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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRemonstrance I~~~I SePRa Corporation 0 11550 North Meridian Street. Suite 600 Q Carmel, Indiana 46032-4565 Phone: (317) 580-8282 FaxJJ1]) 428-4577 October 19, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Carmel, Indiana Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 Subject Docket No. 07100010 V Dear Board Members, I am writing as Manager and representative of SePRO Development Company II, LLC (hereafter referred to as "SePRO") which is located at 11550 North Meridian Street, Suite 600 Carmel, Indiana 46032. SePRO is the owner of Fidelity Plaza Tower I located immediately north and adjacent to 11450 N. Meridian Street, the property for which the zoning variance is being requested. It is our understanding that the variance being requested is to relocate one (1) sign, not to exceed 20 square feet, from the west elevation to the east elevation of the newly constructed building to the east elevation resulting in additional signage on 11450 N. Meridian facing Meridian Street. It is also our understanding that a variance has already been granted permitting 11450 N. Meridian to have four (4) signs on the east elevation of the building. One (1) such sign is to be 40 square feet and the remaining three (3) signs are to be 30 square feet in size resulting in 130 square feet of signage already facing the Meridian Corridor from the property in question. I am writing to express our concern with and opposition to the granting of this additional variance, Fidelity Plaza is a professional office park with a conservative and professional appearance on the Meridian Corridor. The management of the office park has maintained a very traditional appearance to the park and has retained much of the natural beauty surrounding the park. This appearance has served us well as buil(jing~owners_to attracLand retain. a professional tenant base .and, has provided significant value to our properties. Additionally, a significant part of maintaining the professional appearance to not only Fidelity Plaza, but the entire Meridian Corridor, is the appropriate management and restriction of sign age facing Meridian Str.eet. Certain portions of the Meridian Corridor are zoned for retail use resulting in the need and approval ofa high number of signs per building; however, Fidelity Plaza is not zoned in this manner. As I understand the Carmel City Zoning Ordinance (Section 25.07.02-10), 11450 N. Meridian has already been permitted to place four (4) times the signage permitted on the east elevation of the property for a multi-tenant,' multi-level building. While I' cannot speak for all Fidelity Plaza owners, SePRO is very concerned about the presence of a 2- story, multi-tenant office building in the midst of a commercial office plaza that has a retail appearance. While we believe the building and certain of its amenities will potentially bring value to Fidelity Plaza,. we are very concerned with the amount of signage being placed on the building and the resulting negative impression that will be left on our tenants and potential tenants due to the distraction from the. natural beauty of the office park that exists today and the "retail" feel that will reflect on the remainder of the park. BZA Appeal October 19, 2007 Page 2 of 2 Therefore, we are respectfully requesting that the Board of Zoning Appeals reject the request of Fidelity Meridian, LLC to relocate one (1) sign from the west elevation to the east elevation of 11450 N. Meridian Street. R;];Jb?______ William H. Culpepper .. Manager SePRO Development Company II, LLC ce: Honorable Mayor James Brainard -------r----~.~~-----~-s~-~~,____~~~ SePA0 .. r}~'i.SPO~~ . ~ . g ~=:::::;-- . .., i~1{' ~~_ - ,. , . 3 ~ ~ pnNL"'V ROwES . . 02 1 P $ It:DO. 41 0 I I . 0002426332 OCT 1 9 2007 .. . . . MAILED FROM ZIPCODE46032 SePRO Corporation 11550 North Meridian St. Suite 600 Carmel, IN 46032-4565 Board of Zoning Appeals City of Carmel Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 ~.E=C;::;j~?+ -?SE:9 .-..,,-...: .-: .-.......:. -r I,i uJ, iL, /J1l1.,1l .uL/i", i .Ll'lll" 1./., J.j, I i ,i" iii, II