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CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
January 7,2003
5. Docket No. 39-02 OA, 40-02 OA
Amendments to the Carmel/Clay Zoning Ordinance -
Use Table Adoption & Definitions Amendment (Text Amendments)
The petitioner seeks to make amendments to the structure of the Ordinance relating to uses, add
definitions and group all definitions into Chapter three of the Ordinance.
Filed by the Department of Community Services.
The Committee continues the process of reviewing the Defmition section of the Amendment.
Copies of the definition section, 110t yet reviewed by the committee, will be available at the
meeting.
The Department recommends that the Subdivision Committee forward this item back to
the full Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation upon the conclusion of its
review.
Background:
The proposed table wouldre1ocate and replace the use information contained within the entire
ordinance. This will make the process of identifying uses permitted within the different zones
much more efficient. In addition it will allow the Plan Commission and Department to conduct
further review and revision to the table to assure the appropriate uses are permitted within each
zone. At this point we have identified all uses, grouped redundant uses into fewer categories, and
ensured that there are clear definitions for each and every use category. Few changes have been
made to the uses pelmitted under the current ordinance other than housekeeping related to
grouping of uses and the establishment of new definitions. In addition to providing definitions
for each use, we propose to move all definitions within the ordinance to the Definitions Chapter.
Committee Report 2003-0107