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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence Shestak, Joe From:Shalit, Aliza Sent:Monday, May 5, 2025 9:07 AM To:Conn, Angelina V Cc:Shestak, Joe Subject:RE: Docket No. Assignment: Slapfish at Market District, Sign Variances (PZ-2025-00086 V; -00088 V) Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Hi Angie/Joe: There are only 2 physical signs, the awning sign and the blade which is at an angle. Per UDO sign standards, this considered facing two different fronts and two signs: 5.39.I.5(f)(iv) - A Projecting or Blade sign installed on the corner of a building will be considered facing two (2) Street frontages. This is why one of the variances is for number of signs. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, Aliza Shalit Sign Permit Specialist DOCS – Planning & Zoning (317) 571-2280 ashalit@carmel.in.gov From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Friday, May 2, 2025 4:07 PM To: Shalit, Aliza <ashalit@carmel.in.gov> Cc: Shestak, Joe <jshestak@carmel.in.gov> Subject: FW: Docket No. Assignment: Slapfish at Market District, Sign Variances (PZ-2025-00086 V; -00088 V) rd Hi Aliza – Their request is for 3 signs? I see the projecting sign and awning sign, but where is their 3 sign? Angie Conn, AICP - Planning Administrator Carmel Planning/Zoning Division, DOCS rd 1 Civic Sq., 3 Flr., Carmel, IN 46202 O: 317.571.2417 W: carmeldocs.com From: Shestak, Joe <jshestak@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9:56 AM To: jeremy@wf-inc.com; Mark Weghorst <mwweghorst@gmail.com>; Tsheets@signcraftind.com Cc: Lopez, Alexia K <alopez@carmel.in.gov>; Warner, Caleb <cwarner@carmel.in.gov>; Hollibaugh, Mike P <MHollibaugh@carmel.in.gov>; Kass, Joslyn <jkass@carmel.in.gov>; Keeling, Adrienne M <AKeeling@carmel.in.gov>; 1 Shestak, Joe From:Shestak, Joe Sent:Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:57 PM To:Jesse, Christina; Jeremy Frodge; Shalit, Aliza Cc:Mark Weghorst; Scott Perez; Conn, Angelina V Subject:RE: SLAPFISH - Market District signage adjustments Attachments:Hearing Officer Development Standards Variance Handout 2025.docx Good evening, After speaking with the Planning & Zoning Sign Specialist – Aliza Shalit – Carmel Planning & Zoning Staff are supportive of your variance request for the signage. Aliza was able to fill me with the details of your request, so no pre-submittal meeting is needed at this time. This email can act as our pre-submittal meeting. After reading through this email, attachments, and links, if you feel the need to meet to discuss this further, we can arrange an in-person meeting, phone call, or a virtual meeting through Microsoft Teams. The Variance requests are the following:  Number of signs (UDO Section 5.39.I.2.a.i): 2 signs allowed, 3 requested.  Maximum sign area (UDO Section 5.39.I.3.b.i) - 70% of spandrel panel height allowed, 100% requested. Since we are supportive of your request, we can send your request to be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Hearing Officer. There is a lesser fee, shorter timeline, and more likely of an approval. Attached is a Handout about the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Hearing Officer Development Standards Variance process that contains all the instructions, checklist, public notice templates, affidavits, etc. Staff is here to help you go through this Variance process. With variances, you have to prove a practical difficulty or hardship as to why you cannot comply with the Ordinance. The official creation and filing of the BZA Hearing Officer Development Standards Variance applications must be done on the online application portal. Two (2) separate applications must be submitted, one for each variance request. Then, a few days after that, you or whomever is listed at the ProjectDox/ePlan contact person will get invited to the project via email and will also receive an applicant upload task. That is where they will upload things like a site plan w/location of proposed signage, sign elevations and specifications, findings of fact, etc. (ProjectDox is our online plan review software.) th BZA meetings occur on every 4 Monday of the month. The filing deadline for a BZA HO meeting is 28 days prior to your meeting date. You need to submit two (2) online application here by Monday, February 24 to be placed on the March 24 meeting agenda. You would first create a login, then select the following: 1. Planning & Zoning 2. Board of Zoning Appeals 3. Development Standards Variance – Hearing Officer, all other Information you can use when you fill out your online application and public notice: Parcel Number: 17-13-02-00-00-001.011 Deeded Owner: ECHO Bridges LLC 1 The 0.77-acre site is located at 12411 Pennsylvania St. It is zoned UC/Urban Core. Filed by Mark Zukerman of Encore