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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 25, 2007
3d. W oodbrook Elementary School
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
Docket No. 07050025 Section 25.7.02-5 Building identification sign size
Docket No. 07050026 Section 25.7.02-5 (B) Additional building identification sign
The site is located at 5201 East 131 st Street and is zoned S2/Residential.
Filed by Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc. for Carmel Clay Schools.
General Info: The
petitioner is requesting
to install a ground sign
on the site's 116th Street
frontage. The sign
would measure 11.2 feet
long and 6.2 feet tall, for
a square footage of 69.44
feet overall. The base of
the sign would be brick,
with limestone caps, and
the sign body would be
framed in aluminum,
with the school name in
4" black letters. The
sign would also have a
message panel,
measuring 8 feet by 2.4 feet, or 24 square feet including framing, with changeable copy.
No part of the sign would be internally illuminated; all illumination would be external.
The base of the sign would be landscaped.
Analysis: The proposed sign is similar in size and design to other signs already installed at
other Carmel Clay schools. The sign would be larger than permitted by the Sign
Ordinance, and would be in addition to an existing sign, however, the increases in size are
minor and in keeping with what the school corporation has installed elsewhere.
Findings of Fact:
4.) The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare of the community because: the sign is not internally illuminated, and is similar
in design and size to what has already been installed at other schools.
5.) 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 sign is not internally illuminated, and is
similar in design and size to what has already been installed at other schools.
6.) 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: visibility of the sign and the message
board would be reduced if the sign were smaller, thus possibly having a negative impact on traffic
safety.
Recommendation: The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket
Nos. 07050025 and No. 07050026 after all questions/concerns are addressed.