HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 08-05-03 (2)CARMEL/CLAY PLAN COMMISSION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
August 5, 2003
2. Docket No. 93-03 Z; (03060010);
Lockerbie Townhomes at Hunters Creek PUD (Rezone)
The applicant seeks to rezone a 5 acre pazcel from R-1/Residence and B-3/Business to a
PUD (Planned Unit Development) District designation. The property is located at the
southwest corner of Rohrer Road and Mazana Drive.
Filed by James E. Shinaver of Nelson and Frankenberger for Estridge Development
Company.
The applicant has made revisions to the PUD based on discussion with staff and in response to
comments made at the Public Hearing. The applicant is now proposing 31 single-family attached
homes as opposed to the 34 previously proposed 34. Please see the rev;cerl informational packet
prepazed by the applicant for a complete layout of the proposed project. The Department views
the proposed development as an appropriate transition between the lower intensity residential
uses to the north and west and the retail use to the south.
Items to note for discussion:
1. The proposed landscaping exceeds that required by the Ordinance between "multi-
family" and single-family neighborhoods.
2. Any proposed use for the site as a single development will require rezone approval by the
City Council. The site is split by the B-3 and R-1 zone, the west half zoned B-3 and the
east half zoned R-1. The entire tract is also under the US 31 Overlay requirements, which
excludes all residential uses.
3. This proposal may provide for a more appropriate transition between the single-family
residential and more intense commercial use to the south (see informational packet for
building elevations and landscaping) The Department is in favor of the proposed use for
this location as opposed to the more intense office and commercial uses envisioned
within the US 31 corridor.
In summary, the proposed development requires an intensity of use, landscaping, and
architecture, that provides a residential transition between the existing neighborhood to the north
and west and the higher intensity commercial uses to the south. The qualities of the proposed
development aze superior to the type of transition that can be achieved under the current zoning
(B-3/R-1, US 31 Overlay).
The Department recommends that the Subdivision Committee forward this request to the
full Commission after all comments and concerns have been addressed.
Committee Report 2003-0805
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