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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 02-24-252 of 13 CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER DEPARTMENT REPORT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 (V) Engelking Residence Variances. The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals for a 2-story addition and garage to an existing single-family dwelling: 4. Docket No. PZ-2025-00001 V UDO Section 3.64(A)(1)(c) Maximum 45% lot cover allowed, 76% requested. 5. Docket No. PZ-2025-00002 V UDO Section 3.64(A)(5)(a) Garage Setback – The front face of the garage must be at least 15-ft further from the front lot line than the primary front line of the principal building, 1-ft further requested. (And 5-ft back from the proposed new front porch) 6. WITHDRAWN - Docket No. PZ-2025-00003 V UDO Section 3.64(A)(3)(a) Building shall be clad in wood, brick, stone, or lap, shake, or shingle style cement board; Hardie Board Architectural panel siding requested. The 0.10-acre site is located at 220 2nd Ave NW. It is zoned R4/Residence and Old Town Overlay District, Character Sub-Area. Filed by Scott Engelking, owner. General Info: • Petitioner seeks approval to add a 2-story addition and attached garage to an existing single-family dwelling. • Building Permit B-2025-00003 was applied for. • Variance approvals are requested for lot cover percentage and garage setback. • Site is in Old Town Overlay District, Character Sub-Area; a HOA (Homeowner’s Association) doesn’t exist. • The subject parcel is only 0.10 acres in size (or 4,356 sq. ft. in area). • Surrounding this site are single family residential dwellings and the Monon Trail across the street. • Please see the Petitioner’s info packet for more details on the variance requests. Variances Requested: Lot Cover - • The UDO states that a Maximum 45% lot cover is allowed for single family uses in the Character Subarea, and 76% is requested. This is a variance of 31%. • The very small 0.10 acre site currently has a house and driveway on it. The Petitioner would like to add a building addition, porch addition, additional driveway, and also a patio paver area. • As part of the building addition project, the Petitioner will partially remove some of the existing driveway area. It is currently wide enough for two cars, and he will take the width down to become just wide enough for one car for the southern part of the site. • An additional two-car width driveway is also proposed of the northern part of the site. • Since a lot coverage variance is being requested, the Carmel Engineering Dept. will require on-site stormwater detention or payment into the Stormwater Fund. (The Petitioner opts for the latter, since the site is so small, there is no room to properly install it.) Garage Setback - • The UDO states that all new garages should be attached to the principal building so that the front face of the garage is at least 15 feet further from the front lot line than the primary front line of the principal building. The Petitioner requests a 1-ft setback from the main front façade of the house (which will also be a 5-ft setback from the proposed new front porch). • The building addition and the existing house will end up with the same colors and materials, since this is a building addition / remodel project. • The existing house sits around 16-ft back from the sidewalk, and the site is only around 65-ft deep. • The driveway will be around 18-ft 7-in deep, still long enough so that a vehicle will not encroach into the sidewalk area when parked. 3 of 13 Remaining Review Comments: • Please provide a conceptual landscape plan with the building permit, and please make sure that at least one medium or large native shade tree from the Recommended Species List is shown for the front yard. (The Petitioner proposes a Honey Locust tree in the front yard. ) Final Comments: • The Planning Dept. supports the variance requests. • The final site plan and exterior architectural elevations will be reviewed with the building permit. SDR (Site Plan & Design Review) is required for all new buildings and additions in the Old Town Overlay, and that will be done tandem with the building permit review. Findings of Fact: • Please refer to the Petitioner’s Findings of Facts included in their BZA Info Packet. Recommendation: • The Dept. of Community Services (DOCS) recommends positive consideration of the variance requests, with the conditions of the Petitioner 1.) paying into the Stormwater Fund and 2.) providing a conceptual landscape plan with the building permit that shows at least one medium to large native shade tree in the front yard from the Recommended Species List, also with the adoption of the Findings of Facts submitted by the Petitioner.