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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondencePlan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00292 293 297 - Higher Ground Daycare Workflow Started: 12/20/2023 11:46:09 AM Report Generated: 06/12/2024 02:29 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 1 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 1:27 PM Comment Please provide written responses to the preliminary review comments listed at the bottom of the 12/21 docket no. assignment email, and please do so by noon Friday, Jan. 12. For your convenience, they are listed again, below: a) Please make checks payable to City of Carmel if you are paying via check. (Or you can pay online via credit card, but please note a transaction fee might apply. With online credit card payment, be sure to include your Docket No(s) and select Planning & Zoning.) b) Provide a copy of the Official List of Adjacent Property Owners from the Hamilton County Auditors Office. (Make sure to check Carmel BZA on their form.) (DONE). c) *The Current in Carmel only prints on Tuesdays, and their filing deadline is usually 14 days prior to their printing date. Please submit your Microsoft Word file of the legal ad to them before noon, Fri., Dec. 29 so that it prints on time. Their contact info is 317-489-4444 or legals@youarecurrent.com. (Please refer to the Handout for a template of wording to use for the legal ad and the mailings the Notice of Public Hearing.) d) The mailings/notices to the neighbors should be done by first class mail with Certificate of Mailing (not Certified Mail). (Please provide us with the certificate of mailings for the file on or before noon, Wed., Jan. 17.) e) Please provide the filled out & notarized Placement of Public Notice Sign Placement Affidavit form (found in Handout) once the sign is placed. f) Please provide the filled out & notarized Petitioners Affidavit of Notice of Public Hearing form (found in Handout). g) Please provide the filled out Notice of the Public Hearing form/template (found in Handout). h) Please provide proof of notice, such as Publishers Affidavit from the newspaper, once you receive them. i) Please make sure to list out your practical difficulties and hardships associated with having to comply with the zoning ordinance. j) Please note that Transportation Plan Compliance is required per UDO section 1.07, such as sidewalk installation along the street (or payment into the Thoroughfare Fund). Please contact Alex Jordan in the Carmel Engineering Dept. for more info about what will be required, if anything. (ajordan@carmel.in.gov or 317-571-2441.) k) Additional review comments will be issued through ProjectDox, our online electronic plan review software. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:57 PM Noted Resolved 2 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 1:27 PM Comment Please show/label the bicycle parking rack locations, as well as provide the bike rack designs. See UDO section 5.29. (Please work with David Littlejohn in our office on this.) Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:58 PM Bicycle parking rack location is called out as Keynote 'P' located on Sheet C200. The bike rack detail is located on Sheet C800, Detail #211 Resolved 3 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 1:28 PM Comment Please replace any dead, dying or missing landscaping that was part of the original approved Landscape Plan for the site. Also, see UDO section 5.19. (Please coordinate with Daren Mindham, City Urban Forester, on this.) Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:58 PM Noted Resolved REVIEW COMMENTS Plan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00292 293 297 - Higher Ground Daycare Workflow Started: 12/20/2023 11:46:09 AM Report Generated: 06/12/2024 02:29 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 4 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 1:29 PM Comment Will any of the exterior building lighting and/or any site lighting will be changed or added to? (We will also need to review the foot-candle limits at the property lines if any of those have changed. Please see UDO section 5.03 (B) (4) for Lighting limits). Reviewer Response: Angie Conn - 5/7/24 12:20 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:59 PM Exterior building lighting fixtures have been added to the drawings. Existing site lighting to remain - verify existing light poles are in working order Resolved 5 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 1:29 PM Comment Aliza Shalit, sign permits specialist, will review the proposed signage for the building exterior and for the site. Resolved 6 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 12/21/23 2:11 PM Comment Please upload the revised exterior wall signage design details, making sure to address Aliza Shalit's preliminary comments from her 12-20-23 email. Reviewer Response: Angie Conn - 5/7/24 12:13 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 5:44 PM Please see revised signage package by Signage Company Resolved 7 1 Carmel_Clay Parks Michael Klitzing 12/29/23 2:05 PM Comment Would property owner be open to donating the portion of the wooded property within the flood zone to Carmel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation? CCPR would resume responsibility for maintenance of trees and would remove approximately 5100 sf from taxable property. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:51 PM The property owner is proposing to donate the area south of the flood zone setback to the Parks department. An Exhibit A showing the dedication area has been included with this submittal. Resolved 8 1 Vectren Energy Chad Miller 1/2/24 11:01 AM Comment Please spot hole the existing gas service to the building during the both the demo and construction phases of the project to maintain adequate cover over the pipe. Thank you. Info Only 9 1 Engineering Alex Jordan 1/4/24 8:46 AM Changemark Please label this as a "Water Quality Preservation Easement" Please also include the entire portion of the floodplain and floodway in the easement. I have uploaded the easement template for this that will need to be completed and resubmitted along with an exhibit and legal description of the easement. C900 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:53 PM The property owner is proposing to donate the area south of the flood zone setback to the Parks department and this would eliminate the water quality preservation easement. An Exhibit A showing the dedication area has been included with this submittal. Resolved Plan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00292 293 297 - Higher Ground Daycare Workflow Started: 12/20/2023 11:46:09 AM Report Generated: 06/12/2024 02:29 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 10 1 Engineering Alex Jordan 1/4/24 8:53 AM Changemark Will the roadway need to be cut to install this water line? If so, Board of Public Works approval will need to be requested. A request letter and maintenance of traffic will need to be submitted to Caleb Warner to place on the next available BPW agenda. The City's road cut repair detail will also need to be included in the plans. C900 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:54 PM The water line construction is proposed to be an open cut and a Request Letter and a Maintenance of traffic plan (See Sheet C600) has been included with this submittal Resolved 11 1 Urban Forestry Daren Mindham 1/4/24 3:23 PM Changemark remove and replace evergreen As this tree is 85% dead, please remove and replace with a blue spruce or it is ok to change it to a Norway spruce for better survivability. Higher Ground - Carmel 2 Landscape Plan (rev2).pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 1:22 PM Noted. Will upload revised drawings ASAP. Resolved 12 1 Urban Forestry Daren Mindham 1/4/24 3:23 PM Changemark missing tree Please replace the missing blue spruce with a blue spruce or Norway spruce for better survivability. I have uploaded the original landscape plan to the correspondence folder for reference. Higher Ground - Carmel 2 Landscape Plan (rev2).pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 1:22 PM Noted. Will upload revised drawings ASAP. Resolved 13 1 Urban Forestry Daren Mindham 1/4/24 3:23 PM Changemark maintenance needs Please properly mulch trees and remove/fix any 'volcano' mulch around the existing trees. Please allow the shrubbery around the building foundation to at least grow to a 3' height - stop hedging shrubbery down. These are both requirements of the UDO sec 5.19.H.2. Higher Ground - Carmel 2 Landscape Plan (rev2).pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 1:22 PM Noted. Will upload revised drawings ASAP. Resolved 14 1 Urban Forestry Daren Mindham 1/4/24 3:23 PM Changemark tree preservation fencing Please label tree preservation fencing locations as noted with the red line. Higher Ground - Carmel 2 Landscape Plan (rev2).pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 1:22 PM Noted. Will upload revised drawings ASAP. Resolved 15 1 Fire Carmel Fire 1/8/24 7:32 AM Comment An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed as required by the Indiana Fire Code. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:54 PM Noted Resolved 16 1 Transportation Systems David Littlejohn 1/11/24 3:37 PM Changemark Sidewalk required along Pro-Med Ln City standards require sidewalks along all interior streets and the City's Mobility and Pedestrian plan requires 5' sidewalks along Pro-Med Ln. Revise the plans to show the required sidewalk along this projects frontage of Pro- Med Ln. You may elect to provide a monetary commitment equal to the value to otherwise design and construct the improvements along the roadway frontage. If you choose to provide a commitment in lieu of constructing the sidewalk, please work with the Engineering Department to determine the appropriate commitment amount to fulfill this requirement. C200 SITE & UTILITY PLAN.