Sotheby’s International Realty, on behalf of Encore of Penn LLC., owner. (V) 11575 Penn Sign Variance. Info Packet The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approvals: Docket No. PZ-2024-00109 V UDO Section 5.39 (I) Sign facing north (not toward any street frontage) is not allowed, but 2 signs requested. The site is located at 11575 Pennsylvania St. It is zoned B-5 and is located within the West Homeplace Commercial Corridor overlay zone. Filed by Kevin Buchheit with Krieg DeVault LLP on behalf of SCB Home Office LLC, owner. (V) North End Entryway Feature Sign Variance. Info Packet The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval: Docket No. PZ-2023-00199 V UDO Sections 7.11.E.4 & 7.12.E.4 Entryway Feature location in street right of way not allowed, Location in ROW requested at Freeland Way & W. Smoky Row intersection. The site is located at 525 North End Dr. (closer to 0 Freeland Way). It is zoned UR/Urban Residential. Filed by Wendy Creech of Old Town Companies. Thank you, Joe Shestak Planner II City of Carmel Department of Community Services Division of Planning & Zoning One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2419 | jshestak@carmel.in.gov From: Jesse, Christina <cjesse@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 4:19 PM To: Jeremy Frodge <jeremy@wf-inc.com>; Shalit, Aliza <ashalit@carmel.in.gov> Cc: Mark Weghorst <mwweghorst@gmail.com>; Scott Perez <scott@arx3sixty.com>; Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov>; Shestak, Joe <jshestak@carmel.in.gov> Subject: RE: SLAPFISH - Market District signage adjustments Good afternoon, We can review the ADLS Amendment for the outdoor patio improvements administratively but the variance for signage will need to be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Please work with Joe Shestak and Angie Conn (copied) to work on the variance petition filing in the meantime. Best, Christina Jesse, AICP, CNU-A Planning Administrator Pronouns: she/her/hers 3 City of Carmel Dept. of Community Services One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 317.571.2417 | cjesse@carmel.in.gov From: Jeremy Frodge <jeremy@wf-inc.com> Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 12:16 PM To: Shalit, Aliza <ashalit@carmel.in.gov> Cc: Jesse, Christina <cjesse@carmel.in.gov>; Mark Weghorst <mwweghorst@gmail.com>; Scott Perez <scott@arx3sixty.com> Subject: Re: SLAPFISH - Market District signage adjustments Hello group, We spent the week reviewing different options and sizes based on last weeks meeting as well as your recommendations. We believe this is the direction we would like to go and appreciate you looking at this design. We definitely want to make the next variance submittal date as well. Can you please pass along that deadline date when possible. Let us know your thoughts on the sign. Thank you again for all your help. Thank you, Jeremy Frodge Mark Weghorst On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM Shalit, Aliza <ashalit@carmel.in.gov> wrote: Hello Jeremy, I wanted to check in an see if you had received my email and our recommendation for the blade sign. Please let me know if there is anything else you need from us. Regards, Aliza Shalit Sign Permit Specialist DOCS – Planning & Zoning (317) 571-2280 ashalit@carmel.in.gov 4 From: Shalit, Aliza <Ashalit@carmel.in.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 1:16 PM To: Jeremy Frodge <jeremy@wf-inc.com> Cc: Jesse, Christina <cjesse@carmel.in.gov>; Mark Weghorst <mwweghorst@gmail.com>; scott@arx3sixty.com Subject: RE: SLAPFISH - Market District signage adjustments Good Afternoon, Thank you so much for meeting with us today. We appreciate you providing the various possibilities for the blade sign sizing. After reviewing the space and your schematics, I wanted to provide another option which, although still being over the size limit as allowed per UDO sign Standards, Staff would support. Please double check my measurements. Some of the measurements provided on your renderings didn’t match the changes in size, so it was a bit difficult to make sure I had the correct dimensions. The schematic is based on the 1’4” long support elements. I am proposing that you use your regular signage on the blade, but turned sideways to use the space available more efficiently and so that the way the restaurant name reads remains consistent and clear. It also allows for larger letters and uses the full 5’ from the building as allowed by the UDO. I would also like to suggest that you keep the name in the usual colors, both on the canopy and the blade sign. There is no need to match that to the building as that is your identity. If the Landlord allows the change to the Sign Package, your canopy sign can remain red and gray as it is usually used. Please let me know if this works for you. Regards, 5