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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PC 06-19-07 City of Carmel CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION June 19, 2007 Minutes The regularly scheduled meeting of the Cannel Plan Commission met at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Cannel. Indiana. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: Leo Dierckman, Jay Donnan, Wayne Haney, Kevin Heber, Rick Ripma, Carol Schleit~ Sally Shapiro, thereby constituting a quorum. DOCS Staff in attendance: Angelina Conn, Adrienne Keeling. Jolm Molitor, legal counsel was also present. The minutes ofthe May 15, 2007 meeting were approved as submitted. Legal Report, John Molitor. There is a gray area with sharing emails with more than 3 Commission members. The Open Door Law will probably be amended and that will mean a change to the Rules of Procedure as well. At this time, it is recommended that no one Plan Commission member send an email to more than one person at a time until changes are made regarding rights and responsibilities. If there is an urgent situation, it would be addressed by the President prior to the next meeting. Department Report, Angie Conn: Regarding Item 2B, Pro-Med Lane Holiday Inn has had no new submissions, nothing new to report, and the Department is recommending this item be tabled to the next meeting, July 17,2007. Rick Ripma made formal motion to TABLE Docket No. 07030035DP, Pro-Med Lane Holiday Inn to the July 17th meeting, seconded by Carol Schleif, Approved 7-0. H. Public Hearings tH. TABLED to JULY 17 Meeting: Docket No. 07030037 DP/ADLS: Midland Atlantic-Market Place at West Carmel The applicant seeks ~ite plan and design approval for n proposed one story, 21,600 square foot retail baildin; on 2.73 acres. Tho oite is located at the northeast corner of98tft Street and Michigan Road, and is zoned B3/Business, and is within the US 421 Overlay. Filed by Paul Reis DfBose MeKilIDe)' & Evans, LLP for Midland /~tlantic Properties S :/PlanCommissionIMinutes/2007/PCjunel 9 1 ONE CIVlC SQUARE CARtvlEL, INDli'u~A 46032 317/571-2417 any way to do some type of material that would allow a walk around the trees so people could still walk/ride through the area without harming the trees. Paul Reis responded that the utilities were coming off of Pro Med Lane and not off Smokey Row. Paul Reis said he would make a note to check with David Littlejohn, Alternative Transportation, to see if he would have some suggestion; otherwise, it would have to come out at Pro Med Lane. Kevin Heber noted that on the south side, the trail would not connect to anything basically from the front entrance to the south edge-it just sort of dead-ends. Would there be a more creative way to remedy that? Paul Reis responded that they would look into that. Carol Schleif asked if was possible to use a light color roofing that would not create more heat in the building or utilize sky lights to get daylight into the building. Natural daylight decreases the cooling loads. Carol offered to email information to Mr. Reis. Paul Reis responded that the petitioner is using the same building that has already been designed. If additional information is needed, Mr. Reis said he would contact Carol Schleif Wayne Haney commented that most of the mansards are basically just screen walls for mechanical equipment so that they would not add to the heat-load of the building. Leo Dierckman asked that Paul Reis talk with Mrs. Kerr regarding the path. Docket No. 07040022 PP, Justus Business Park, lots 1-2; was forwarded to the Special Studies Corn mittee for further review on June 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM in the Caucus Rooms of City Hall, Carmel. 4H. Docket No. 07040023 DP Amend/ADLS Amend: Justus Business Park, Jot 2- Justus Office Building The applicant seeks site ~lan & design approval for an office building. The site is located southeast of 136t] S1. and Pro Med Ln. and is zoned B-6fBusiness within the US 31 Overlay. Filed by Paul Reis of Bose McKinney & Evans for Justus Home Builders. See Item 3H. - - - 5~~)~~WJf~tENCQ.-.&103QQ3~'];-PEZ/tDLS:~~€st;"G_a;rln~t"l\!lf!~li~$p!a~~~~&)if,~~e~~~lg~.". _ . - - The applicaEijf-seeK~{site plan and design approval for a proposeci testaUfatii~buiIQio;~ The site is located at 9853 N Michigan Rd, and is zoned B-3/Business within the US 42 1 Overlay. Filed by Richard Sampson of Burger King Corp. S:/PlanCommission/Minutes/2007/PCjune 19 5 ONE CIV1C SQUARE CARLvlEL, INDIAN;\. 