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:51 AM A sidewalk has been included on the plan sheets and called out as for cost estimating purposes and not for construction. A Cost Estimate has been included with this submittal Resolved Plan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00292 293 297 - Higher Ground Daycare Workflow Started: 12/20/2023 11:46:09 AM Report Generated: 06/12/2024 02:29 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 17 1 Transportation Systems David Littlejohn 1/11/24 3:37 PM Changemark sidewalk connection to existing sidewalk Please revise the plans to include a direct sidewalk connection from the new sidewalk on the south side of the building to the existing sidewalk along the east side of the building. This will provide a direct pedestrian connection and accessible route from the adjacent path to the south of the building/site to the entrance of the building and to the proposed bicycle parking location. C200 SITE & UTILITY PLAN.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:52 AM The grade from the new sidewalk on the south side of the building to the existing sidewalk along the east side of the building are too steep to make a connection. The slope of the walk would be 9% and not an accessible route. The connection has not been added to the plans Info Only 18 1 Sign Permits Aliza Shalit 1/11/24 4:26 PM Changemark Banner Off premise, non-permanent signs/banners are not allowed per UDO Sign standards unless they are in place of an already applied for permanent sign permit. Please remove. Signage - 23-01899-R2.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:50 AM Please see revised signage package by Signage Company Resolved 19 1 Sign Permits Aliza Shalit 1/16/24 9:48 AM Changemark Spandrel panel dimensions Please provide spandrel panel height and width. Per UDO sign standards, sign may only measure 70% of spandrel height and 85% of spandrel width. Without these measurements it cannot be determined if sign heigh is within the maximum height standard. Signage - 23-01899-R2.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:50 AM Please see revised signage package by Signage Company Resolved 20 1 Sign Permits Aliza Shalit 1/16/24 9:48 AM Changemark Banners Banners not allowed per UDO sign package. See previous note. Signage - 23-01899-R2.pdf Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:50 AM Please see revised signage package by Signage Company Resolved 21 1 Sign Permits Aliza Shalit 1/16/24 9:49 AM Comment All Signs require a separate sign permit application and review. Please apply for sign permits through the City of Carmel's online permitting sign when appropriate. Info Only 22 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 1/17/24 9:56 AM Comment Please also pay the $154.50 filing fee for Docket No. PZ-2023-00293 ADLS Amend. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:30 AM Murphy Real Estate to issue check for payment of $154.50 Resolved 23 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 1/19/24 10:01 AM Comment Please upload the fence design details. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/6/24 10:45 AM Please see revised Exterior Elevations, Sheet A200 Resolved Plan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00292 293 297 - Higher Ground Daycare Workflow Started: 12/20/2023 11:46:09 AM Report Generated: 06/12/2024 02:29 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 24 1 Hamilton County Surveyor Samuel Clark 1/19/24 11:34 AM Comment Please revise the drainage calculations to show the allowable flat release rate for the entire site and include it alongside the proposed release rate. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:57 PM The Allowable release rates per Section 302.02 of the Hamilton County Stormwater Ordinance have been included in the Drainage Report UnResolved 25 1 Hamilton County Surveyor Samuel Clark 1/19/24 11:38 AM Comment Please submit physical plans and calculations as well as an outlet connection permit for the indirect connection to the Cool Creek regulated drain. Responded by: Ben Udell - 5/3/24 4:57 PM 3 paper copies of the plans and reports have been delivered to the Hamilton County Surveyors Office at 1 Hamilton County Square, Suite 188, Noblesville, IN 46060 UnResolved Shestak, Joe From:Ben Udell <budell@murphyres.com> Sent:Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:46 PM To:Ben Udell Cc:Shestak, Joe; Conn, Angelina V; Dylan Fuller; Elliott Duy; Bennett, Patrick; Eric Pepa; Chris Horney; Ben Udell Subject:690 Pro Med Ln - TAC Committee Submittal Dear Carmel, IN TAC committee members (BCC’d). You are receiving this email because you are on the distribution list for all Carmel, IN TAC submittals. We are submitting for a special use approval for a Daycare use, as well as an ALDS Site Plan approval, which requires a TAC approval as well. We understand this project may not be in some of your jurisdictions, and if it is not, feel free to disregard. IF this project is within your review jurisdiction and a TAC review is required, please see the below link with our submittal plans, and let us know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. For those of you who review via project dox/EPlan, we will be uploading relevant plans there tomorrow or as soon as the invite link is sent our way from the City of Carmel. 690 Pro Med, Ln - TAC Submittal Upload We look forward to hearing from you all and wish you and yours a very happy holidays! Best, Ben Udell 227 W Monroe | Suite 5200 | Chicago, IL, 60606 D: (312) 625-1382 C: (847) 345-2827 1