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EXHIBIT “B”
211 1st Ave. NW Development Standards Variances Project Description
The applicant, Robert A. and Tina M. Youkilis (collectively, “Youkilis”), owns a parcel of real
estate identified by the Hamilton County, Indiana Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification
Number 16-09-25-12-02-033.000, which parcel has a common address of 211 1st Avenue NW, Carmel,
IN 46032 and is also identified as Lot 4 in Henry Roberts Addition (collectively, the “Real Estate”).
The Real Estate is east of and adjacent to 1st Avenue NW and north of and adjacent to 2nd Street NW
and is zoned R4/Residential and is within the Old Town Overlay - Character Sub-Area.
Youkilis plans to demolish the existing structure on the Real Estate in order to construct a new
custom home. Old Town Design Group is the architect and builder for the new custom home that is
proposed.
By way of background, the proposed “design theme’ for the home is intended to pay homage to
a Carmel native and architect Avriel Shull. Ms. Shull’s architectural style mainly falls into the realm of
Midcentury Modern and like many homes of this period, it blends Prairie, Craftsman, and Mission
architectural styles. Midcentury Modern incorporates design details such as shallow roof pitches,
clerestory windows, and stained wood exterior cladding which can be found in this style of
architecture. Ms. Shull’s homes can be found in urban and suburban settings throughout Carmel,
Indianapolis, and other parts of the Midwest and her work can be seen by viewing her collection of
sketches and blueprints at the Indiana Historical Society, which can provide an understanding of the
importance of Avriel Shull’s architecture and her connection to Carmel.
Associated with Youkilis building a new custom home the Real Estate, they are seeking the
following development standards variance:
UDO Section 3.64 (C) (3) (c) (i) – Maximum Parcel Coverage: 45% permitted; requesting
48%.
The subject Real Estate is a narrow lot of a smaller size and the Applicant is installing a new
sidewalk along 2nd Street NW where a sidewalk does not exist today and will dedicate to the
City of Carmel as Right of Way the real estate that contains the new sidewalk along 2nd Street
NW. By dedicating land to the City as “right of way” for a public sidewalk, the subject real
estate became smaller in size thereby increasing the parcel coverage calculation. Prior to any
ROW dedication, the parcel coverage for the new home would have complied with the 45%
requirements, as pre-sidewalk dedication the parcel coverage was 44.7%. However, if the
Applicant dedicates ROW to the City with a new sidewalk, the parcel coverage increases to
48% and requires a variance, even though the footprint of the home remains the same. Thus, as
strictly applied to the proposed custom residential home, the maximum allowable parcel
coverage standard presents practical difficulties in dedicating ROW to the City with a sidewalk
to be installed by the Applicant and designing a custom residential home on the Real Estate that
meets the demands and desires of the Applicant.