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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence April 8, 2003 Carmel/Clay Plan Commission Members One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 re:Towne Point development (Docket No. 49-03PP and No. 49-03aSW) ;-. "', R ~ ' \ '. .' '-,.' An tCFiVED I R 10 20 I, D V3 \ ,-' Oes ;, Dear Commission Members, We are residents of western Clay Township, residing at 2330 West 1313t Street and are directly affected by the proposed Elliot-Wright de~elopment to be known as Towne Point. We will be next door neighbors to this development. We are in favor of the Towne Point development and any other housing developments in Western Clay Township that do not have a higher density than current zoning regulations allow. We are, however, concerned about the surface water drainage for the proposed Towne Point development. Until approximately four years ago we had few occasions to notice water standing anywhere on the proposed development site. Until two years ago this entire property was farmed yearly. There is currently a lot of water standing on this property. A month ago there was a few acres of water standing on this site. Not only on the Northwest corner of the property, where it can be plainly seen from Towne Road, but also in two locations on the south end near 131Bt Street. I have enclosed four sets of eleven different pictures (dated March 26, 2003) of these areas where water was and in some cases is still standing. . \ \\ pictures #1, #2 & #3 show the largest body of water in the Northwest corner of the proposed development. This body of water covered over two acres of property. Picture #4 shows the standing water in the side ditch on the East side of Township Line Road just south of the proposed Development. The length of this ditch (in front of the three current homes on Towne Road) has been standing full of water for months. Pictures #5, #6 & #7 show the I-acre property that will adjoin the development on the West. This property has been under water most of the time in the past two years. Picture #8 shows some standing water along the west edge of the proposed development just North of 131st Street. Picture #9, #10 & #11 show the standing water in the Southeast corner of the proposed development and in our yard. Until recent years we only had standing water in our yard for a day or two and then only after a bad rainstorm. The homes along the East side of Towne Road nearest 131st Street had much fill dirt added to make their yards. The owners of the larger acreage on the North West corner of the intersection of Towne Road and 131st street constructed a dirt levy along the side ditch of Towne Road. These factors made the drainage problems in this area even worse and the ditches on both sides of Towne Road have standing water much of the time. If Elliot-Wright raises the ground level for the 29 home sites in the proposed Towne Point development (which usually happens) without providing adequate surface water drainage for all portions of this development those of us with surrounding properties will experience terrible flooding. If Elliot-Wright does provide adequate drainage for all portions of their development, including the area closest to 131st Street, it could have a beneficial effect on the standing water problems for those of us who have surrounding properties. In my opinion, this adequate drainage should be in the form of surface water retention ponds on the south, northeast and northwest portions of the Towne Point development and should include proper connections to existing or new underground surface water drainage. Please address these surface water drainage problems for this development site, before approving this proposed development. Sincerely, James B. Richey Marcia J. 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III "'" I I 7.u 1I II ~ :I B- if 9. ~, .. ~~:-:I~'~~;~~'~~~ t~r' ~~_.Jt~., . "t., ~~. .,.~ ...~ u u j(enton C 'HIliI'd, 5I1n!