HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes BZA 06-26-23 Old Business
Continued from the May 22, 2023 BZA meeting.
(V)L'Etoile Variances.
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
8. Docket No.PZ-2023-00083 V UDO Section 2.38 Side Setback-40'Minimum Side Setback for
surface parking required,4' requested.
9. Docket No.PZ-2023-00084 V UDO Sections 5.12 & 5.32 Parking: Total floor area—No project
shall have more floor area than the parking it can provide.And, 1.2 vehicle parking spaces per dwelling unit
(now 36 units)and 1 parking space per 350 sq.ft.of retail required(now 51 total spaces required),45
requested(plus 4 on street spaces).
10. Docket No.PZ-2023-00085 V UDO Section 2.38 Rear Setback-40' Minimum Rear Setback for
surface parking required,3' requested. And 20' Maximum Rear Setback required,43' requested.
The site is located at 833 W. Main Street. It is zoned UC/Urban Core. Filed by Ben Bemis of CEC, Inc. on behalf
of the owner,Aziz Mamaev.
Petitioner: Dan Moriarity, Studio M Architecture
• We eliminated 9 units giving us 36 total units.This change lowers our total parking requirement to 51
spaces. We will have 4 on-street spaces available. This puts us at 2 parking spaces short.
• We responded to the concerns from the neighbors at the last meeting by straightening the construction
security fence,removed the weeds,and re-graded the construction site.
Riley Cho,downtown Carmel: I'm in support of this mixed-use development.I would like to see less parking
spaces be accepted by the BZA.Please provide more bike parking here.
Ron Heilbrunn,S.Park Trail Drive: I appreciate them reducing the number of units. I think more parking is needed
here.More parking is necessary if you are going to have retail space here.
Hind Salih,Guilford Trail: I appreciate their efforts in cleaning up the site. I just want to know when will this site
be completed?
Rebuttal to Public Comments: Dan Moriarity
• The debris that remains on the site will be used when construction starts on this project
• I contacted the nearby mixed-use buildings to ask for a parking agreement and I did not get a call back
Department Report: Angie Conn:
• Staff appreciates the Petitioner cleaning up the site
• The number of proposed units has reduced down to 36 from 45,with several units becoming 2-bedrooms
• Staff would like to see a condition or commitment that the ls`floor retail space not to be used as a restaurant
• Staff recommends positive consideration of all the variance requests
Board Comments:
York: Was the amount of retail space reduced?Dan Moriarity: It was reduced from the original plan.
Potasnik: Can the Petitioner commit for not having a restaurant here?Dan Moriarity: I can't commit to that.I'm
not sure how to define a restaurant.Potasnik: I don't see the parking working out for this site if there's a restaurant
or a type of food service here.
Hawkins: How many residents do we intend to have here?Dan Moriarity: 9 of the 36 units are two bedrooms. 45
bedrooms total. The extra bedroom doesn't mean an additional person. It could be used as a den or nursey.
Hawkins:Are the parking spaces going to be reserved for residents'or retail?Dan Moriarity: I'm not sure how you
regulate that.I can't make a commitment on behalf of the owner to reserve the parking.This is not a public garage.
Hawkins: Can you commit to not having a restaurant or a food/beverage establishment?Dan Moriarity: I'm not
sure how to define restaurant?Are a bar or coffee shop allowed?Grabow: I don't want to go down the path of what
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can and can't be allowed here. There are a bunch of uses that can be equally intense as a restaurant/bar such as a
yoga studio or a health club. The amount of retail space here is extremely limited at 2,500 sq.ft. space. We are
trying to create a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
A Motion made by Grabow and seconded by Potasnik to approve Docket Nos. PZ-2023-00083 V,PZ-2023-
00084 V,PZ-2023-00085 V.
Tie 2-2,Hawkins,Potasnik,absent Dierckman.
This item is automatically tabled to the next BZA meeting on July 24, 2023, since the vote ended in a tie.
Meeting Adjour ed at 7:47 p.m.
♦ ,
im Hawkins—Vice President oe Shestak—Recording Secretary
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