appeals May 29, 2001 Page 2 of 5 .. The Department has. been advised by the following people that they will recuse themselves on this petition: John Molitor. Leo Dierckman. and Earlene Plavchak. A the time of the drafting of this report two issues remain in question. The plans need to be revised to illustrate the installation of a ten-foot asphalt path along Oak Ridge Road as required and the applicant needs to clearly illustrate the installation of curb in the new areas of the parking lot (all areas being modified). The Department recommends favorable consideration of the petition to amend the Special Use in order to expand the church. With respect to Docket No. V -43-01. the petition to allow the narthex to be built to a maximum height of 30 feet. the Department recommends favorable consideration. At this time the Department is considering bringing an amendment to the Plan Commission and Council to increase the height of structures in residential zones to 35 feet. At that time there would no longer be a need for the variance. 14h. Ashton Subdivision, Section 2, Lot 34 (V-44-01) Petitioner seeks a Developmental Standards Variance of Section 5.4.3(e): Minimum Lot Width in order to construct a single family residence forward of the 120-foot building line. The site is located at 14387 Salem Drive East. The site is zoned S-l/residence. The Department recommends favorable consideration of this petition. The lot as platted is buildable. However. the granting of the variance will maintain the integrity of the subdivision by keeping with the general setback of other homes on the street and within the subdivision. The established character of the homes as viewed from the street will be protected through the granting of the variance. ISh. East 96th Street Auto Park, Block A (SU-45-01) Petitioner seeks Special Use approval in order to construct two multi-tenant, ground floor, professional office buildings. The site is located northeast of East 96th Street and Randall Drive. The site is zoned B-3/business. Informational packets were not received by the Department by close of business on Friday. May 18. 2001. The Department recommends that this Item be tabled to the June 25. 2001. meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals. The dumpster at the north end of the proiect needs to be pulled out of the 50-foot landscaping strip. This can be accomplished by eliminating 2 - 4 spaces at the north end of the parking lot. At present the plan calls for 101 varking spaces where only 81 are required by ordinance. therefore no parking problem would result from this action. A sidewalk needs to be installed on the east side of Randall Drive from the south line of Williamson Run Subdivision to a point between 660 and 670 feet south. A connector walk into the site needs to be installed at the curb cut. The site plan should be revised to reflect these changes. Provided that these changes are made the Department recommends favorable consideration. Page 2 " Board of Zoning Appeals May 29, 2001 Page 3 of5 oJ 16-17h. Meridian at 465 - Heart Hospital (V-46-0l; V-48-01) Petitioner seeks the following Developmental Standards Variances: V-46-01 23B.12(A): Parking Requirements ~68 spaces encroaching into US 31 front yard V-48-01 27.5: Amount of Parking Spaces Required 64-space parking deficiency The site is located at the southeast comer of West 106th Street and Illinois Street. The site is zoned B-6/business and is located within the US 31/Meridian Street Overlay Zone. The Department recommends favorable consideration of both petitions. Granting of the variance requests will eliminate the need to construct parking on the west side of Illinois Street next to the Reserve II subdivision and also provide enhanced access to the site for public safety personnel. 18-19h. Fidelity Keystone Office Park - National Bank of Indianapolis (V -49-01; V- 50-01) Petitioner seeks Developmental Standards Variances of Section 25.7.02-10(b): Number & Type in order to establish a second wall sign on the south fa~ade. The site is located at 650 East Carmel Drive. The site is zoned B-8/business. This sign was established by petitioner under the mistaken idea that the Sign Permit had been issued at the same time as the Permit for the sign located on the east facade of the building. The Department recommends negative consideration of Docket No. V-49-01. the petition for an additional identification sign. The Sign Ordinance allows one identification sign per frontage on a public street. There is already a sign for Campbell Kyle Profitt on the south facade of this building. Petitioners' two signs bring the total for this building to three. The Department holds that there is nothing peculiar to this site that makes a third sign a necessity. There is no demonstrable hardship on this site. With respect to Docket No. V-50-01. the petition to allow two wall signs to be oriented toward the same right-of way. the Department recommends favorable consideration conditioned upon the removal of the sign on the east fayade by Tuesday. June 12.2001 (two weeks following the Board Meeting). Should the petitioner elect to keep the sign on the east fayade rather than the sign on the south facade. this variance petition becomes moot. and the Department would then recommend negative consideration. 20h. Fidelity Keystone Office Park (V -51-01) Petitioner seeks a Developmental Standards Variance of Section 25.7.02-11(e): Location in order to allow a Multi-Tenant Building Complex Center Identification Sign to encroach 5 feet into the required ten-foot setback. The site is located at 650 East Carmel Drive. The site is zoned B-8/business. Informational packets were not received bv the Department bv close of business on Friday. May 18. 2001. The Department recommends that this Item be tabled to the June 25. 2001. meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals. However. information was distributed prior to the meeting by the petitioner. Page 3