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CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
DEPARTMENT REPORT
November 26, 2007
9-10h. Woodhall Subdivision
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
Docket No. 07100024 V Section 5.04.03A 40' Front Yard Setback Required, 30' requested
Docket No. 07100025 V Section 5.04.03(c)(I) 30' Aggregate Side Yard Required, 20' requested
The site is located on West 106th Street and is zoned S IISingle-Family Residential.
Filed by Joseph Calderon orBose McKinney & Evans, LLP for JBCI, LLC.
General Info: The petitioner is requesting platting a subdivision with reduced tront and side yard
I~= .. - setbacks. The reductions would create 30-
~ . foot front yard setbacks, and 20-foot side ya~d
'. setbacks, ten feet reduced from what 1S
~ f1l@....0illtiL2.. required.
Analysis: The front yards would still meet
the minimum width and size requirements,
and would be similar in size to adjacent
platted residential lots. The request is being
made because the narrow dimensions of the
subject site, and the required open space limit
the potential configuration of the site. The
majority of common area would be provided
along the cast perimeter of the site, to buffer
the development from an existing subdi vision.
This common area measures nearly two acres;
the total amount of common area provided is
4.53 acres, out of the site's total 11.58 acres.
Locating the common area here would also
serve to preserve an existing stand of trees.
Findings of Fact: Reduced front and side yard setbacks
1. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare of the community because: the overall development will be similar with regards
to lot size as surrounding developments.
2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will be not
affected in a substantially adverse manner because: the overall development will be similar
with regards to lot size as sUlTounding developments.
3. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in a
hardship in the use of the property because: the common area and buffers might otherwise have
to be reduced.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket Nos. 07100024 &
07100025 V.