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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence BZA Meeting Page 1 of 1 Boone, Rachel M. From: Klinehlan, Andrew [AKlineman@lauth.net] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:32 AM To: Boone, Rachel M. Cc: Campbell, Davia; Reis, Paul Subject: fiZA Meeting Rachel. Good mOrlliiig. Thanks again for your very quick feedback on the possibility of revising the variance request. To that end, I think it is appropriate to again table the variance petition to the next regularly schedule meeting of the SZA (as I noted on the phone, it is my objective to avoid a public confrontation on this issue) Further, to the extent you think it is appropriate, I would like to get on your schedule to in-p'erson walk through scenarios that may meet both our needs and address the concerns of the City. It would seem from our most recent conversation that the "comn'l'on grolind" may be someWhere between what the City suggested a few weeks ago and the varianc.e petition. 0f course, this week and next will be cnallenging due to the holidays; however, I am around both weeks ana available at your convenience. Please advise on your availability, Mr. Hollibaugh and Ms. Holmes and we will make it work on this end. Aiso, please confirm the next BZA meeting is scheduled (Jan. 08). thanks. Andy Andrew Klineman Associate General Counsel lauthGroup, Ine. (3t7)663~6493 Direct Fax: (.317)428-6493 Corporate FaX: (317)848-6511 email mQiI19~akliDemClI)@1C3lJtb.neJ Web bttnjh~ryvw.I{jlJ.lh.,I!~t Since 1977, Lauth has been building facilities for clients to lease or own throughout the United States. Lauth's years of solid experience, coupled with completed projects worth billions, make it a leading national development and construction fin11. Lauth delivers virtually any kind of facility including healthcare, industrial, office, or retail from offices nationwide. Additional Lauth information is available at _~Y\y'~~,HmJb~l1~J. People. Tmst. Experience. 8M 12/17/2007 Page 1 of 1 Boone,~achel M. From: Thomas Spahn [tspahn@indyrr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:49 PM To: Boone, Rachel M. Cc: cpyle@cOrfnecta.com~ MYTELKA_DANIEL_S@Lilly.com; gsmall@equicor.com; kevinpahud@aol.com SubJect North Meridian Medical Pavilion Dear Ms. Boone, I live at 12321 Creekwood Lane in Williams Creek Farms. It is my understanding that Lauth is applying for a sign variance and the meeting is tomorrow night. Unfortunately, I can'i make the meeting. My backyard faces Illinois St. and their buildings. We were assured that no signage above street level would occur. Only signage would ocCur On the east sice of the buil'dihgs. I strongly oppose approval to any variance to the aforementioned agreement. Sincerely, Thomas J. Spahn, M.D. 12/17/2007 " ~ ~~~ ~. ~. LAUTH PEOPLE, TRUST EXPERIENCE:" >"-...... , ' December 11, 2007 Via e-mail: cholmes@carmeI.in. ~ Christine Barton Holmes Planning Administrator City ofearmel Department of COmrhunity Services One Civic Square Canllel, Indiana 46032 Re: Supplemental Statement of Support North Meridian Medical Pavjlion Buildings A&B (the "North Meridian Medical Buildings") City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals (the "BZA~') Docket Nos. 07080011V and 07080012V (the "Variance Request") N ortb Meridian Medical Partners One, LLC ("Petitioner") Dear Ms. Holmes: The Petitioner has requested a signage variance to permit four total wall signs per building (2 facing U.S. 31/Meridian Street, 2 facing Illinois Street) for the North Meridian Medical Buildings. The Variance Request is scheduled to be considered by the BZA on Monday, December 17, 2007. The Petitioner recognizes and acknowledges that Carmel has the highest of standards regarding real estate development; standards that are the hallmark of the Petitioner, an entity associated with Lauth, a nationally recognized healthcare developer with its corporate headquarters in CarmeL The North Meridian Medical Buildings are a fine example of Lauth's commitment to those high standards and a commitment to Carmel's U.S. 31 corridor. It is apparent that this commitment to quality factored into Lauth's decision to construct two (2) high profile buildings versus four (4) or more buildings of lesser stature (with overall signage increased). That decision was at a significant additional cost, one worth absorbing to avoid a disordered and Clustered site inconsistent with Carmel's standards for the U.S. 31 corridor. As important, if not mote important as the buildings, is the quality of the tenants and the services provided in the North Meridian Medical Buildings. Attracting the highest quality tenants is critically important to the success of the North Meridian Medical Buildings and to the continued success oftlle U.S. 31 corridor. Medical office buildings are NOT like other professional office buildings. Medical office buildingsbave patients and families, not "customers," who do not