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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence Page 1 of 5 Conn, Angelina V From: Brewer, Scott I I Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:28 PM To: 'Jon Dobosiewicz'; Charlie Frankenberger . Cc: Conn, Angelina V; D. Scott Bordenet ' Subject: RE: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary La~dscape plan Jon: I believe that language will cover my concerns. Scott Brewer, City Forester Environmental Planner, DOCS City of Carmel, One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 PH: 317-571-2478 FAX: 317-571-2426 Urban Forestry is the center of sustainability fo:' municipalities From: Jon Dobosiewicz [mailto:jond@NF-LAW.CO~] sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:00 PM I To: Brewer, Scott I; Charlie Frankenberger Cc: Conn, Angelina V; D. Scott Bordenet Subject: RE: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary Landscape plan Scott. Scott Bordenet is going to get you a written method (sequence) of how the trees along the south. edge of the parking lot will be preserved. I I Regardless of the method of preservation employed we acknowledge that pursuant to the Landscape Requirements of the Zoning ordinance the owner is required to maintain plantings meeting the requirements of Section 26.04: Perimeter Buffer Requirements. This includes the equivalent of 3 sQade trees, 2 ornamental trees and 9 shrubs per 100' linear foot as required by ordinance. We understand that the proposed method may result in the loss of trees in the future. We understand that the loss of trees may require planting additional trees and lor shrubs to maintain compliance with Section 26.04 of the Zoning Ordinance. Please let me know if this fully addresses your cOn;Jments. If so I will ask Angie to supplement the file with this and make it part of our request. Thanks, Jon Jon C. Dobosiewicz Land Use Professional Nelson & Frankenberger, PC 3105 East 98th Street, Suite 170 Indianapolis, IN 46280 317-844-0106 Voice 317-428-8393 Cell 317-84(j.8782 Fax jon@llf-Law.coI11 From: Jon Dobosiewicz sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:30 PM 12/16/2008 Page 1 of 4 Conn, Angelina V I From: Jon Dobosiewicz Uond@NF-LAW.COM~ Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:30 PM To: Brewer, Scott I; Charlie Frankenberger' Cc: Conn, Angelina V; D. Scott Bordenet Subject: RE: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary Lal'ildscape plan I I Scott, Scott Bardenet;s going to call and discuss this with you. We will came up with an appropriate method of preservation of the existing trees. That is our intent. If, as you no~e, the employed method fails and the existing trees die we are required by ordinance to maintain the level of tree planting buffer identified in the Ordinance. I After the call from Scott I will supplement the file with an acknowledgement of the discussion and how the trees will be preserved including our understanding that regardless of the method of preservation employed the property owner is obligated to maintain the section 26.04 buffer req4ired by ordinance. We understand that this may require planting additional trees and lor shrubs in the future. Thanks, Jon Jon C. Dobosiewicz Land Use Professional Nelson & Frankenberger, PC 3105 East 98th Street, Suite 170 Indianapolis, IN 46280 317-844-0106 Voice 317-428-8393 Cell 317-846-8782 Fax jon@nf-Law.com From: Brewer, Scotf I [mailto:SBrewer@carmel.ir.gov] Sent: TuesdaYr December 16,20083;17 PM To: Jon Dobosiewicz; Charlie Frankenberger Cc: Conn, Angelina V; D. Scott Bordenet Subject: RE:Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary Lan~scape plan I Jon: The latest revision of the plan does not show any trees in the bufferyard on the south perimeter. The plan shows only the general position of a 24' deep trench made 18" behind the curb line. Apparently Mr. Bordenet wants to preserve the tree line that exists there without showing the existing trees or the method of their preservation, all the while compacting the soil and building a parking lot up to the very edge of the tree line. This is very problematic: doing this without identifying the trees and engineering the tree preservation methods will probably result in the death of the existing trees. So, either the existing trees (including the ones to be transplanted and used on site) be shown, along with a graphic detail of the preservation method to be used, or new plantings equal to the required amount by Section 26.04 be shown. : , The City prefers that the existing tre.es be left to: fulfill the requirements for the bufferyard, but we have learned from experience, it does not work to build to the very:edge and hope that what remains is a sufficient butler as required by the ordinance. So the existing trees and preservatipn must be engineered and planned so that everyone on site knows of the importance and the lengths that must be taken ro construct around them. I Scott Brewer, City Forester I Environmental Planner, DOCS __ ......1... .r 1'-' ,.....,-..