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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE
DEP ARTMENT REPORT
August 7, 2007
1. Docket No. 07060024 OA: BZA Lockout Periods Amendment
The applicant seeks to amend the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 2 I: Special Uses & Special
Exceptions and Chapter 30: Board aJZoning Appeals, in order to clarifY the time limits of
applications denied by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services.
The proposed amendments are proposed to differentiate and clarify the time limits on
applications denied by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Currently, the zoning ordinance prescribes
a twelve (12) month waiting period, or "application lockout period," for all variances. The
proposed amendment would specify that the ordinance lockout period apply to USE variances
(UV). Waiting periods for other types of applications, including Special Uses (SU) and Special
Exceptions (SE), would still apply as written in the zoning ordinance. A variance would be
required to waive the lockout period.
Concurrently, the Department is bringing forth a separate proposal to amend the six (6) month
waiting period set forth in the BZA Rules of Procedure to apply only to DEVELOPMENT <>.
STANDARDS variances (DSV). This allows the Board to waive the lockout period for a DSV
via a suspension of the Board's rules.
Please see the info packet for further detail.
The Department of Community Services recommends that the Special Studies Committee
forward this project with a positive recommendation back to the full Plan Commission
meeting on August 21 after all comments and concerns have been addressed.