frequently (one hopes not) visit the buildings. Often the visitors to the medical buildings are coming at an early hour for surgery, or in an emergency. or in another state of mind that impacts an 04~$ c.J:/&'SUllDING 40 I Pennsylvania P,nkway Indianapolis, Indiana 46280 317.S411,6500 www.lauth.net individual's ability to navigate to a place they rarely go. In light of this, it is apparent that sign:age is critical to helping direct those patients, their care-givers and loved ones. The expected outgrowth of the critical nature of building signage is that it has become a prerequisite for the most sought after tenants, who, by no coincidence, are often the tenants that have reputations for providing the highest quality medical care. Physicians and other health care providers use signage as a significant factor when determining where to locate. The Petitioner believes that the BZA will, after thoughtful consideration, agree with the Petitioner that Carmel is best served by the North Meridian Medical Buildings that have appropriate signage and that are occupied by quality doctors and other health care providers providing the highest level of medical care possible. Over the course of the last several months, representatives ofthe Petitioner have met with the City of Cannel Department of Community Services ("Department") staff, neighborhood repre$entatives and tenants (current and prospective) regarding the Variance Petition. The Staff has expressed concerns about the number of wall signs and the standards of the U.S. 31 corridor. We believe that the proposed signage is consistent with curfent medical tenant identification signage within the corridor and with the high standards of the corridor. We submit the following summary in support of our position: 1. 1\1edical Office Use * Attracting the highest quality tenants is critically important to the success of the North Meridian Medical Buildings. * Medical buildings are NOT like other office buildings; Medical Office Building patients and families do not frequently visit the buildings; often they are coming to a medical building at an early hom for surgery, or in an emergency, or in another state of mind that impacts an individual's ability to navigate to a place they rarely go. * Signage is key to attracting high quality tenants to medical office buildings who, by no coincidence, are often the tenants that have reputations for providing the highest quality medical care. =!< High quality heaIthcare is important to Carmel. 2. Quality Buildings (2 large buildings) * Our commitment to the quality standards of the U.S. 31 corridor supported the decision to construct two (2) high profile buildings vs. four (4) or more buildings avoiding a disordered and clustered site (with overall signage increased). 3. Size and Scooe of the North Meridian Buildings: * The square footage of the individual buildings is larger than most rp.edical office buildings (A - 84,851 and B 84,054) for a total square footage for the complex of 160,000 square feet. Building A has 486 lineal feet of frontage on Meridian Street and 503 lineal feet of frontage on Illinois Street. Building B has 495 lineal feet of frontage on Meridian Street a11d 505 lineal feet of frontage on Illinois Street. * Each building is 3-story with two (2) wings on each side of the entrance. 9699-1 * The North Meridian Medical Buildings "front" two major roads (Illinois Street and Meridian Street). Illinois Street and Meridian Street are indistinguishable from the user's perspective. A visitor is just as likely to approach the North Meridian Medical Buildings from Illinois Street or Meridian Street. Effective signage is necessary for identification on both access streets. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me at (317) 663-6493. Sincerely, {1AI~ Andrew L Klineman cc: Vernon Back, (vback@lauth.net) Rachel Boone, (rboone@carmel.in.gov) Mike Hollibaugh, (mhollibaugh@cannel.in.gov) !/699-1 Boqne, Bac~e.1 .1\'1, Fron,: Sent To: Subject: Kevin Schmidt [kevinbetsy@yahoo.com] Monday, November. 26, 2007 8:45 PM Boone, Rachel M. Signage for Lauth building on Illinois Street Rachel- As a property owner on Creekwood Lane (parallel to Illinois Street and directly facing the Lauth medical buildings), I am writing to oppose the proposed variance that would allow lighted signage on Illinois Street. This was NOT approved in the agreement with our rteighborhood (Williams Creek) and Lauth is already not keeping their end of the bargain on lighting in the parking lots (which used to be part of the residential property in our neighborhood). Thank you for your consideration of our request. Sincerely, Kevin and Betsy Schmidt 12~60 Creekwood Lane 844-0852 Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your hornepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 1 Page 1 of2 Boone,RacheIM. From: Cathy Howland [cathyhowland@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:53 PM To: Boone, Rachel M.; Cindy