() NELSONi& FRANKENBERGER JAMES J NELSON CHARLES D. FRANKENBERGER JAMES E. SHrNA VER LAWRENCE J. KEMPER JOHN I3. FLATT A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION , ATTORNEYS AT LAW I 3105 EAST 98TH STREET, SUITE 170 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46280 I PHONE: 317-844-0106 , FACSIMilE: 317-846-8782 , www.nf-Iaw.com December 5, 2008 Angie COlUl Planning Administrator City of Carmel One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Re: I Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary Dear Angie: FREDRIC LAWRENCE OA VlD 1 LICHTENBERGER JESSICA S. OWENS OfCounscl JANE S. MERRILL I Please find 15 copies of the infoffilationaJ booklets for the Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary attached. The updated information addresses the conditions under which the Committee forwarded the item back to the Plan Commission. Please call if you have any questions. Thank you. I Very truly yours, ~N & FR;NKENllERGER P.c. f~n Dobosiewicz Land Use Professional JD/bt Enclosures f-1"IRcckyi7.oning& Rent El>1:'lte Mflllcr~\MiJl.~r'-VIlIt':tllim:~\Lt':l[C':r!O\Llrm A ("onn 12tJ50R_dec I I Page 1 of 1 .... .. Conn, Angelina V From: Birt, Don [dbirt@Gaylor.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:5!3 AM To: Hollibaugh, Mike P I Cc: Holmes, Christine B; Conn, Angelina V; Boone, Rachel M. Subject: Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary Attachments: ARN site.pdt Mr. Hollibaugh, I I am writing in reference to Docket No. 08090017 DP/ADLS for the Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary: I , It is my understanding that public input is not allowed at the Special Studies committee meeting so I am requesting that you or your staff address these issues on behalf of the residents of Woodhaven, I I I understand that is probably impossible. for the Special Studies committee to apply the setbacks required by the Michigan Road Overlay tone to this project, yet I find it hard to believe that when you combine the Carmel and Zionsville Overla~ Zones, this is the only property in the middle of 4 miles of Overlay Zone that will be allowed to encroach upon the 30 foot Greenbelt along Michigan Road. , I think it is reasonable that the Special Studies Committee require that the building be flipped to the south side of the property to be further from the residential neighborhood. This would increase the distance between the north property line and the crematory chimney from about 50 feet to about 190 feet and put it on the side of the building aY"ay from the houses. This should reduce the noise and the visibility of the chimney without having a significant impact on the site plan. I have sketched this location on the attached site plan. The reddat is an approximate chimney location, since it has never appeared on any of the plans I have seen.' With proper mature landscape and fence qufferipg, as well as full cut-off light fixtures this should be a better plan for everyone. While the white vinyl fence they propose is a solid screen, the stark white is a glare. A brown vinyl or cedar is more appropriate for the woods ty:pe setting of the neighborhood. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Donald Birt 4607 Woodhaven Drive djbi rt @ sbcglobal.n et 12/2/2008 I' .r? /.? 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'[ ~ '1' .1 -; n if II i e Wit ~~Pll~f!f l~ n< ,. g ~ Hi1" :z ;:r n ;J i~ '" 'r :I ! ~~s[ c tihj Ui~1 U~n U '" ~ Hi'I ~ t! ilp i l ~ z ~.. ~ -~ . it ~ J I E~ . r ljl .5 Page 1 of2 Conn, Angelina V Hancock, Ramona B Monday, December 01, 2008 8: 19 AM 'Dierckman, Leo'; Dorman, Jay; 'Dutcher, Dan'; 'Grabow, Bradford'; 'Haneywh@aol.com'; 'Rick Ripma'; 'riripma@carmel.in.gov'; 'Ron & Carol Schleif'; 'Stromquist, Steve'; Stromquist, Steven R; 'Madeleine Torres'; 'Suewestermeier@aol.com:; Westermeier, Susan Cc: Conn, Angelina V; Hollibaugh, Mike P I Subject: FW: Health risks relating to crematGry plan vote on Dec 2 (please read - time critical) , Importance: High From: Sent: To: FYI Ramona . n ... m ..............................._...._ ........,....,....._._. . .. ....L From: Lynn Robinson [mailto:lynn.robinson@oracl&.