(~yor 'plro/ll! Cj 17) (76-84,'15 '~Fax (117) 776-:)628 Srule J SS Cllle ]fllllli/lrJ/l ell/llrry S'IIIIIn' )'(obfl!slIi/ll', Indiana 46060-.2.230 --1\:- -;~: " .. May 7, 2003 ~ 11A1ECftVED -, e 2003 DOCS Carmel Clay Plan Commission One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 'j') ~~ ~C\,L /',-: ". Re: Towne Pointe Subdivision I have reviewed the drainage plan per Towne Pointe Subdivision along with the letter dated April 8,2003 from Mr. & Mrs. Richey. Upon review and discussion with Mr. Quillman of BCA Group, LLC, Project Engineer, I believe that the problems outlined in the Richey letter either has been or will be addressed. Once construction plans are completed and filed these items will be reviewed once again for compliance. KCW/lIm Cc: Teny Quillman, BCA Group, LLC -', " ,. ~. , : " \ \/\ \,~::\ I / ,.: ''f u u NATURAL RESOURCES PLAN REVIEW AND COMMENT Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District 1108 South 9th Street, Noblesville IN 46060 Ph- 317-773-1432 or Em ail at john-south@iaswcd.org Project Name- 'TQvynef6kt~Jiti:rnllly~Pl~' Location- Sec. 28 T-18N R- 3E N.E. comer of 131 st, and Towne Road Acreage- 26 ac OwnerlDeve1oper- Elliot Wright Group LLC 597 Industrial Drive, suite 104 Carmel, IN 46032 Ljq "03 ~Q Engineer- Plan Review Date: Soils Information: BCA Group LLC 14349 Colby Court Carmel, IN 46032 March 18,2003 Brookston silty clay loam- this soil is dark colored, silty in texture and on depressional uplands. It is deep and very'poorly drained with moderate permeability. It has high available water for plant growth and high organic matter content. It has compact till starting at a depth of 40 to 60 inches. The main soil features that affect the urban development uses ~re seasonal high water table, high potential frost action, moderate shrink-swell potential, moderate permeability and ponded surface water. Crosby silt loam, 0-3 percent slopes- tillS soil is light colored, silty in texture and on sloping uplands. It is deep and somewhat poorly drained with slow permeability. It has high available water for plant growth and medium organic matter content. The soil has compact till starting at a , depth between 20 --40 inches. The main soil features that affect urban development uses are seasonal high water table, moderate shrink-swell potential, high potential frost action and slow permeability . Additional information about soils is available in the "Soil Survey of Hamilton County". The engineer andJor developer should consider the need for an onsite soils investigation. I have reviewed the plans for this project and have the following comments: . I will submit a drawing to show the location of an existing tile that provides drainage for the Logan and Federspill properties. III The dry basin will need subdrainage to be a three-season park area. A wet mesic plant community might work better than a mowed lawn. The construction plans will need to u u incorporate a sediment trap into the project. Because the plan shows a direct connection of the storm sewer to the outlet structure an alternative system will be needed. Water quality would be improved if the storm sewers would discharge into the dry basin allowing some filtering to occur. o Each home site should have access to a subdrain. . If possible the sanitary sewer should be located to facilitate future connections to adjacent lots. 9 Basements are not recommended in these soil types because of the high water table: Should you have questions concerning these comments, please contact me. Reviewed By: Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control Cc: Jon Dobosiewicz, Carmel DOCS Jenny Chapman, County Surveyor Steve Broermann, County Highway File ~ . u u Dobosiewicz, Jon C From: Sent: To; Subject: Akers, William P Monday, March 17,20034:11 PM Dobosiewicz, Jon C; Lillig, Laurence M T AC Meeting Lfq-03~Q I will be unable to attend the TAC meeting on Wednesday March 19th. Below are some comments I would Ilke to have passed on Please: Indiana Development Training Center----No comments Meridian North Medical-----The address for this property will be off, what wiill be corrected as W Smokey Row Rd(not W 136th 8t). it will not get a Meridian 8t address. (Ask Laurence for clarifiaction on this.. .Public Safety will not allow it to be off of Meridian st unless there is access off of there). The Medical office next door was addressed incorrectly when it was assigned a long time ago. I'm not going to continue addressing incorrectly, just because someone else did it that way. I believe Adam was advised of an address a couple years ago on this. The only change..is it should be W Smokey Row Rd, not W 136th St.