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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
November 21, 2006
3J. Docket No. 06080032 DP/ADLS: Medical Drive Shoppes
The applicant seeks to construct a 9,600 square foot, one-story commercial retail
building on the site of a former child care facility.
The site is located at 126 Medical Drive and is zoned B8/Business.
Filed by Mukesh Patel (owner).
The applicant proposes a 9,600 sq. ft. multi tenant commercial/retail structure. See the
submitted packed for full details.
Given the attributes of this site (size, topography, and access) some flexibility in
landscape placement and drainage easements are being explored to accommodate the
proposed structure and parking. The petitioner has worked closely with the Department
in adjusting their plantings and easement design to best accomplish planting requirements
and proper stormwater drainage. A variance was granted in June to reduce the number of
required bufferyard plantings. A revised landscape plan is currently under review.
This item was heard at the October 17th Plan Commission hearing. Questions from the
commission members and staff were as follows:
1. Given the height of the retaining wall, a barrier or guardrail around its top edge may
be warranted for safety.
2. All sidewalk crossings must have ADA ramps.
3. The exaggerated arching central parapet needs to be revised to read better from the
side elevations. Extending it along the sides and/or reducing its height will improve
its appearance.
At the November 2nd Special Studies Committee the above issues were addressed in the
following ways:
1. A fence will be built along the top edge of the retaining walls. See revised packet for
details.
2. The petitioner committed that all sidewalks will have ADA ramps aligned at both
sides of crossings.
3. The parapet walls were revised to have full returns (at least 4 feet deep) at all roofline
breaks.
With these revisions, this proposal received a 5-0 positive recommendation from the
Committee.
The Department recommends approval of this proposal as forwarded by the Special Studies
Committee.
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DeVore, Laura B
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Carmel Plan Commission Department Report
Subject:
Attached to this email is a copy of the Carmel Plan Commission Department Reports for the meeting to be held on
November 21, 2006. Should you have any questions regarding the information contained in the reports or the meeting,
feel free to contact me by replying to this email or by telephone at (317) 571-2417. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Laura Rouse-DeVore
City of Carmel. Indiana
Department of Community Services
Planning and Zoning
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