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 20083:38 PM To: Brainard, James C Cc: Brainard, James C; Accetturo, John V; Carter, Ronald E; Griffiths, Joe; Rider, Kevin D; Seidensticker, Eric; Sharp/ Rick; Snyder, Luci; Hancock, Ramona B Subject: RE: Health risks relating to crematory pla,n vote on Dec 2 (please read - time critical) Importance: High Mayor Brainard, Thank you so much for responding - J greatly appreciate it. I was just talking to a neighbor who informed me that the meeting on Tuesday is just a Plan Commission 'Special Studies Subcommittee meeting' and that the public probably won't be given another chance to speak on this matter unfortunately. I had been working on what I would say, but it appears I won't get another chance to be heard. I pid have five minutes to speak at the Zoning Board meeting last week, but it did not have much effect on the decision. I think the Zoning Board felt their hands were tied and they could not 'legislate from the bench' on the environmental asp~cts, or they may have been convinced by the confident assurances of safety by the mortuary, (Hopefully the City Council can legislate on it insteadl) I / I'm hoping you might share our concern,. help us prevent a bad 'point of no return' precedent in Carmel of locating crematory incinerators so close to our backyards arid our children Would you be willing to discuss the idea of a new ordinance with the City Council? I really wish there was a way to delay Tuesday's vote on approving the Illor.tuary's plan, and I also wish I had thought of emaillngyouandthecitycouncilmembersacoupleofweeksago.I.ve ollly known about this crematory incinerator plan for less than ::I mont8 and up until last week I was completely focused on what I would say at the Zoning Board meeting (which turned out to bt a futile effort). In my previous email to you, I wish that J had giver) greater emphasis to this quotation from the testimony of a mercury expert to a U.S. House subcommittee: I I (source. htlR:I/c:LQm~sticpolicy.Ql{erslghthouse.gov/documents/20071115094640.Qdf) I EPA estimates of total mercury emitted as a byproduct of cremation of human' remains to be around 0.3 tons per year. However, EPA's estimate might sighificantly understate the magnitude of mercury emissions from this source as well. A newly published arti~le, authored by an EPA environmental scientist, estimates mercury emiSSions from cremation to be ten times more than the EPA estimate, about 3 tons per year H' Indeed, today the Mercury Policy Project jNill testify that total actual mercury emissions could be as much as 5 to 6 times EPA estimates. Why is this important? It is important because EPA prioritizes its activity based in part on this number. In short, the most important point to keep in mi~d is that the EPA's past estimates on the mercury emissions from crematories may have been wrong by a factor of i10 and scientists are testifying to this in front of the US Congress. Any statements by the cremation industry that 'the EPA isn't worried'. 'emissions are minimal' and 'are a non-issue' are I 12/1/2008 Page 20[2 based on the older inaccurate estimates Thanks again for listening, Lynn Robinson From: Brainard, James C [mailto:JBrainard@carmeUn.gov] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:41 PM To: Lynn Robinson I Subject: RE: Health risks and zoning issues relating to crematory plan on which the Plan Commission will vote on Dec 2 (please read - time critical) : I Lyrm. Thank you for your letter. I will read it carefully. Jim Brainard I _..