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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence ~ Foster Estates Homeowners Association 14208 Joshua Drive Carmel, Indiana 46033 848-7850 June 20, 2003 Department of Community Services City of Carmel One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana . ., .,~-~.';:.. ,'; 'ri',. . ~'t~'~eiORe} if .:,-:"~)!;:),\,,.-~~,' -.'" ,~,~ " Dear Mr, Cremeans, I attended the meeting of the Planning Commission on July 17th, Tuesday last. I had a meeting with the CPD Citizens Academy also that evening and r was late for the Planning Commission meeting. I did note, with dismay, that the Danbury homeowners and one Commission member depicted the Foster Estates homeowners as wishing them failure and generally regarding the Danbury residents as "Lower Class". J wish to assure the Commission that this is certainly not the case. The Foster estates HomeoWners are interested in protecting their investment in their homes and land. We are interested in establishing a buffer zone between whatever develops at Danbury Estates, This land is now described as "flood Plain" and does provide relief for the Cool Creek, which runs on the western edge of Foster estates. Astaternent was made at the meeting that because of the Flood Plain status, no permanent structure can be placed there, and therefore no action is required. We have learned from previous proposals that this status can be circumvented and a parking lot can be paved over the Flood Plain. We feel that the rezone to P-I and R-I respectively will lend permanency to the buffer zone and also preserve the Flood Plain and the natural conditions of Cool Creek in that location. We have empathy for the residents of Danbury but do flat feel that we should suffer consequences caused by their lack of action at the time the Lowes store was proposed. Please considertbe recommendations of the Department of Community Services and recommend the rezone of both land parcels. Thank you for your time. Sill(;~rely, ~ ^, ,.,.- " " , ", i /" ~t4::--tUL Albert W, Koeske President .../ / DANBURY HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION 1950 E. GREYHOUND PASS #18-343 CARMEL, IN 46033 danburyboa@indy.rr.com April 28, 2003 t City of Carmel, IN '.' RtS~~\~~~r' Department of Commumty SeMces lt ~~ \ O;\\i~ Attn: Jon Dobosiewicz - Planning Administrator' 1\I:JCS One Civic Center . Carmel, IN 46032 v Re: Zoning Proposal Z-01-03 Jon, Per our phone conversation of this morning, the Board of Danbury Homeowners Association is formally requesting an extension on the hearing of the proposed zoning change #Z~01-03. This proposed change is for the commonground of Danbury Estates from R-1 to P-l. We are requesting the hearing be tabled until the June 17th Plan Commission meeting. This extension is being requested to allow us time to investigate the proposal and to hold ~ meeting with the entire membership of the Danbury Homeowners Association. As I requested this morning, we would like to have a representative from your office attend the meeting to answer questions from our homeowners. We discovered the proposal Z-01-03 on Friday, Apri125th, while reviewing the proposal 2-02-03. We had received a certified letter notifying us of Z-02-03. We did not receive any notification on Z-01-03 and question the notifi~ation procedures in place. We believe that all zoning changes should require a formal notification to the landowners before hearings take place. Please advise if our request for a one-month delay on the hearing of this matter is granted and when either you or a representative from your office can be available to meet \Vith our homeowners. Tuesday or Thursday evenings seem to work best for getting as many people together as possible. You can reach me at 317-710- 3328 or my home phone at 317-815-6881. SincereL L~ase President Danbury Homeowners AssoCiation Cc: Danbury HOA Board John Koven Carl Sampson J1 Foster Estates Homeowners' Association 14208 Joshua Drive Carmel, lndiana46033 /<,~.:'..".5S}j>' /7; ,. , "'<:';~.,>'\. l~';:~' Rr:-('t:'!\ 'f-D\\:~~:\ I':.:~.',' p!lr(- ~-, ii': ,. \.r"'~"'~"'~"'.'\l" IJu ?!!fY) . ; \ ::':;, -".,:.' ~~\ DOCS it1 ~<>,,,, /!>~1 ....;(-S". /:\ Y '._-'.~~'~~~[ITl:~r-rJ-~~~'/ October 21,2002 Ms. Marilyn Anderson C/Carmel Planning Commission One Civic Square Cannel, IN 46032 Dear Madam President, As a representative of the Foster Estates Homeowners' Association, I attended a Danbury Estates Homeowners' Association meeting on October 1,2002. The topic of this meeting was the purchase of the entire subdivision by Gershman~Brown Associates and converting the real estate to a commercial development. This firm has successfully completed a similar project where the Five Seasons Health Club is now located. Although this may be a panacea for the Homeowners of Danbury Estates, it places in jeopardy the investments made by Foster Estates Homeowners and the Primrose Development Co. in the Laura Vista development. Furthermore is seems that a slippery slope is being created here by the rezoning of residential real estate to commercial to accommodate aggressive commercial developers. Much of the real estate required to accomplish financial feasibility in this area is now classified as flood plane and presumably, not suitable for construction. A notification has been issued to certain Foster Estates Homeowners informing them of the construction ofa wan north of146th 8t on the West Side of Cool Creek. This wall is being constructed in conjunction with a Kite Development commercial project on the north side of 146th St, west of Cool Creek. This project is being done jointly by Kite Development and the Department of Natural Resources. The construction of this wall and the removal of a tree line screening the C/Carmel water tower seem unnecessary and possibly the preparation for construction on the flood plain. We are attempting to meet with the DNR and others to better understand this project. There have been two Cannel City Council members involved in both the Danbury Estates and the Kite DevelopmenUDNR project. These members are John Koven and Wayne Wilson. We are working to secure a meeting with Mayor Brainard to discuss both projects. The Foster estates Homeowners request that the Danbury Estates real estate NOT be rezoned. /. .':. ..r.' ~~L' ..~ " ., ,.- .' I/'! "',' ',"~/ ---" ./' ldt~f:~ / tk4A' . Albert Koeske Secretary Treasurer Foster Estates Homeowners' Association.