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Carmel Plan Commission
RESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE
Monday, November 13, 2023 Meeting Minutes
LOCATION: Caucus Rooms, City Hall
Members Present: Sue Westermeier (Chair), Dubbie Buckler, Adam Campagna
Members Absent: Jeff Hill
Staff Present: Alexia Lopez (Planning Administrator), Joe Shestak (Recording Secretary), Mike Hollibaugh (Director of
DOCS), Sergey Grechukhin, (Legal Counsel to the Plan Commission)
Meeting Time: 6:00 p.m.
1. Docket No. PZ-2023-00014 PUD: Andrews PUD Rezone
The applicant seeks PUD rezone approval to allow a new neighborhood consisting of 31 detached single-family
homes. The site is located at 4411 E 1461h Street and is zoned R-I/Residence. Filed by Jim Shinaver and Jon
Dobosiewicz of Nelson & Frankenberger on behalf of Schafer Development, LLC.
Petitioner: Jon Dobosiewicz:
■ With me tonight are Rex Ramage, Jim Shinaver, and the Schafer Development Team
■ The County has control over the changes to 1461h Street
■ There will be a 20-25 ft building setback to the homes adjacent to the shared property line
■ We removed the stub street to the west to Salsberry Landscaping, and kept the stub street to the east
Iron Pointe and Remington in Fishers are comparable series of Pulte homes we would like to construct here
+ All masonry on the front elevations and enhanced side elevations abutting the main street throughfares
2200 - 2750 sq. ft. of living space, does not include garage or basement
• A lot of changes have been made since our last meeting and we look forward to hearing your feedback
• Staff mentioned they need to look at the updated architecture standards for the single-family homes
• We will continue this is to the Dec. 5 Residential Committee for further discussion
Department Report: Alexia Lopez
• The Petitioner has completely changed their layout, but Planning Staff likes their original site plan better because
of the mixed housing diversity they were offering. We've never seen a negative property value when a different
home type comes in next to a single-family neighborhood.
s Staff will work through the PUD details to make sure it's a well design neighborhood and esthetically pleasing
. 146' Street is a typical corridor, and this site would be a good location for their original development
• Staff will need time to review the new PUD and look at the new architecture standards
We ask this is continued to the Dec. 5 Residential Committee for further discussion
Committee Comments:
Buckler: I like their new layout better than the old one. If I lived near here, I would rather have this. Campagna: I agree.
Campagna: Has there been thought on where the traffic construction will take place. Rex Ramage, Pulte Homes: We
will place "No Construction" signage at places along Gray Road, Wellswood Bend, and place barricade at our south
entrance at end of the Gray Oaks Ct. cul-de-sac. We will want our main construction entrance to be off of 146' Street.
Westermeier: I would like to see some samples of the signage, and the location of the signage. Will you include this
language in the PUD? Rex Ramage: Yes, we can provide you examples and include it in the PUD. Westermeier: When
would the barricades and signage come down? Jon Dobosiewicz: When a certain percentage, like 80-85% of Certificates
of Occupancy is issued, we can take down the signage and barricades.
Campagna: I like the community garden and dog park you have proposed.
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Westemeier: Is there an age restriction for this development? Rex Ramage: There's no age restriction in place.
Westemeier: What's the Department thought on the removal of the east and west connections? Alexia Lopez: We would
really like to see the east connection, even though the County would be taking this land. The County mentioned they
would allow a connection. Jon Dobosiewicz: The County would have a ramp that would serve two connections at the
future roundabouts north and south of 14611 on Gray Road. Presented a future drawing of 146`" Street & Gray Road
Westermeier: I don't ever remember a PUD making such drastic changes. Are there any advantages of now not going
through the PUD Rezone? Alexia Lopez: We discussed this with the Petitioner. We have already started the PUD
process. Variances would probably be needed. We already have a governing document in their PUD Ordinance, where we
can make the updates. It helps to have a document to track all these changes. Rex Ramage: We thought that having one
governing document (PUD) guiding this project would be beneficial and help keep track of all the standards.
Westermeier: There's only 3 types of homes you will be offering. I think these homes look very monotonous to me. Is
there any way to change the look and feel of these. Rex Ramage: With only 31 homes, we typically don't change up the
garage orientations. We can vary the architecture. Westermeier: Bring in 10 different elevations for this development.
Buckler: What's landscape is planned along the south property line? Rex Ramage: The entirety of the south property line
is a 25-ft tree preservation area. We will keep and maintain anything that is not dead or invasive. If we have to remove,
we will plant new trees to fill in the gaps.
Westermeier: Any plans for overflowing parking? Rex Ramage: Each home has 5 on -site parking spaces, and any
overflow parking would take place on the public streets.
This item will continue to the Dec. S Residential Committee
2. Docket No. PZ-2023-00138 DP/ADLS: LEO Cottages and Multi -family at The Legacy.
The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a new apartment complex with 350 units made up of cottage
style homes and three 4-story buildings as well as a future commercial parcel. The site is located at the southwest
corner of 1461 Street and Community Drive. It is zoned Legacy PUD (Z-501-07 and Z-679-22). Filed by Jim
Shinaver and Jon Dobosiewicz of Nelson & Frankenberger, on behalf of Advenir Oakley Development, LLC.
Petitioner: Jon Dobosiewicz:
• We are still working out some details with Staff and we know we will come back to this Committee on Dec. 5
Scott Weathers, Advenir
• Our main focus is at the retail corner of off Community Drive and Hopewell Pkwy. Apartment unit building A
will have gable roof -tops, Juliette balconies, and in -sets of the Pt floor retail. We wanted to use black and white
exterior colors on the building so there will be more of a focus on this building.
■ We have not narrowed down any tenants in the retail space, but we will have it ready for commercial
■ I will setup a meeting with Aliza Shalit, Carmel Sign Specialist, to narrow down the signage type and location
Department Report: Alexia Lopez
We like the adjustments that were made by the Petitioner
■ We asked for more windows and dormers on the cottage homes
• We need a legible photometric (lighting) plan
For Unit N on the southwest side of the plan, the side facade that faces the street to use all masonry wainscot
■ We would like to see a continuous wainscot feature on the sides of the attached garages to units that have
masonry so it will continue all away around the building.
• There's so much signage being proposed, so we need to narrow down what signs are going where
• Staff recommends this is continued to the Dec. 5 Residential Committee for further discussion
Committee Comments:
Westermeier: Can you bring in physical examples of your exterior colors? Scott Weathers: Yes, we mostly use earthly
tones. We have 19 color pallet variations.
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