__..J._______ I 12/1/2008 Page 1 of 2 Conn, Angelina V From: Jon Dobosiewicz [jond@NF-LAW.COM] I Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:16, PM To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: RE: Nelson Funeral Home Angie, I can work with the engineer on this and provide ani additional parking space. We show 128 and require 127. I will ask them to add one space and we will then meet what may be viewed as a conservative interpretation of the ordinance but that is ok. I I do not want staff to feel like they are stretching the rules even if we agree that it is accessory to the primary use. One otl]er thing I noticed this morning is that the en~gineer has shown bumper stops. I have let them know that the parking area needs to be fully curbed. I Thanks, Jon Jon c. Dohosiewicz Land Use Professional Nelson & Frankenberger, PC 3105 East 98th Street, Suite 170 Indianapolis, IN 46280 317-844-0106 Voice 317-428-8393 Cell 317-846-8782 Fax jon@nf-Law.com From: Conn, Angelina V [mailto:Aconn@carmel,in,bov] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:13 AM ' To: Jon Dobosiewicz Subject: RE: Nelson Funeral Home Thank you, Jon. Don Brit, a neighbor, also brought up the fact that parking is not provided for the 2nd story dwelling unit. The ordinance requires 2 parking spaces per dwelling. Or, we may be able to consider this dwelling an accessoty use to the primary use....1 am just trying to think ota good way toexp)ain this to him and the committee. Thanks, Angi~ Conn, Planning Administrator Dept. of Community Services - Planning &Zoning 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor City of Carmel, IN 46032 p.317-571-2417 f.317-571-2426 aconn@carrnel.in.gav ~ Please consider the enVlmllnlCnl before printing this b-mail I I From:Jon Dobosiewicz [matlto:jond@NF-LAW.CO~] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:59 AM ! To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: FIN: Nelson Funeral Home Angie, 11/1912008 Page 1 of 1 Conn, Angelina V From: Conn, Angelina V I Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 111 :29 AM To: 'djbirt@sbcglobal.net' I Cc: Holmes, Christine B; Boone, Rachel M.; 'John Molitor'; Hollibaugh, Mike P . I SUbject: Nelson Funeral Home - parkmg space numbers Attachments: Parking Justification .pdf Good Morning, Mr. Bilt Attached is the petitioner's graphic tha1 shows the distinction between the publidloor area and private floor area of the proposed Nelson Mortuary. The parking ordinance,1 chapter 27, states thata funeral home/mortuary/crematorymust have one parking space per 50 square feet of pUblic floor area. This is unique in the fact that i1 acknowledges a distinction between public and private floor area, where this is,not required for a retail or office use. The Department agrees with the petitioner's determination that a maximum of 6,341 sq ft of the proposed building will be considered public floor area, which means that 127: (or less) parking spaces are required. The dwelling use on the second floor is considered an accessory use, since it is tied"to the primary mortuary use. A11east one parking space is allotted toward that accessory use. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks, Angie Conn, Planning Administrator Dept. of Community Services - Planning & Zoning 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor City of Carmel, IN 46032 p.317-571-2417 f.317-571-2426 aconr<@carmefugp',' I ~ Please consider thcenvITonment before printing rhi~ e-mail I I ] ] /1912008 City of Carmel ~/ Cla.y Township Department of C~mmlUlity Services One Civic Square; Catmel, IN 46032 Planning & Zoning QffiQ!: ph. (317) 571-2417 Fax (311) 571-2426 BuIlding & Code Enforcement: Ph. (317) 571-2444 "fax (317) 571-2499 I I REQUEST FOR RECORDS PllB.SlJANT TO INDIANA. ACCESS TO PUBLIC . I RECORDS ACT - (I.C. 5-14-3-1, et!seq., As Amended). I . I, n DV\&\ {J -s ~ v+- : , hereby request of the Oty of (NAME OP11ONAL - please print) I Carmel, Indiana, the right to inspect !and/or copy the following records: (Mease be spedflc as to what records you are looking for/requesting, and list the 0JCTeCl: property information) oS l~bl~7; 4 r! () Y: I (J () 00 10 V 010Q!JoJl DP/A1:>(.-S , !1tiV'V V7 je. 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Frankenberger, PC' 3105 East 98th Street, Suite 170 Tndiahapolis, IN 46:280 th'Q:5 is oJ)~ i V1 L aSerHc..he- J 1-/4 -00 Nov.;mber 5, 2008 Re: T:Jjp Generation, CcniI'pansbh Nelson FuneralHome A&F ,Engineering has prepaF~ed a lrib' generati'on comparison tbat summarizes the;, llTojectS-::JI ~~"" ,-:- . - - ... - - ,- ! - ,- '-- '" - -- - - - - ',_., -- -, - -.-'-:': - , ,'--. - - - - ;Lv~I;agl:!; 'Y,ee.kQqy'2.4-hbur trip} that- Wo'Ul9 IJeigen'enUe.d:hY: v~nolls, hmdlfses? ~'t'ne Lfipgeneratiob ~stl'rhhr~S,~are b~sEld oa daf~Lptioh'shedlwithin ITE Trip 6,eh;ralion' f~po'rLand sl~PBlcmcntal ,data collectea and4illhlishecl by the:Gi,ty oHDIilaiidtl, 'The LTE.:F.ilip Generation report is a cOHipihttionof "'-fljp' da(ac":(oT' v,i.ujou s~l;illd" ~ISE;~ ;~s Co n~aed-I~y :trL<1n spa rtafioJl'P ro:fe.ssioh~I~' ':tbr9JJ.