Pyle Cc: Gsmall@equicor.com; anitracarr@hotmail.com; cathyhOwland@sbcglobal.net; ed.leer@profficee.com; kevinbetsy@yahoo.com; kevinpahud@aol.com; mytelka@earthlink.net; my tel ka@lilly.com; pfranklin@indy.rr.com; tspahn@indy.rr.com Subject: N. Meridian Medical Pavillion Hi Rachel{ and thank you for letting us know that the issue has been tabled for now. Do you need each of us to send individual letters to the effect that Lauth has already reneged on the promises to keep our beloved trees, and if allowed to renege on the promise to keep the signage subtle, we would have, in my opinion, no choice but to take some action as they are building this property on what was a residential-only lot until they made the promises and got the agreement of Creekwood Lane's entirety. While discussing the project, I clearly understood that the large trees would be preserved, so I was dismayed last week to see them all cut. Additionally, we were promised that the lights in the parkihg lot, the only lights to impact us{ would be low wattage, directed away from Creekwood Lane, and turned off no later than lOPM. I hope that the building is in an adjustment period and that this promise will be kept, but I am concerned. However{ lighted signs were never in the equation, quite likely becaLise we would never have agreed to them, but they were not omitted, we were specifically told that the parking lot would contain the only Iights{and they would be as I outlined above. On another note, I personally am a bit stunned that the matter was allowed to be heard{ and if not for our c1ose- knit relationship, most of us would have been unaware of the hearing which will so clearly effect us. I will personally be in a position where I will have to make structural changes if I don't want my master bedroom to be illuminated by the referenced signage, as the only window faces directly at the referenced building. Possibly this is a consequence of my clear lack of political savvy, so I would love to know if there is a way that someone like me, with no political background, can learn of hearings that will directly impact me. Thank you so much for your assistance, I will be at the December 17th meeting unless I hear from someone that either the issue has been resolved, or it is delayed again. I appreciate your keeping us all in the loop! Have a great evening! Cathy Howland, SPHR Vice President CObitco, Inc. Government Contracts and Human Resources 636-530-1779 Office 314-322-9648 Cellular m__ Original Message ---- From: "Boone, Rachel M." <rboone@carmel.in.gov> To: Cindy Pyle <cpyle@comlecta.com> Cc: Gsmall@equicor.com; anitracarr@hotmail.com; cathyhowland@sbcglobaI.net; ed.leer@profficee.com; kevi nbetsy@yahoo.com; kevinpahud@aol.com; m ytelka@earthlink.net; mytelka@lilIy.com; pfranklin@indy.IT.com; tspahn@indy.rr.com Sent: Monday, November 26,20073:55:53 PM Subject: RE: N. Meridian Medical Pavillion 11/27/2007 Page 2 of2 Thank you Cindy for your letter. I wanted to let you and the other neighbors know that Lauth has asked to be tabled until the December 17th meeting. They will not be heard tonight. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but hopefully it will allow the City of Carmel to come to some compromise with Lauth regarding their signage requests. Have a good evening, Rachel R~13OO11b Sigh Permit Specialist 317.571.2417 317.571.2426 fax From: Cindy Pyle (mailto:cpyle@connecta.com] sent: Monday, November 261 2007 3:49 PM To: Boonel RachelM. Cc: Gsmall@equicor.com; anitracarr@hotmail.com; cathyhowland@sbcgJobal.net; ed.leer@profficee.com; kevinbetsy@yahoo.com; kevinpahud@aol.com; mytelka@earthlink.net; mytelka@lilly.com; pfranklin@indy.rr.com; tspahn@indy.rr.com Subject: N. Meridian Medical Pavillion Hi Rachel. Attached is my letter of opposition to the variance. ID 11 try to get to the meeting tonight. Thanks for your help. - Cindy 11/27/2007 Tingley, Connie 5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Boone, Rachel M. Friday, September 21, 20078:38 AM Holmes, Christine B; Tingley, Connie S Conn, Angelina V FW: N. Meridian Medical Pavilion Sign Variance -----Original Message----- From: Campbell, David [mailto:dcampbell@lauth.netJ Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:20 PM To: Boone, Rachel M. Cc: dstaleyjr@staleysigns.com; Lane, Melissa Subject: N. Meridian Sign Variance Rachel, We would like to continue the variance until the next meeting. The case #'s are 0708011V and 0708012V. Thank you for your assistance with this process. Dave Since 1977, Lauth has been building facilities for clients to lease or own throughout the United States. Lauth's years of solid experience, coupled with completed projects worth billions, make it a leading national development and construction firm. Lauth delivers virtually any kind of facility including healthcare, industrial, office, or retail from offices nationwide. Additional Lauth information is available at www.lauth.net. People. Trust. Experience. SM 1