HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter #17 Bill & Jane FechtMay 11, 2023
RE: Plan Commission Mee6ng regarding Schafer/Pulte Andrews PUC
Carmel Plan Commission
c/o Joe Shestak, Secretary
jshestak@carmel.in.gov
Dear Plan Commissioners,
We are homeowners/residents of the Gray Oaks, Carmel subdivision. We are wri6ng to share
our concerns and comments regarding the proposed development with frontage on 146th St.
(aka Shafer Pulte Andrews PUD).
When purchasing our home in 2019, we checked the zoning designa6ons on adjoining
proper6es. Now there is a rezoning request for the adjacent property on 146th street to
accommodate a new subdivision with 60 family dwellings to include duplex homes as well as
townhomes. Our concern heightened when the proposal included tying in this proposed
neighborhood via access to our neighborhood by connec6on to one of Gray Oaks cul-de-sacs.
We have concerns with the following as our primary ones. These concerns have also been
presented to you in much more detail by many of our Gray Oaks neighbors.
o Traffic through our neighborhood would increase significantly. Based on the prosed
plan, 60 addi6onal families would have access to our neighborhood, via Gray Oaks Ct.
The proposed plan would result in a major por6on of the traffic from the new
neighborhood using our neighborhood as the preferred entrance to and exit from their
neighborhood. We are concerned about the addi6onal traffic in our neighborhood and
the safety issues caused by the addi6onal traffic.
o We also have concerns about the effect this lower priced neighborhood would have on
the value of our homes. Speaking to experienced real estate agents, this is a jus6fied
concern.
o Significant construc6on equipment using Gray Oaks as the entrance to and exit from the
proposed new development.
We are reques6ng your considera6on to resolve these concerns as well as the detailed concerns
and input shared by our neighbors by denying the proposed Andrews PUD requested zoning
change, keeping the parcel of land zoned R-1 Residen6al.
Bill & Jane Fecht
4742 Wellswood Bend
Carmel, IN 46033
wjccf@gmail.com