@19!1t the'cQfiitcQ .0 ,"_"._'_ ,_'_ ._ J _ " " " _ ,- . _ _" _ S!atys, inorde,r; ta:e.<;J~l;llj~h !h~aygFll-g9 U11m:bcr of triQ~. g?licratccd by y~iQus' land .u~es. T~ Stmpl~llJ~J1t~leJ:l~rrd99a!;a~S.91leQt~d forl;!se~w1thjn tln;L.di1;y. ofJJdanctci !ranspDrtatlon Ilbpa9t ' FeeC~lL1df":ana :~s\necessary::due:-t6 :the ~act :24-hdur trip gClicrauoll data 'for srll,n'cLll"m~ fi~lleEal home llses'is n\jt pll.b'lisnca within-'tlie HE tegart. The -following Ta,ble SUllUliapzeS -tl;1e :24,~lfour:'Weeka:iy {hp es~ilmites tor,.,a dhve~in banK, gei1erhr~tail, generaroffi6e-andful1enil'hOm~ h1;lld~uses. The si~e of~acilJa.iid uSfhs,oased,on dev~]~pmelrt dcnsitycstimatcs:for the sti~jcct: sik . I I -~~- - ~ I - ~ ; ~ 'i24~H()OR CALetJL~TED i: r p :kANID>USE, SIZE, TRiPe I "DA'[;A- S~trR(:E -- , l' .. ~ - - ~ I :; ~ - -- - - -. '. WE,EKPA:)':':''FIWiS RA;rE: ,- 2f,-So'O ' ~ n -. - ~ ;~rtE:ThIP,GENERA1'I0ti' l)B-IYE:"",Ii'!"BA N1( ? ' I MQ9 246.41'RlPsllm.YO:SF \ SQl,IARE.EEET. I RERORJ T 20,000 ! ~ ITEiTRlP:6ENERA~TION' ~ENJ~R1\'1;DF,FIGE-"1 'SQYARE':REEJ," _ 3'86 :l:W~iJ:;BlllS%'~;QQD'~:f REPC>.RT , I I -.. - ~ - -- ~ ~ Il?}){)O " I t29 TRIPslFObOSR ITcH TRIP GENERA:1'!QT:{ GEl'[EJ~.}:11(EtAil , 1 '2J:164.~ S.Q'pAItE EE~T : - _',_ <:.:.,1.:_,l,,,-c=. .' ."' I: .REPDRT" - - ~ - - ~ , ~.k , - ~ - 1 ,--- ., n .~ ~ ~ ,r2~OaO r . ~ ~ ~ ~ -'r , ~ CrrY :tlFK5RLANDD~ :1 ~E0.IllE~t~J;{QME -~--- 1 b2-, ,9'.$ 2j'ERrPsllOn:Q~SF I, .. I...J - ,SQtJ~.F!EET " FLOB:TQA '.- ".'~ -=-U~~_~_:- -::..~ ,I"" , " ,_u, . I Trip @i?ner{[tjbn,-Institute~'of-TT~$port:ation.Erigin~ers? Seventh-Edifibn" 2003. 2 'Frp71pllortq(iQlJ !~iJp(l<;t-.F~~'~[jp4atgi GftyoJ CJ,;[andoj?IQn:4{l, lie.nCJj~~ance,plqIllJii{g (;-Foup,2006. 8365'KEYSTONE CROSSIN"i; 5UITE"'201 - INOIJ\NAPOUS, INDIANt-,4.6240 - '_'" ., ,I' .- TEwEP;HONE (317.) '202-08.64' - FAeSIMILE (3.t,7}202-090B . I - " I The summarized trip infoffimllon clearly shows that the funeral home land use generates significantly"tewer trips during a typical weekday than the other land uses. F'urthermore, the trip rates for the other land uses 'are as much as 26 times the rate of the funet:al hom~, use rate, Based on this data, it can be concluded that the traflie impact from a funeral home land use on the sunoundingroadway network would be much less than the impact from any of the other land uses considered for this analysis, Finally, a review of all land uses contained within the ITE manual has shown that 61 out of73 land uses have daily tlip generation rates that are greater than the funeral home land use. Thus, a funeral home is in the bottom 18% of all trip generators when considering data from the ITE national daily trip generation database; If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contactme. Sincerely, A&F Engine~ring C9." LLC --nA~ R. Matthew B,rown, P.E,/P.T.ffE. 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" '(..:. t'o~n.Otl9t1 NI isUOdeUeU)UI E:tS 4:a.99 EI Otl 1 -~ I I .' .; ir i ~ 2 700 W 38th St, Indianapotis1 IN 46208~4240 .' i w 3 2310 W Washington St, fndianapolls, IN 462224257 I ' '. ..... ..: 4 I I 1234 E Prospect St~ Indianapolis, IN 46203-1937 1. .. I -' ~," _.", ~ _ 5 3925 E New York St, Indianapolis, IN 46201..3557 A. Cremations -About 200 cremations per year are anticipated, about 50 of which involve a memorial ser+ce. The memorial service usually involves 20 to 50 people, lasts 2 to 3 hours and occurs generally between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. . . I B. Funeral-Jewish Tradition I 1. It is considered disrespectful to not qiIickly bury the body. As such, funeral arrangemehtk are typically made on the date of death, and calling and burial are eithet the following or the next day. Because the body is quickly buried, embAlming is the exception, and there is rarely visitation. I I 2. Traditional Jewish fiunerals involve burial and no embalming. About 80 . I JewIsh funerals per I year are expected. About twenty percent (20%) of these result in gra~e-side services and will not, therefore, involve a procession that startJ at a funeral home. About 80% (about 64 per year) of these will not invdlve grave-side services and will include a funeral procession beginnink at the funeral home. The funeral processions start during the day, ty.pically at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. and, as such, do not occur at a.m.lp.m. p~ak