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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 19,2007
SH. Docket No. 07020020 OA: US 31 & 421 Overlay Architectural Design Amendment
The applicant seeks to Amend the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 23B: US Highway 31
Corridor Overlay Zone and Chapter 23C: US Highway 421 - Michigan Road Corridor
Overlay Zone, in order to amend the Architectural Design Requirements. .
Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services.
Please see the informational packet for more detail on the ordinance amendment.
The amendments are proposed to improve architectural design requirements in the US 31
Corridor and US 421 - Michigan Road Corridor Overlay Zones. In response to recent projects,
members of the Plan Commission have requested staff strengthen language regarding
architectural design and building material requirements in these two corridors. To summarize,
the amendments propose the following:
US Hh!hwav 31 Corridor Overlav Zone
1. Delete reference to the GoLden Section (building scale and proportion).
2. Require exterior comers to be offset by at least 8 feet.
3. Strengthen the roof design requirements to better integrate parapets and penthouses and
to eliminate box-shaped buildings.
US Hifhway 421 - Michigan Road Corridor Overlay Zone
1. Delete reference to the Golden Section (building scale and proportion).
2. Require red brick or stone as the primary material, with up to 10% of other selected
materials as trim details.
3. Specify commercial fence standards.