46032 317 /571-2417 -. Mike Dauss, Dauss Architects, 227 Historic West 11 th Street, Anderson, Indiana 46016 appeared before the Commission representing the applicant. Also in attendance: Dick Sampson of Burger King Corp. The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a Burger King Restaurant building located at 9853 N. Micrugan Road in the West Cannel Marketplace in front of the Home Depot. The property is located within the US 421 Overlay. The building is a typical Burger King proto-type, modified to meet the West Carmel Marketplace and the US 421 Overlay standards. The 2,570 square-foot restaurant provides for 53 seating capacity with drive-up window service, 8-10 employees per shift. The site continues the overall development that was prior-approved with Duke Realty and is the last oftheoutlots on the parcel ofland. Ingress/egress is off the access drive; the drive-thru is located behind the building. The dining room and the front door are oriented toward US 421. The Burger King development has agreed to cross-access with the future development to allow traffic flow through both parking lots. As the site becomes further developed, it will help the over- all traffic flow. The drive-thm and the dumpster are located to the rear of the property. The petitioner has worked with Scott Brewer, Urban Forester regarding the landscape plan. The concept is to continue the over-all conceptual layout and development of the landscape along the corridor in front of the "B" shops. The petitioner has also incorporated Scott Brewer's request for more diversity in the tree species. The parking provides for 31 spaces; there are 1 0 drive-thm stacks and 4 bicycle spaces. There is a direct pedestrian connection into the 8-foot bicycle path along 421. Site lighting will simply match the existing. The same materials are being used in the construction of the building-pre-cast stone at the base of the building, the same brick except a smaller standard, since the building is smaller than a Home Depot. Both doors into the facility will step out, away from the fa<;ade, and blue awnings over each window. Signage: There is one building sign, plus directional. The building sign will be Burger King's standard, trade-mark logo. Members of the public were invited to speak in favor of or opposition to the petition; no one appeared and the public hearing was closed. Department Report, Angie Conn. As of June 15th, the City Forester bas tentatively approved the landscape plan. The Engineering Dept. is still working on reviewing this project. The Department would still like to see the petitioner explore the pption of using a moveable panel that would screen the gap formed by the roof access to a flatter design. The Department is recommending this item be forwarded to the June 28, 2007 Special Studies Committee Meeting at 6:00 PM. S :lPlanCorrmlissio n/Minutesl2 007 jPCjune] 9 6 ONE CIVIC SQUARE CAlUviEL, IND1ANA 46032 317/571-2417 .. Commission Comments: Wayne Haney felt that the parking lot layout and the line-up for the drive thru window need to be re- studied. There are only 10 autos that can be lined up and upon entering the site, traffic must cross traffic and turn immediately to the left to get into line. If there are more than 10 cars, there will be a blockage. The site could be laid out much better and have a much longer area for stacking cars. Also, combining it with the neighbor, there will be two-way traffic in each one of these with cross- traffic. It might be too complex. Wayne urged the petitioner to lay-out a site that would improve stacking ability and to eliminate the cross traffic. Jay Dorman said he did not like the site plan at all-it is dangerous-there are different ways to lay it out. Leo Dierckman conm1ented that the blue canopies and the orange doors do not work for him and the Committee should re-study this. Rick Ripma asked about the trash dumpster. In Castleton, the actual unit that goes inside the dumpster to hide is taller than the brick. So, you see this ugly thing sticking up-how tall is the brick on the trash receptacle? Mike Dauss responded that the elevations proposed are above the normal six cubic-yard trash container and that is what is being proposed. Rick Ripma wanted to make certain that the petitioner is not allowed to install a trash receptacle that' . is taller than the enclosure. Angie Conn commented that if need be, the dumpster height and trash receptacle could be a condition of the approval. Sally Shapiro: Requested the inclusion of green parking spaces in the parking area. Also, is the brick real or a veneer? Mike Dauss responded that the brick is real, and a standard, modular unit brick. Home Depot has a Nom1an brick which is 16 long by 4 high-a bigger unit-and on a building this size, proportionately, it just would not work. Docket No. 07030037 DP/ADLS, West Carmel Marketplace Burger King was forwarded to the Special Studies Committee for further review on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM in the Caucus Rooms of City Hall. 6H. Docket No. 07040021 DP/ADLS: Irwin Union Bank, Carmel Science & Tech Park, Block 11, Lot 3 The applicant seeks site plan and design approval for a bank building. The site is located at the 700 block of West Carmel Dr. and is zoned M- 3/Manufacturing. Filed by Jim Shinaver of Nelson & Frankenberger for Irwin Union Realty Corp. S:lPlanCommission/Minutes/2007 IPCjune 19 7 ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARlYIEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417