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City of Carmel
DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY SERVICES
Division ofPhl11n1ng & Zoning
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July IS, 2001
Department Report
To: Board of Zoning Appeals Members
From: Department of Community Services
Re: Projects scheduled to be heard July 23, 2001
H. Public Hearim~:
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-155-00; V-156-00; V-157-00)
10-12h. Donatos Pizza (V-66-01; V-67-01; V-68-01)
Petitioner seeks Developmental Standards Variances of the following Sections of the
Sign Ordinance:
25.7.01-2: Traffic Directional Sign 5-square-foot directional sign
25. 7.02-8(b): Number & Type 2 Identification Signs
25. 7.02-8(b): Number & Type 2 wall signs on the east fayade
The site is located at 1422 Keystone Way East. The site is zoned B-S/Business and is
located partially within the SR 431/Keystone Avenue Overlay Zone.
V-66-01 - Section 25.7.01-2: Traffic Directional Sign - Petition to allow a five-square-
foot Traffic Directional Sign.
In deciding whether or not the applicant has presented sufficient proof to permit the
granting of a variance of development standards, the Board shall determine in writing
that:
1. The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and
general welfare of the community;
Insofar as the general welfare of the community is defmed by the Sign Ordinance (ZO
Section 25.7; Z-302), the appropriate size for a traffic directional sign is four square feet.
Injury to the general welfare would be sustained through the granting of a larger sign area
without practical difficulty being demonstrated. Furthermore, injury would be done
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Department Report - Board of Zoning Appeals
July 23,2001
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ISh. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish (SUA-74-01)
Petitioner seeks Special Use Amendment approval in order to expand the parking lot and
provide access to East 106th Street. The site is located at 10655 Haverstick Road. The
site is zoned S-lIresidence.
1. The Special Use in Flood Plain District, Ordinance Z-160, Section 21.6 as
amended does not apply and all prerequisites have been met by Petitioner.
2. The Special Use will be consistent with the Character and Permitted Land
Use of the zoning district and Carmel/Clay Comprehensive Plan:
The use has been established on this site for eighteen years. The site plan expansions
proposed were illustrated on the original petition (Docket No. SE-9-83).
3. The Special Use is physically suitable for the land in question:
The physical suitability of the land is evidenced by its successful and continuous use as a
church for the past eighteen years.
4. The Special Use will not injuriously or adversely affect the adjacent land or
property values:
It is the Department's opinion that the use and value of the area adjacent to the property
will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner by the installation of improvements
that have been a matter of public record for eighteen years.
5. The Special Use will not adversely affect vehicular or pedestrian traffic flow,
nor the adequate availability of water, sewage, or storm drainage facilities, or
police or fire protection:
Vehicular traffic flow in the area should be enhanced tllrough the addition of the access
to East 106th Street. Pedestrian traffic should not be adversely affected by the proposed
development. The adequate availability of water, sewage and storm drainage should not
be adversely affected by this project. Police and fire protection should be enhanced by
the provision of an additional access point.
6. The Board has reviewed the requirements of Ordinance Z-160, Section 21.3
(1-25) as they relate to this Special Use, and does not rmd that those criteria
prevent the granting of the Special Use:
The petitioner has provided sufficient evidence that the requirements of Section 21.3 will
be met.
The Department recommends favorable consideration of this petition.
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