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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 relatmg to uses, add
definitions and group all definitions into Chapter three of the Ordinance.
Filed by the Depatiment of Community Services.
The Committee continues the process of reviewing the Definition section of the Amendment.
Copies of the definition section, not yet reviewed by the committee, will be available at the
meeting.
The Department recommends that the Subdivision Committee fonvard this item back to
the full Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation upon the conclusion of its
review.
Background:
The proposed table would relocate 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 redlmdant 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 permitted 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