hours. This is the only larger gathering that occurs at the funeral home Ln connection with the traditional Jewish funeral. I c. Funeral-Non-Jewish Tra!dition: 1. The non-Jewish tra~ition, custom and practice involves a greater time between death and burial or cremation. I 2. The non-Jewish tradition, custom and practice typically involves a calling and a funeral proces~ion, both of which originate at the funeral home. 3. A non-Jewish funert home typically has a higher volume - there may be multiple showiog i rooms aud funerals occurring simultaneously. There has been inquiry about the eremation process and emissions. In .this regard, the following are notewOlthy: A. The crematorium inj which the body is cremated contains a (i) primary chamber, (ii) seconaary chamber and (iii) a stack from the secondary chamber. B. Essentially; the process is as follows: L The body il cremated iOn the primary chamber. In that a body is 85% water,l this is primarily an evaporation process. 2. The gases,. which fuel the burner are then oxidized m the I secondary qhamber. I 3. After this o~idation process, what remains is released through the stack. I C. What is entitted froL the stack is primarily gases, including (i) carbon monoxide, emitted ~t the rate of 0 to 20 parts per million, (ii) nitrogen oxide, which result~ from combustion of the fuel and not the body and which is emitted at the rate of about 0.38 pounds per hour and (ili) sulfur I dioxide which, again, results from combustion of the fuel and not the body and is emitted at the!rate of about 0.11 pounds per hour. Also emitted are (i) other organic compounds, at the rate of 0.003 pounds per hour and (ii) particulate matter, ht the rate of 0.01 pound per hour. All of these I entissions fall far below regulated thresholds. I I I I !Iol1leckylZoniug & Real Sillte Matler,INel.... Feu".' Home\Memu Uti Creumtiun jc"",.due Page 1 of 2 Conn, Angelina V From: D. Scott ~ordenet [SbOrdenet@civil-ls.Jom] I Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:36 AM Conn, Angelina V; jdObOSiewicz@comdast.ne1; Brewer, Scott I I Cc: charlie@nf-Iaw.com;]'on@nf-Iaw.com;marc@baxterset.com I Subject: RE: Planning/Zoning Dept Review far ~aron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary (#08090017 DP/ADLS) Angie, Scott, and Jon, revised site constructionl plans will be del ivered to your office this morning. The following revisions con-espond to Angie:s pre,fious email (below): I I 1. The docket number has been placed on the title page. 8. The landscaping plan has been revised t6 accommodate the zoning commitments supplied by Scott Brewer. I 9. The requested trees have been preserved I as indicated on sheet C3.0. 10. The green belt has been 1abeledQri all sheets. 11. Building dimensions have been added tol sheet C3.1. 12. The location of the mechanical equipment is shown on sheet C3.4. It will be screened from the Michigan Road view by a shrub row from the nortl~ adjoiner's view by a combination of trees and a solid white PYC fe,nce. I 13. The drainage calculations will be sent tOIAngie only. 24.. Pervious pavers have been considered for this project. Unfortunately, we cannot use them for this project. I 26. There are no known easements oIiihe prpperty. Refer torhe ALTA survey on sheet C2.0 for confirmation. All setbacks are shown and labeled on all plan sheets. 27. The existing pathway on Michigan Rd h~s been labeled. 28. The sidewalk has been extended as requJsted. 29. The half RIW on Michigan Rd. has been! labeled as requested. 30. City of Carmel Review Notes have beenladded to sheet C3.1. The notes contain information regarding the parcel coverage. ! 31. The total number of parking places has l1een indicated on sheet C3.1. A copy of this email will be delivered to you Jth construction plans. Please feel free to caU or email me wit.h any questions you may have. To: -Scott ++ Bordenet Civil Engineering & Land Surveying, LLC . 8902 Alibeck Ct. Indp1s., IN 46256 Office: 317-536-6181 Fax: 317-536-6220 Cell: 317-418-5995 I From: Conn, Angelina V [mailto:Aconn@carmel.in.gov] Sent: Monday, September 22,200812:50 PM I To: charlie@nf-Iaw.com Cc: jon@nf-Iaw.com; D. Scott Bordenet; marc@baxterset.com 11/1212008 Page 2 of 2 Subject: Planning/Zoning Dept Review for Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary (#08090017 DP/ADLS) Please complete/reply to the.following review comments after the October 15 TAC meeting: 1. Please add Docket No. 08090017 DP/ ADLS to the plans. 