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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication x CITY OF CARMEL - CLAY TOWNSHIP HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA APPLICATION FOR BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ACTION SPECIAL USE/SPECIAL USE AMENDMENT APPROVAL REQUEST Fee $834.00, $111.00 per acre DOCKET NO. ~!S> B8" 4 G tA. DAT~ RECEIVED: (l6/l11 0 1Po~ 1) Applicant: _It A/\lf: I f--te J-( /if( (). ~ (ey, fer Address:~ rrz. ~ WMQ,LDr. (1Y^~Q{:LA) 400J/_ projectNameJet~)'5 PhOne&Fax3/Z~4.'~~g C+] Engineer/Architect: Phone: Attorney: T~t:s Phone:~-46q3 Applicanrs ~atus: (!I1ec~ l~~ appropriate response) 2) 3) (a) The applicant's name is on the deed to the property (b) The applicant is the contract purchaser of the property (c) Other: tea j t 4) If Item 3) (c) is checked, please complete the following: OwnerOfthepropertylnV~lved:~'- p ~'~6 Owner's address: J Ii '=:: I (J;r IvtiJ. D. (J:f.A-t1J nJ Phone: <3'4-4 - 3q q 3 Ii 4bo3z- Record of Ownership:.' Deed book No./lnstrument No. Page: " Purchase Date: 6) 5~e aDo I!~ Common address of the property involved: Legal description: 8) State reasons supporti~g the Special Use: (Additionally, complete the attached question sheet entitled "Findings of Fact-Special Use"). Per ~J MlS ~ o/ft- W Z!/z- (f€O'S ond. 1'-5 pmv ":'5 SU (['CBS 'fid ,'f) ~ b~i'(}f'$ MQ)/,e). ill n€#-T p~~ of i~ ~fXY15/~ ip \ COilhY\W -tv SG'vc-tk-( (DMhuf11 hj..~:,~~::' ~.,..a. retori-. o 9) 10) 11 ) 12) Present zoning of the Jroperty (give exact classification): b net{ i!J 8 Present use of the pro~erty:b~ Ngj'{ Size of loVparcel in qu~stion: ;;500 ~ /. du, arl!9 acres Desc.nbethe proposed: use of the property: - - - hl IlPm4 110M(> Cl Lf'reJlT:1.Lt- ~ fJ.c1dlil'OA of Ol rKMOJ-,'on jlwr 13) Owner occupied Renter occupied X. Other Is the property: 14) Are there any restrictions, laws, covenants, variances, special uses, or appeals filed in connection with this property that would relate or affect its use for the specific purpose of this application? If yes, give date and docket number, decision rendered and pertinent explanation. ~/ . 15) Has work for which thi~ application is being filed already started? If answer is yes, give details: (\)D, Building Pe.rmit Number: Builder: 16) If proposed special us~ is granted, when will the work commence? ~ /v1e d. i (jjf1~ 17) If the proposed special use is granted, who will operate and/or use the proposed improvement for which this apPI~~ as~OCJ.'o:ks NOTE: - LEGAL NOTICE shall be published in the Indianaoolis Star a MANDATORY twenty-five (25) days prior to the public hearing date.:. The certified "Proof of Publication" affidavit for the newspaper must be available for inspection the night of the hearing. LEGAL NOTICE to all adjoining and abutting property owners is also MANDATORY, two methods of notice are recommended: 1) CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED sent to adjoining property owners. (The white receipt should be stamped by the Post Office at least twenty-five (25) days prior to the public hearing date.) 2) HAND DELIVERED to adjoining and abutting property owners (A receipt signed by the adjoining and abutting property owner acknowledging the twenty-five (25) day notice should be kept for verification that the notice was completed) , REALIZE THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR ALL NOTICES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT. AGAIN, THIS TASK MUST BE COMPLETEDiAT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE (25) DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING DATE. Page 2 of 8 - z:lshared\forms\BZA applications\ Special Use Application rev. 12129/2006 o AFFIDAVIT I, hereby swear that I am the owner/contract purchaser of property involved in this application and that the foregoing signatures, statements and answers herein contained and the information herewith submitted are in all respects true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I, the undersigned, authorize the applicant to act on my behalf with regard to this application and subsequent hearings and testimony. _CbJeFILA- - El ( I: 5 (Please Print) STATE OF INDIANA SS: County of fYAffJl}.:TON (County in which notarization takes place) Before me the undersigned, a Notary Public for f..Jflm JlUO rJ (Notary Public's county of residence) County, State of Indiana, personally appeared CoL-8 e IV ,i!-,V I\J E L-u S (Property Owner, Attorney, or Power of Attorney) and acknowledge the execution of the foregoing instrument this jD-fJ( day of fYlfi1 ,2001 ~-~ .sUSAN &~ Notary Public--Plea e Pnnt My commission expires: IP /; D /; Lj (SEAL) (SEAL) ~' ~.......-............. ~ =--~~ .. .-~ ~- Coleen E.llis President/Owner ""'",'_L__"'~ I 72 East Carmel Drive, Carmel, Indiana 46032 Office: 317.569.6000 Fax: 317.569.9910 coleen_ellis@petangelmemorialcenter.com www.petangelmemorialcenter.com () .. .