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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFindings of Fact 1 FINDINGS OF FACT FORM FOR piUMARYPLAT CONSIDERATION' . CarmeVClaYl>lan .Commission Carmel, JUiHQM Plat Vacation DOCKET NO. 165...02 PV NAME OF SUBDIVISION: ("''''..m~ltI7Mrl' PETITIONER: Carmel Clay Sr.honl~ Based upon all tbC e!'idcnce presented by the petitioner and upon the representations, and -. certifications of the staff efthe Department of Commm11ty Services, I determine that the plat complies with standards of the Cannel Clay Subdivision Control OrdinanCe. \/ I hereby !!JlP'Ove oftbe primary plat as submitted withtbe fulJowing specific conditions as -A- agreed to by the petitioner. Condition 1. Existing public right-of-way will be submitted to the Carmel City Council for vacation approval. New public right-of-way, public street and emergency access easement dedicated through the Board of Public Works to reconnect Sylvan Lane and Audubon Drive. Condition 2. It is in the public interest to vacate the requested parcels for expansion of the public school, creation of landscape ,buffer space and elimination of traffic concerns in the adjacent neighborhood. Condition 3. Carmel Clay Schools will purchase the residential property, 120 Sylvan Lane, and retain the existing house and property as a residential property. This house will remain to provide an additional buffer between the school property and the remaining private property on the south side of Sylvan Lane. _ I hereby disa.D1'I'ove of the primary plat as submitted for the funowing reasons: 1. 2. 3. . ~ DATED THIS \ 8 DAYOFSE%l.Ua]lY ;_a003 ~~. C ~::. s:\piancomm\app\pcfindfuct ~.:...J.l."fd)'H3g :~ Carmel Plan Commission Carmel, Indiana Petition for Vacation of Plat 1. The Petitioner is the owner of Lots 3, 4,8, 17 and18 in Carmelwoo,d Subdivision, along with the property at 420 2nd Street. The addresses and _parcel numbers for these properties are listed in the cover letter of this information packet. - 2. The Petitioner has acquired the Lots in this area in order to provide additional space for the construction of the Freshman Center addition to Carmel High School. The additional property will, provide space to maintain a proper separation from adjacent residential properties, replace parking removed by the location of the proposed addition, and provide a means to disconnect drives from the high school campus and the adjacent neighborhood. 3. The Petitioner will submit a Plat Vacation of the existing right-of-way along the roads surrounding the vacated lots to the Carmel City Council for review and approval. 4. The Petitioner will also dedicate new public right-of-way and construct a portion of new public road to reconnect Sylvan Lane and Audubon Drive through the Board of Public Works. The area to be dedicated is shown on the attached drawings. 5. It is in the public interest to vacate these parcels in order to allow the expansion of the Carmel High Scho'ol campus to accommodate the growing school'::age population of the City of Carmel. The proposed Freshman Center Project will keep all students in grades 9 through 12 on the High School Campus at one location as desired by the community who assisted Carmel Clay Schools in developing the educational guidelines for this Project. Thevacation of these lots will also stop the vehicular traffic from the High School Campus from passing through the adjacent neighborhood. This has been a constant concern and objection from the remaining property owners in the neighborhood. 6. The granting of this Petition will not substantially diminish the value of the Lots in the plat not owned by the Petitioner. The vacation of the plats will allow more buffer space to the majority of remaining properties than currently exists or would have existed without the property acquisition. The elimination of traffic from the High School Campus will also removal a nuisance from the area that could have negatively affected property value. 7. Carmel Clay Schools will purchase the residential property at 120 Sylvan Lane. This house will not be tom down and the property will remain a residential property. This lot remaining as a residential property will provide additional buffer to the remaining privately owned residential property on the south side of Sylvan Lane.