2. Please provide a copy of the official list of adjacentpropert')l owners, from the Hamilton county Auditor's office. 3. Please provide a filled ouVnotarized affidavit Of notice of-public hearing (see application). 4. Provide the notarized Affidavit of the Puolic Notice Sign Placement; seeapplicatfon. 5. Remember ~o include the Findings of Fact form in the Plan Commission information packets. 6. Provide a filted out Notice of Public Hearing form; see application. 7. Provide a copy of the site plan overlaid upon the aerial photo of the site. 8. Contact the city foresler, Scott Brewer, for further discussion about the landscape plan and tree preservation. 9. On Sheet C3, you show removal of trees and shrubs along the north property line; please revise to show preservation of them. 10. Show/label the 30-ft wide greenbelt along the north and east property lines, as committed to with the original rezone, Z- 443-04. 11. Label the building width and length on the site plan. 12. Show/label the mechanical equipment location and how it is screened from view. 13. Please provide a copy of the drainage calculations. 14. Please provide copies of your correspondence with T AC members. 15. Please provide digiial copies of the site plan and building elevations, as pdf files. 16. Bring materialfcolor samples to the Plan Commission meeting. 17. Please label the building materials on the building elevations, and provide building elevations that are to-scale. 18. Please provide the building height. 19. Add more windows on the west, east, and north elevations. 20. Add more dormers or windows for the apartment. 21. If possible, try to modify the west elevation to look more like the east elevation, regarding the roofline, dormers, and entry, since it is the side that faces the highway. 22. PrOVide the landscape lighting (if any), details, and specs. 23. Please consider using LEED or 'green' site and building'practices, such as solar panels, skylights,. native plants, etc. 24. Please consider using pervious pavers in all or part of the parking area and/or creating a tiioswale in the center of the parking area. 25. Please provide the perimeter fence details, such as materials, height, etc. 26. Please label the easements on the site plan and landscape plan. 27. Please label the pedeslrian/bike path along Michigan Rd. 28. Please extend Ihe sidewalk along the east of the building down 10 the path along Michigan Rd. 29. Please show/label the half road right of way of MiChigan Rd., and verify that no more road right of way will need to be dedicated. 30. Please provide your parcel cover percentage; the maximum parcel cover allowed is 75%, and this includes pavement and building footprint. 31. Please label the total number of parking spaces on the site plan. 32. BZA: special use approval will be required for the mortuaryfcrematory land use. 33. BZA: development standards variances will be required for tile sign square footage exceeding 40 square feet and for the sign height being taller than 6 feet. 34. Additional comments may be voiced at the TAC meeting. Thank you, Angie Conn, Planning Administrator Dept. of Commuriity SerVices (DOCS) - Planning & Zoning 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor City of Carmel, IN 46032 p.317-571-2417 1.317-571-2426 aconn@carmeLin.gov lll1212008 NELSON 1& FRANKENBERGER A PROF~SSIONAL CORPORATION A;TTORNEYSAT LAW 3105 EAST 98TH STREET, SUITE 170 INDIJXNAPOLlS, INDIANA 46280 ~HONE: 317-844-0106 FA~SIMILE: 317-846-8782 I www.nf-Iaw.com ! JAMES J NELSON CHARLES I), FRANKENBERGER JAMES E. SHINA VER LAWRENCE J KEMPER JOHN 13. rLA TT I November ] 1, 2008 Angie Conn City of Carmel One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Re: The Nelson Funeral Homel Dear Angie: Attached you will find the 15 copies of information packets for the Plan Commission meeting on November 18th. Should you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to call. I I Very truly yours, NELSON & FRANKENBERGER, P.C. Enclosures f~ Jon C. Dobosiewicz H\B"k}\Z,ni,ig & Real Es~lO M.u"sINclson r"oomIHmn,IL,IlocslLi, to A Co,,,, - DP'rLS ,,",klm II,nuS.do< Page 1 of 1 Conn, Angelina V From: Conn, Angelina V Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1 :59 PM To: 'Jon Dobosiewicz' Cc: Boone, RachelM. Subject: signage for ARN mortuary Hi Jon - Yes we can consider the canopy as part of the building frontage when calculating the permitted size for a sign. The initial measurement was based off of the site plan, which only shows the canopy as a dashed line that is not shaded in. But since you pointed out that the canopy is part of the building, as shown on the building elevations, we can use that measurement instead. Angie Conn, Planning Administrator Dept. of Community Services - Planning & zoning 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor City of Carmel, IN 46032 p.317-571-2417 f.317-571-2426 aconn@carmel.in.gQY ~ i'lea,e cun,ider rlw e111'irol'll!lenl before rmllLing thi> e-mail 10/812008 I w Conn, Angelina V I From: Conn, Angelina V I Sent: Monday, September 22,200812:50 PM To: 'charlie@nf--Iaw.com' I Cc: 'jon@nf-Iaw.com'; 'D. Scott Bordenet'; 'fI1arc@baxterset.com' I Subject: Planning/Zoning Dept Review for AarOrRUben-Nelson Mortuary (#08090017 DP/ADLS) flJe.aJ>e complej:.elreplY_l().-tb_eiolJ~twing review commelJt~Lafter_tb.e.....O_rao_b_eL15 T AC me_eJing: I 1. Please add Docket No. 08090017 DP/ ADLS to the plans. 2, Please provide a copy of theofficiallistofladjacent property owners, from the Hamilton county Auditor's office. 3. Please provide a filled out/notarized affida;vitof notice of public hearing (see application). 4. Provide the notarized Affida\iit of the Public Notice Sign Placement; see application. 5. Remember to include the Findings of Fact form in the Plan Cqmmission information packets. 6. Provide a filled out Notice of Public Hearihg form; see application. ol:;..-r Provide a copy of the site plan overlaid upon the aerial photo of the site. 0~ Contact the city forester, Scott Brewer, for further discussion about the landscape plan and tree preservation. 9. On Sheet C3, you show removal of trees knd shrubs along the north property line; please revise to show preservation of ~em. I Show/.label the 30-ft wide greenbelt alon.g'lth. e 1)9rth and east property lines; as committed to with the original rezone, Z- 443~04. Label the building width and length on thet site plan. Show/label the mechanical equipment location and how it is screened from view. Please provide a copy of the drainage calculations. Please provide copies of your corresponr;l~mce with TAC members. Please provide digitai copies of the site. pl~n and building elevations, as pdf files. Bring material/color sarnplesto the Plan Commission meeling. Please label the building materials on thel'building elevations, and provide building elevations that are to-scale. Please provide the building height. I Add more windows on the west, east, an9 north elevations. Add more dormers or windows for the apartment. If possible, try to modify the west elevatioh to look more like the east elevation, regarding the roofline, dormers, and entry, since it is the side that faces the hi90way. Provide the landscape lighting (if any), details, and specs. Please consider using LEED or 'green' site and building practices, such as solar panels, skylights, native plants, etc. Please consider using pervious pavers in1all or part of the parking area and/or creating a bioswale in the center of the parking area. I Please provide the perimelerfence detail~, such as materials, height, etc. Please label the easements on the site pl~n and landscape plan. Please label the pedestrian/bike path alo~g Michigan Rd. Please extend the sidewalk along the easJ of the building down to the path along Michigan Rd. Please show/label the half road right of way of Michigan Rd., and verify that no more road right of way will need to be dedicated. I Please provideyour parcel cover percentage; the maximum parcel cover allowed is 75%, and this includes pavement and building footprint. I Please label the total number of parking spaces on the site plan. BZA: special use approval will be required for the mortuary/crematory land use. BZA: development standards variances v-Jill be required for the-sigR EElllare fI96h...~<!.eadi, i'~).fl'f ~qtJal=e4-eet and for the sign height being taller than 6 feet. I \ . Additional comments may be voiced at the T AC meeting. ..:y. " f) , I kt Gt-ll c4 . C!?-l(ltfj i\.'>, btd.j w\cl+~) d\~ DI (,,:K': 12. 13. ~ O~. ~ ~ 19. ~ 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. .O~ ~. 29. 30. 31. OL~ d~.P' o~. u Page 1 of 1 Thank you, A.ngie Conn, Planning Administrator Depl. of Community Services (DOCS) -- Planning & Zoning 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor City of Carmel, IN 46032 p.317-571-2417 I. 317-571-2426 aQQnn@tcar:.m..emgov 9/22/2008