~ PETITIONER'S AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CARMEUCLA Y BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS s~~ \p~ ~S I (WE) DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT A LEGAL (Petitioner's Name) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEUCLAY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CONSIDERING DOCKET NUMBER , WAS GIVEN AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE (25)* DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE BELOW LISTED OF ADJOINING AND ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS: OWNER ADDRESS STATE OF INDIANA SS: The undersigned, swear that the above inf mation is in all respects is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. .. County of ~. (County in which notarization takes place) for~A) (Notary Public's county of residence) Co/een ~?Iis : (Property Owner, Attorney, or Power of Attorney) Before me the undersigned, a Notary Public County, State of Indiana, personally appeared and acknowledge the execution of the foregoing instrument this (g day of <; /" ""'~~'-' ,.;::/'~ .:- ;=- .: --- ~: ~ . __ "I .... ~ -:(SEAL) ,.., ,,~ ,~ ---, : ... ~ . ;- '\ ;.~ Notary Public--Signature {!;,;J117 " e S ~ /,., Notary Public--Please Print My commission expires: f -:2 -0 J--' /"':, /' -' :' , ;,..' C" "." "/.... .:- * 10 day notice for BZA Hearing Officer Meeting. Page 6 of 8 - z:\shared\forms\BZA applications\ Special Use Application rev. 12/29/2006 '" ; Petitioner: /; h~ <,." j//t~rh. (..,t;..,l.1J?~ Ji/. t 4.1) "". ,. . It" , , .bOts'" CARMEUCLAV BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CARMEL, INDIANA Docket No.: C&rter FINDINGS OF FACT - SPECIAL USE . 1. The 2. ~r&.. The Specia Use ill no~ injuriously or adversely affect economic factors, such as cost! nefit to the community and its anticipated effect on surrQ,unding property values becau~T' L Yio K CL1 \\ M -=thO.if. arc. (\0 eM {, sSt'nAS ~I\ --livP Ox 0'1 a \ . The Special Use will be 'consistent with social/neighborhood factors, such as compatibility with existing uses and those permitted under current zoning in the vicinity of the premises under consideration and how the proposed S cial se wil.' affect neighborhood. integrity because: l.n. " . l L 11::"' rf~}~~'~s~ will not injuriously or adversely affect the adequacy and availability of water, sewage and storm drainage faciliti~s a,nd olice and {lre pro ection be aus~: 3. 4. II ..~f- The Special Use will n adver ely affect ehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around th premises upon ~eF~se~~W:l~l\'tN bLUlril~SJlUdWL - kjuU, The Board has reviewea the requirements of Ordinance Z -160, Section 21.03 (1-26) as they relate to this Special Use, and does not find ~hat those criteria prevent the granting of the Special Use: 5. 6. DECISION IT IS THEREFORE the decisi,on of the Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning Appeals that Special Use Docket Number is gra~ted, subject to any conditions stated in the minutes of this Board, which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Adopted this Ii day of ,20_. CHAIRPERSON, CarmeVClay Board of Zoning Appeals SECRETARY, Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning Appeals Conditions of the Board are listed on the back. (Petitioner or his representative to sign). 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Funeral Service and Crematory Establishments 1987 1992 Number of Total Number Number of Total Number Annual Receipts Facilities of Employees Facilities of Employees $10,000,000 or more 6 582 7 1,549 $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 16 1,070 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999 53 2253 92 2,950 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 645 12,364 1,155 17,845 $500,000 to $999,999 2,331 22,075 3,272 25,879 $250,000 to $499,999 4,589 25,098 5,102 23,808 $100,000 to $249,999 4,797 15,238 3,850 10,632 $50,000 to $99,999 1,422 2628 787 1,476 $25,000 to $49,999 615 252 264 357 $10,000 to $24,999 216 205 90 83 Less than $10,000 27 4 33 29 Facilities not operated 843 1,432 979 2,740 entire year Total 15,544 82,631 15,647 88,328 Source: u.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1995. 1992 Census of Service Industries, Subject Series: Establishment and Firm Size (Including Legal Form of Organization). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 7 DRAFT Table 3-5. Cemeteries (1992) Total 10 39 103 407 538 676 995 771 680 831 645 795 6,490 Number of Employees 1,129 2,697 4,541 9,586 6,391 5,036 4,302 1,960 1,320 1,328 683 1,129 40, I 02 Annual Receipts $10,000,000 $24,999,999 $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $10,000 to $24,999 Less than $10,000 Number of Facilities Facilities not operated entire year Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1995. 1992 Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries, Subject Series: Establishment and Firm Size (Including Legal Form of Organization). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 3.1.4 Markets and Trends Cremation's growth as a popular and acceptable method of disposition is expected to continue. According to a study sponsored by CANA (1998), in the 10 years between 1987 and 1997 the number of cremations per year increased from 15.2 percent of all deaths to 23.6 percent. At this rate of growth, CANA estimates that approximately one-third of the deceased in 2010 will be cremated. Cremation is the fastest growing market in the death care industry (Zrinsky, 1998). Table 3-6 compares the estimated growth in the number of crematories and annual cremation rate. CANA anticipates a greater than 50 percent increase in the cremation rate between 1996 and 2010. To meet growing demand, the number of crematories is expected to grow by 58 8 DRAFT Table 3-6. Estimated Growth in Number of Cremations and Crematories Year Percentage of Deceased Cremated Number of Crematories 1996 1997 1998 2000 2010 21.37 23.59 23.78 25.41 33.22 1,205 1,256 1,305 1,407 1,907 Source: Cremation Association of North America (CANA). 1998. 1996/97 Cremation Container, Disposition. and Service Survey. Chicago, IL: Cremation association of North America. percent. The areas with the largest growth are Texas, California, Louisiana, the Prairie states, Florida, and the Carolinas. CANA's 1998 study identified several trends influencing the growth in the demand for cremation services: . People are Ii ving longer. In 1997, a man could expect to live just over 73 years, a woman about 80 years. A longer-living and large elderly population will force a change in customs and education. . The death rate will be higher as the baby boomers move into their golden years, increasing the demand for funeral services. . The elderly are migrating to retirement locations. As people relocate to retirement locations, such as Arizona, California, and Florida, they lose ties with their home communities. Traditional burials are often more for the benefit of the living (relatives) than as a homage to the dead because they provide a forum for survivors to grieve and to begin to recover from the loss of a loved one (NFDA, 1999a). Elderly people in retirement areas have few ties to the local community, and any relationships formed are generally with people of their own demographic group. In retirement communities, cremation is considered a dignified, economical method for disposing of human remains. . The origins of immigrants are changing. Immigrants from cultures where cremation is considered the best and most appropriate form of disposition, such as India and East Asia, and their descendants generally choose cremation once they settle in the United States. 9 DRAFT . The education level is rising. As society becomes more educated, the need for complicated, traditional services diminishes (Zrinsky, 1998). The educated consumer seeks more simplistic methods of disposing of the body. Also, pre- planning and pre-paying for funeral services is becoming quite common. Individuals paying for their own funeral may select cremation as the least expensive and least troublesome method. Cremation is both the simplest and generally the most cost-effective service. By 2010, cremation will be more popular than traditional burial services in the Pacific and Mountain states and in New England (CANA, 1998). . Cremation is more acceptable as a normal form of disposition. Funeral directors hold a more favorable opinion of cremation now because the costs of providing traditional burial services and merchandise have risen. Cremation services require lower overhead, possibly increasing the profit margin (Zrinsky, 1998). Educated customers are more interested in simple services and would like to save money. . Cremation reduces land pressure from cemeteries. About two-thirds of cremated remains are either buried or placed in a mausoleum. Burying cremated remains or placing them in a niche at a mausoleum reduces the amount of land required to inter one person; therefore, the pressure cemeteries place upon the environment decreases. This trend is especially significant where open space is scarce and only available at a premium, such as metropolitan areas and mountainous regions. 3.2 Veterinary Industry The U.S. veterinary industry (SIC 07) provides medical and other care services for more than 300 million dogs, cats, fish, livestock, birds, and other species. Table 3-7 presents the number of, and types of species cared for by veterinarians and their support technicians. The veterinary medical industry can be subdivided into livestock veterinarians (SIC 0741), companion animal veterinarians (0742), and other veterinary services (0752), such as pet cemeteries and crematories. Although animal care providers include publicly funded animal shelters, zoological parks, and animal control units, this profile concentrates on private- sector practices, categorized under SIC 074 and 075, because they comprise an overwhelming majority of the industry. Private veterinary clinics and pet cemeteries and crematories operate the majority of animal cremation units. Livestock veterinarians help maintain the quality of the American food supply by caring for food animals. Practices focus on treating injuries, providing vaccinations against the spread of disease, and caring for diseased livestock. The latter two services are the most 10 DRAFT Table 3-7. Companion Animal and Livestock Population, 1996 (millions) 1991 1996 Companion Animals 153.5 Dogs 52.5 52.9 Cats 57.0 59. t Birds t 1.0 12.6 Horses 4.9 4.0 Rabbits 4.6 5.9 Reptiles 2.0 2.6 Rodents 3.9 4.8 Livestock 3.4 6.0 Others 5.8 5.6 Livestock 677.4 Cattle and Calves 101.3 Hogs and Pigs 55.9 Sheep 7.9 Chickens 303.2 Source: American Veterinary Medical Association, Center for Information Management. 