HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-0926; