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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
October 17, 2006
31. Docket No. 06060018 DP Amend: Village Center/Peripheral Retail-VOWC
The applicant seeks to modify the existing site plan and Development
Requirements for the Village of West Clay-Village Center and Peripheral Retail
Area.
The site is located at Towne Road and 131 st Street, and is zoned PUD.
Filed by Keith Lash of Brenwick TND Communities, LLC.
The applicant seeks to modify three development requirements of the Village of West
Clay PUD. These proposed modifications are detailed in the updated information packet
submitted by the petitioner.
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This item was heard at the August 15th Plan Commission Meeting. Concerns raised at
that time included moving more retail use to Towne Road, altering the sign letter height
from a small pedestrian oriented size to a larger automobile traffic oriented size, and how
the height for the "City Homes" would affect their context in terms of visibility and
blending with the rest of the Village Center.
The proposed modifications are as follow:
1. Allowing 12 single family detached units (dubbed "City Homes") to be housing
options in the Village Center. Refer to the packet for example renderings of the
intended home type for these lots.
2. Alteration of the boundaries between the "Peripheral Retail Area" and the "Primary
Area - Senior Housing". This request would be a land swap between areas, and
would not change the acreage for either use. It would not alter the amount of
permissible square footage of commercial uses for the "Peripheral Retail Area" or the
number of units within the senior housing project.
3. Elimination of the signage maximum height of letters, numbers, and graphical
elements. This character height limitation is an architectural restriction by the Village
of West Clay. Removing this limitation will not change the maximum allowable
square footage for signage, nor will it increase monument sign height.
At the September 5th Committee meeting these alterations were discussed. The
Committee unanimously sent this item back to the full Plan Commission with a positive
recommendation, with the following revision:
1. Signage on a fayade facing Towne Road shall not exceed 12" in height. All other
signage not facing Towne Road shall be governed by the size regulations of the
Carmel Zoning Ordinance.
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Proposed Revisions
Peripheral Retail Area
The petitioner has withdrawn the request to designate the parcel at Towne Road as
Peripheral Retail Area. With this revised request, instead of a swap of area between the
Peripheral Retail Area and the Primary Area, the petitioner is requesting to simply change
a portion of the Peripheral Retail Area into Primary Area (for a loss of Peripheral Retail
Area).
Sign age
The petitioner is requesting to limit all signage within the Peripheral Retail Area to 28
inches in height, except for building facades that face Town Road which shall retain the
current maximum height of 12 inches.
The Department recommends that the Plan Commission approve the requests as
modified.
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DeVore, Laura B
Griffin, Matt L
Friday, October 13, 2006 2:36 PM
Charlie Frankenberger (E-mail); Jim Shinaver (E-mail); Keith Lash (E-mail); Larry Kemper (E-mail);
Mark Monroe (E-mail); Marshall Andich; Mary Solada (E-mail); Mukesh Patel; Paul Reis (E-mail);
Carolyn Schleif; Dan Dutcher; Jerry Chomanczuk; John R. Molitor (e-mail); Kevin Heber; Leo
Dierckman; Madeleine Torres; Rattermann, Mark; Rick Ripma; Steve Stromquist; Susan
Westermeier; Wayne Haney
Cc: DeVore, Laura B; Hancock, Ramona B
Subject: Plan Commission Department Reports: Oct 17th Meeting
From:
Sent:
To:
Please see the attached.
Contact me with any questions.
Matthew L. Griffin, AICP
Planning Administrator
Department of Community Services
City of Carmel
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
phone: 317.571.2417
fax: 317.571.2426
emaH: !Il9riffiD.@carrn~.1i!l&QY
10/16/2006