1997. U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook. Schaumburg, IL: American Veterinary Medical Association. important because each year the livestock industry loses $3 billion in livestock to disease. Preventative medicine is integral to maintaining ranch and farm productivity and profitability (Lesser, 1998). Companion animal veterinarians care for household pets and horses, focusing on animal health and protecting humans and pets from animal-borne diseases like rabies. Over 45,000 veterinarians provide services such as vaccination, dentistry, surgery, and routine health care for the U.S. pet population at about 20,000 animal hospitals and clinics. When animals die they might be cremated at veterinary practices or at special animal cemeteries and crematories. Many veterinary practices operate animal crematories onsite to 11 DRAFT provide memorial services for a family pet or to cremate the remains of diseased and abandoned animals. Often pet crematories operate as subcontractors, cremating large numbers of animals for fees paid it by veterinary clinics or other organizations. Pet crematories operate in similar fashion to human crematories; animal remains are cremated and then placed in an urn for a keepsake or for scatter or burial. If the animal is not a family pet, it may be cremated along with a number of other species in mass disposal operations. This practice is more typical for abandoned animals and livestock, such as chickens. More than 26,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals operate in the United States. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, in t 998 the average establishment generates $422,22 t in annual revenues from medical services, retail sales of pet products and pharmaceuticals, and other services, such as cremation (see Table 3-8). The market for veterinary services is valued at approximately $ t t billion a year. Table 3-8. U.S. Veterinary Practices, 1998 Number of Vets Mean Gross Type of Practice Number Percent per Practice Practice Revenue Large Animal Exclusive 1,078 4.1 2.03 448,412 Large Animal Predominant 1,871 7.2 2.53 523,214 Mixed Animal 1,553 5.9 2.43 459,239 Small Animal Predominant 3,313 12.7 2.01 430,164 Small Animal Exclusive 15,880 60.7 1.82 420,813 Equine 1,234 4.7 1.65 325,204 Unclassified 1,224 4.7 1.54 277 ,058 Total 26,153 100.0 1.92 422,221 Source: American Veterinary Medical Association, Center for Information Management. 1998. "Veterinary Market Statistics-U.S. Veterinarians." <http://www.avma.org/cimlvstatl.htm>. As obtained April 26, 1999. Between t 985 and t 993 the median veterinary practice revenue increased 75 percent (see Table 3-9). The industry's growth is attributed to the growth in the number of companion animals and the increased variety of services. More households are keeping animals as pets, increasing the demand for routine medical procedures and animal surgery. In addition, large animal veterinarians are increasing as the number of cattle and other food animals in the U.S. grows (Lesser, t 998). A third factor is veterinary health insurance. 12 DRAFT Table 3-9. Median Gross Practice Revenue, 1985 to 1995 (1995 $MM) Year Median Gross Revenue 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 264,162 272,077 296,168 304,095 352,557 Source: American Veterinary Medical Association (A VMA), Center for Information Management. 1994. Economic Report on Veterinarians and Veterinary Practices. Schaumburg, IL: American Veterinary Medical Association. Insurance providers have devised animal health care plans structured in the same way as human health care plans. Health insurance allows owners to provide comprehensive, long-term care and surgery to debilitated pets rather than resorting to euthanasia. 3.2.1 Supply Side 3.2.1.1 Veterinary Cremation Process There are many different classes of veterinary crematories; however, the technology employed by each unit-type is essentially the same. Crematory technology has changed little in the latter half of the twentieth century. Crematories are typically large, front-loaded or automatic feed units that weigh between 15,000 and 20,000 pounds. Remains are combusted in two chambers at an average rate of 75 to 450 pounds per hour (Crawford Equipment, 1999). Capacity varies according to the size of the animal being cremated; livestock and horse crematories are generally larger than units used for dogs and cats. Some units employ automatic feed technology if the facility cremates large numbers of animals on a regular basis. Crematories use natural gas and propane to facilitate the combustion process. Animal cremation units operate in the same fashion as those for humans. The primary chamber is preheated to about 700 OC. The body is either enclosed in a combustible container, such as a cardboard box or plastic bag, or the body is placed directly into the unit. The operator increases the temperature to between 900 and 1,100 oc. The body stays in the primary chamber between 1 and 3 hours, depending on the number and size of the bodies. After the remains have cooled, the bones are crushed to the consistency of coarse sand if the 13 --in _