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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
July 17, 2007
31. Docket No. 06050020 PP: Clay Creek
The applicant seeks approval to plat 30 lots on 29.971 acres. The applicant also
seeks the following waivers:
Docket No. 06050021 SW: sca Chapter 6.03.07 Cul-de-sac Length - request to
have cuI de sac in excess of 600 feet in length
Docket No. 06050022 SW: sea Chapter 6.05.07 Orientation of Home - request
to allow dwell ings to faee internal street
Docket No. 06050023 SW: sea Chapter 7.05.07 Clearing more than 151%
mature woodlands
The site is located on Hoover Road north of 116th Street and is zoned SI. Filed by
Charlie Frankenberger of Nelson & Frankenberger for MHE Development Co. LLC.
The applicant is requesting approval of a primary plat consisting of 30 lots on 30 acres. As part of this
plat a Thoroughfare Plan required segment of Meeting House Road would be constTIlcted. Because the
site is heavily wooded in areas, a waiver has been requested to allow the clearing of more than 15% of the
mature woodlands. Part of the wooded area is located in the proposed right-of-way of Meeting House
Road; however, all clearing is subject to review by the Urban Forester.
Please refer to the amended site plan in the revised info packet. Building elevations, as well as written site
and architectural commitn'lents, have been submitted. This item was last heard at the August 2006
subdivision committee meeting. Over the last 11 months, the petitioner has worked very hard with the
adjacent neighborhoods and the City to come up with a viable plat that provides a collector road, as
required by the 20- Year Thoroughfare Plan. Now, the petitioner has met the subdivision requirement for
providing two points of access and for stubbing into an adjacent property (to tbe east) for possible future
expansion and connectivity.
At the August 7 subdivision committee meeting, the committee voted unanimously to send the item, as
amended, to the full plan commission with a positive recommendation. The commitments were amended
slightly, discussion about providing an casement to the parcel south of the site, tree preservation, among
other things.
The following items are to be discussed at the August 21 Commission meeting:
1. Scott Brewer,the City Forester, has provided tentative approval oftlle revised landscape plan.
There is still a concern about the percent of woodlands being removed, however, a tree
preservation plan and tree inventory plan will be provided. Also, reforestation locations were
worked out between the City Forester and the petitioner on 08-09-07.
2. Cam1el Engineering Depr: The Department supports the approval of this project by the Plan
Commission provided that the petitioner understands that any outstanding Department of
Engineering issues must be addressed in the final construction plans prior to approval by this
Department.
3 An easement to the property owner to the south of the site is to be worked out between the
petitioner and the land owner; the committee feels it is not the developer's responsibility to
provide the easement, in this instance
4. There is some concern about lot #30 and the Gas Line easement that runs through it. Is there a
way to make the southern boundary of the gas line easement the acrual10t line?
The Department of Community Services recommends the Plan Commission appruve this item, after
all comments/concerns arc addressed.