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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 28, 2007
15. Docket No. 07040024 DP: 1328-1440 W. Main Street
The applicant seeks development plan approval for five buildings.
The site is located at the NE comer of US 31 (Meridian) and W. Main Street and
is now zoned B-6/Business within the US 31 Overlay. Filed by Jamie Browning of
Browning Real Estate Partners.
The petitioner seeks development plan approval for 5 buildings on a 2 I-acre site at the northeast corner
of Main Street and US 31/Meridian Street. Each building will come back separately before the Plan
Commission, at a later date, for ADLS approval of architecture, design, landscaping, lighting, and
signage. Please see the petitioner's informational packet for more detail on the site plan.
The proposed use of this site will be mixed, with hotel, office, and retail land uses proposed.
The site is currently undergoing a rezone to B-6/Business. The rezone item was just approved at the June
18 City Council meeting. This site is adjacent to the Old Meridian District, which promotes a higher
density mixed use lifestyle and addresses Carmel's unmet need for housing, specialty and service retail,
and entertainment uses (per the 2000 Old Meridian Task Force Report).
At the June 19 Plan Commission meeting, the following issues/concerns/requests were made:
I.) The DP and ADLS should have been brought before the Plan Commission at the same time to
review the overall project/design.
2.) There is too much building and pavement on the site. Too intense; it needs more green space.
3.) Remove one of the buildings and design in more open space.
4.) Create more natural-shaped ponds.
5.) The site is not creative in design.
6.) Provide a parking garage instead of so much surface parking.
7.) Use permeable pavers.
8.) Commit to using LEED and green building practices.
Also, at the meeting, the public had concerns about the potential building heights of 100-ft, light pollution,
loss of wildlife and trees, and decreased property values. These comments would have been
appropriate at rezone stage, also.
The following are outstanding issues/concerns from DOCS:
1.) The petitioner should provide Engineering Dep't approval updates. There is some concern about
the pond locations.
2.) The petitioner should provide Landscape Plan approval updates. Scott did get a submittal late on
June the 8th from Cripe and will review this plan soon.
3.) Due to time constraints, Engineering Dept and Landscape Plan approval
comments/concerns will be provided by Staff at the June 28 Committee meeting.
Only after all questions/concerns have been addressed, the Department of Community Services
recommends the Special Studies Committee forward this item to the full Plan Commission with a
favorable recommendation.