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12183 Hobby Horse Drive
(Lot 239 Jacksons Grant)
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE REQUEST
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
Docket No PZ-2023-00300 V
January 22, 2024
Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer
Applicant: Wedgewood Building Company, LLC
Attorneys: Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC
James E. Shinaver, Attorney
Jon C. Dobosiewicz, Land Use Professional
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Explanation of Request
2. Site Location Maps
3. Site Plan
4. Home Elevations
5. Findings of Fact and Ballot Sheet for Lot Coverage Variance
TAB 1
PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE DESCRIPTION
The applicant, Wedgewood Building Company, LLC (“Wedgewood”), is the owner of a
parcel of real estate that is commonly known as 12183 Hobby Horse Drive, Carmel, IN, 46032
(Jackson’s Grant on Williams Creek Subdivision, Section 4, Lot 239) and per the Office of the
Auditor of Hamilton County, Indiana, has a Tax Parcel Identification Number of 17-09-34-00-13-
041.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”). Behind Tab 2 is a site location exhibit showing the
location of the Real Estate.
The Real Estate is zoned per the Silvera PUD, Ordinance No. Z-553-11, including any
applicable amendments thereto, and is within the Bridgecreek planning area of the Silvera PUD.
Wedgewood is seeking to build a custom home on the Real Estate
Behind Tab 3 is the site plan and behind Tab 4 are the proposed custom home elevations.
Associated with the construction of the custom home on the Real Estate, Wedgewood is seeking
approval of the following development standards variance request from the Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer:
Silvera PUD, Section 6.1, Exhibit “L” Maximum Parcel Coverage – Maximum 50% lot
coverage allowed for Bridgecreek lots; requesting 53% lot coverage.
The application of the Silvera PUD Lot Coverage standard results in practical difficulties in
the use of the site because the Applicant is seeking a home footprint and home size for the proposed
custom home that is generally consistent and compatible with the other custom homes that surround
the Real Estate. Also, many of the homes in this Section of Jacksons Grant are on relatively smaller
lots with larger homes and building a home on the Real Estate that is consistent and compatible with
the other surrounding custom homes, combined with the Applicant’s need to construct a home of a
certain size and footprint, necessitates the Lot Coverage variance request. Construction of the home
will comply with all other required standards and requirements related to drainage and the variance
only requests the relief necessary to accommodate development on the Real Estate for the desired
custom home design. The narrow configuration and smaller size of the lot presents practical
difficulties in designing a custom residential home on the Real Estate that meets the demands and
desires of Wedgewood’s client. Due to the foregoing, absent approval of the requested variance
pertaining to the maximum allowable percentage of lot coverage, the Applicant will be substantially
impacted on how it is able to accommodate the desired home design for its intended buyer.
Included behind Tab 5 are the Findings of Fact and Ballot Sheets for the parcel coverage
variance.
We look forward to presenting this request to you the BZA Hearing Officer at your January
22, 2024 meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
TAB 2
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Parcels
City Boundary
2023 Photography
Red: Red
Green: Green
Blue: Blue
December 22, 2023
0 0.04 0.080.02 mi
0 0.07 0.130.03 km
1:2,520
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ArcGIS WebMap
Parcels
City Boundary
2023 Photography
Red: Red
Green: Green
Blue: Blue
December 22, 2023
0 0.01 0.030.01 mi
0 0.03 0.060.01 km
1:1,127
ArcGIS WebApp Builder
TAB 3
TAB 4
TAB 5
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FINDINGS OF FACT
CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER
CARMEL, INDIANA
Docket No.: __________________
Petitioner: Wedgewood Building Company, LLC (12183 Hobby Horse Drive, Carmel, IN, 46032
Jackson’s Grant on Williams Creek Subdivision, Section 4, Lot 239.
Request: Silvera PUD, Section 6.1, Exhibit “L” Maximum Parcel Coverage – Maximum 50% lot
coverage allowed for Bridgecreek Area lots; requesting 53% lot coverage
FINDINGS OF FACT - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE
1. The approval of the requested variances will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the community because:
The approval of the requested variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the community because the proposed custom residential home has been
designed to be consistent and compatible to the other custom homes that are built and will be
built in this section of the Jackson’s Grant community and development of the site will comply
with all other required standards and requirements related to drainage and the variance only
requests the relief necessary to accommodate development on the Real Estate for the
construction of a custom residential home. The proposed custom home is well-designed,
aesthetically and architecturally appealing and should not result in any negative impacts to the
public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community.
2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be
affected in a substantially adverse manner because:
The use and value of the area adjacent to the real estate that is the subject of the requested
variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner because the proposed use is a
permitted use on the Real Estate and the site will comply with all other required standards and
requirements related to drainage and the variance only requests the relief necessary to
accommodate the construction of a custom home on the Real Estate. The proposed custom
home is well-designed, aesthetically and architecturally appealing; and, as a result, the
requested variance should not have a substantially adverse impact on the use and value of the
area adjacent to the subject Real Estate.
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3. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in
practical difficulties in the use of the property because:
Strict application of the Silvera PUD Lot Coverage standard results in practical difficulties
in the use of the Real Estate because the Applicant is seeking a home footprint and home
size for the proposed custom home that is generally consistent and compatible with the
other custom homes that surround the Real Estate. Also, many of the homes in this Section
of Jacksons Grant are on relatively smaller lots with larger homes and building a home on
the Real Estate that is consistent and compatible with the other surrounding custom homes,
combined with the Applicant’s need to construct a home of a certain size and footprint,
necessitates the Lot Coverage variance request. Construction of the home will comply with
all other required standards and requirements related to drainage and the variance only
requests the relief necessary to accommodate development on the Real Estate for the
desired custom home design. The narrow configuration and smaller size of the lot presents
practical difficulties in designing a custom residential home on the Real Estate that meets
the demands and desires of Wedgewood’s client. Due to the foregoing, absent approval of
the requested variance pertaining to the maximum allowable percentage of lot coverage, the
Applicant will be substantially impacted on how it is able to accommodate the desired
home design for its intended buyer.
DECISION
IT IS THEREFORE the decision of the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer that
Development Standards Variance Docket No. PZ-2023-00300 V is granted, subject to any conditions
stated in the minutes of this meeting, which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof.
Adopted this 22nd day of January 2024.
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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER
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SECRETARY, Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Conditions of the Board are listed on the back. (Petitioner or his representative to sign).
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CARMEL/CLAY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
HEARING OFFICER BALLOT SHEET for FINDINGS OF FACT – VARIANCE
Docket No.: _________________
Petitioner: Wedgewood Building Company, LLC (12183 Hobby Horse Drive, Carmel, IN, 46032
Jackson’s Grant on Williams Creek Subdivision, Section 4, Lot 239.
Request: Silvera PUD, Section 6.1, Exhibit “L” Maximum Parcel Coverage – – Maximum 50%
lot coverage allowed for Bridgecreek Area lots; requesting 53% lot coverage.
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DATED THIS 22nd DAY OF January, 2024.
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BZA Hearing Officer, Board Member