(as mentioned above). Mark Swanson Building---Will have to get back with them on address...need to check to make sure the address they say works in that area. ~~1----1 will need a street name for "An and "B"(stub street). I would like to see a monumnet sign put up as you leave Village of West Clay and enter this neighborhood(President Street). Easier for Public Safety to find it. Wexley Chase----working on addresses now--would like to see Monument signs seperating the two developments they border with(Aberdeen Bend & Hayden Run). Ballantrae-----Need 1 street name Eagle Ridge----Revised addresses completed---if Dave has not received them..please let me know and I can get him the list. Meridian Music----Still thinking about address assignment---the previous one give to Gary Murray will not work..(he is clear). I will give him one as soon as possible. Carmel City Center Parcel 2A----No comments at this time...will wait to see future building layouts/plans. Thanks for passing this along. Bill Bill Akers 911 Operations Supervisor fDACS Coordinator Carmel Communications Center 311st Ave NW Carme/,lndiana 46032 Office# 317-571-2586 Voice Mail# 571-2577 FaX# 571-2585 pager# 365-0061 Cell# 727-8507 1 w- w CARMEL/CLA Y TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA 0'-. -'~~.~;>-~ ?:~ lp~"..'\'<~'~'~:;, Date: March 19, 2003 Place: Department of Community Services Conference Room 3rd Floor - Carmel CityHaU g'OO;l m c)'70 (1 m 9,40::1 m 10.00;l m 10'10 ::I m 10'';0;l m Indiana Development Training Center (Development Plan) The applicant seeks to construct a building addition. The site is located at 11075 North Pennsylvania Street. The site is zoned B-5/Business. Filed by Richard F. SteIdt of Richard F. Steldt and Associates for 1. B. & M. J. M. ofIndiana, Inc. Meridian North Medical (Development Plan) The applicant seeks to construct a multi-tenant building. The site is located at the southwest corner of 136tb Street and US 31. The site is zoned B-5/Business and is within the US 31 Overlay Zone. Filed by Adam Dehart of Keeler-Webb Associates for F. C. C. Development Corporation. Mark Swanson Building (Development Plan) The applicant seeks to construct a multi-tenant building. The site is located at 550 East 106th Street. The site is zoned B-5/Business and is within the Home Place District Overlay Zone. Filed by Mark A. Swanson. _------- Towne Pointe (Primary PI Jf- () 5, pP The applicant seeks approval a I~ary Plat a 28-lot residential subdivision on 25.1::1: acres. The site is locate on e northeast comer of West 131 st Street and Towne Road. The site is zoned S-llResidence - Estate. Filed by the Elliot Wright Group, LLC. Wexley Chase (Secondary Plat and Construction Plans) The applicant seeks approval of a 40-10t residential subdivision on 29.974::1: acres. The site is located on the north side of West 1261h Street, Y2 mile west of Towne Road. The site is zoned S-llResidence - Estate. Filed by David Warshauer for GWZ-2 Development, LLC. BaUantrae Subdivision (Primary Plat) The site is located on the south side of 146th Street l/4 mile west of Spring ..Mill Road. The site is zoned S-l/Residence - Very Low Intensity. Filed by David ~arnes of Weihe Engineers, Inc. -Next Page- L::::J.::H,\?(n C~c~, i"!{;~s 'f";O c"c:rnpEJny FtJGj~!t;b~~~ ~q~.:n~:. ',c:.(~ ~r': 'i'hjl:~ nrr ip"~') ~,~4'.iJ;J~ -~-,j~~/~~._- '-,.~! ~i ({;f'il....l.:_t t~: t- D~ ,.;iL 9C- pJ~ 4=- :- M~F-13-2003 10:01 FROM:HAMILTON ~O HWY DEP 3177769814 U TO:317 571 2426 U P.001/002 HAMILTON COUNTY ~ r HIGHWAYDEPARTMENT l/-C1-o r R.E: Towne Point S\Jbdlvls!on Primary Plat N of131B1:StreetfE of Towne R.oad Clay Township March 13. 2003 Mr. P.C. Wright BCA Group 13439 Colby Court Carmel. IN 46032 Dear Mr. Wright: This letter selVes to acknowledge receipt of a transmittal recei....ed 3/4/03 containing the plans for the above-mentioned project. After reviewing the plans the Highway Department has the following comments: 1. An ApplIcation for Project Review needs to be completed and the approprlat~ review fees for a Primary Plat paid, before any approvals will be granted from this office. I have enclosed a blank form for your use. 2. In accordance with the Hamilton County Thoroughfare Plan. additional rlght of way Is required at the Intersection of 131 Dr Street and Towne Road. On 1311ll Street, the right of way from the Intersection to a point 500' to the east is a 65' half. From that point to the eastem property Hne the right of way isa 50' llalf. 3. Additional right of way will be required for the passing bllster. Aftar the right of way has been obtaIned. forward the documents to my attention for acceptance by the Board of Commlssioners. 4. ThE:! dimensions for the accel/decellane are as follows: 100' taper, 150' lane and 100' taper. 5. The pavement sectlon for work done in the right of way for 13191 Street and Towne Road will be a 14"5tone base, 5" HAC binder and 1" HAC surface. Please Inelude the section on the Primary Plat. 6. The cul-de-sac for Street B exceeds the 600' allowable length. Please rnake the necessary revisIons to correct the length. 7. A 2' non~acce5S easement is needed behInd the right of way along 13111'1 Street and Towne Road. 8. 131'" Street and Towne Road will both need to be wldened three~feet along the property frontage. A three-foot stone shoulder will also be required. The existing pavement will need to be saw cut inside of the pavement markings and a new line will need to be striped on the widened section. 9. A street and pavement cross-sectian is required on the Primary Plat. 10. Please include the 25-MPH design speed on the cover sheet. 11. Please note that decorative signs, sprinkler systems. trees, landscaping mounds, fences, light poles or other such amenities are n01 permitted in the right of way. 1700 South lOll. Street Nob]e.~v~lIe, In. 46060 www.<lo.haI1}JJ.!.~..jn.us OtTice (317) 773-7770 Fa:u: (317) 776-9814 ; MP.R-13-2003 10:01 FROM: HAMILTON. 1.0 HWY DEP 3177769814 U TO::::~7 571 2426 U 12. Please provide all of the curve information in tabular form on the Primary Plat, Secondary Plat and Construction Plans. 13. Aminlmum 15' DU&E is needed along Lots 16 and 17 and the north side of President Street. 14. Swales will need to be provided along 131'" Street and Towne Road to provide drainage for the roads. 15, Directional ADA ramps wm be required at each Intersection. Single depressions in the radii will not be permitted. A ramp in each direction is required. 16. Please be aware that further comments may be necessary at a later time. If you have any questions or comments concerning this letter, please feel free to contact me at anytime. Sincerely, ~/;?----- Steven J. Broermann Staff Engineer cc: Jon Dobosiewicz Jenny Chapman G:\USERS\S9I03tac\03-13-03townepolntdoc P.002/002 U BCA Gmu~ LLC u 14349 Colby Court Carmel, IN 46032 March 10, 2003 , \J~'>,^ . ,\,)-- .~> '\. cwY ! "\~\ r1 RECFIVED t:\ I~l ~.AR 11 2003 8 \::\ DOCS Iii; \~ /.<:-/ ~//",,'. " /.~ ..~,I , j--- "" V/ ~~tt~:.-y 03Zf *c,/ John South Hamilton County Soil & Water 11 08 South 9th Street Noblesville, IN 46060 RE;fowne~pointeISubdiVision Dear John: As we discussed last week, it seems premature to prepare the Erosion Control Plan for the Preliminary Plat submission as specified in Section 5.3.9 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance. The E.G. Plan will be designed in accordance with Rule 5 and submitted for review as part of the Construction Documents. '~ Cc; John Oobosiewicz DOCS ~ 11 t~ &JrJI1rIl re 11 u u March 7, .2003 P.C. Wright, P.E. SCA Group, LLC 14349 Colby Court Carmel, IN 46032 RE: Towne Pointe Subdivision Dear P.C. Wright I have received and reviewed the information for the above-mentioned project. At the present time, I see nothing in the plans that would hamper law enforcement efforts. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please contact us. Respectfully !ltuIW)) ~ Michael 0 . Fogarty Chief of Police MDF:vb cc: Dept. of Community Services 1317) 571.2500 A Nationally Accredit 'forcement Agency IF"" i317D 571-2512 .U u One Civic Square Carmel, IN 4E'032 (317) 571-24~7 Fax: (317) 571.2426 TO'~ rP~i7f~J Fax: $/7 o:g'lC; -:3 79?> Phone: g'/2 -.3 30 ~/~r 9 Fro,," ~ Pages: ~~. ~ Datel 3 -I tJ -cJ.3 Re: cc: o Urgent 0 For Review 0 Please Comment 0 Pfease Reply o Please Recycle r u u City of Carmel Fire Department Headquarters 2 CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 Voice (317) 571-2600 Fax (317) 571-2615 Fire Prevention Bureau vp +~-D3\ P.C. Wright, PE, BCA Group, LLC 14349 Colby Court Carmel, IN 46032 ~P:Oi~~$Ubd!Vi5i~n 7 LETTER OF APPROVAL The undersigned has reviewed the proposed plans for Town Point Subdivision and has approved the plans subject to the following: 1. Is the proposed project to be a gated community? If so we are requiring that a S.0.8 type access device be installed on the gate for emergency access. 2. Will the proposed project have an amenity building. If so we are requesting the purchase of a Knox box for emergency fire department access. 3. We would like to discuss the possibility of street" B" con necting with 131 st St. That cul-de-sac shown is in excess the of allowed 600 feet length by city and county standards. 4. 5. 6. Please respond to the above noted condition(s) in writing and submit to our office prior to the scheduled Technical Advisory Meeting for this project. Date: March 7, 2003 By: Gary Hoyt, Fire Marshal Carmel Fire Department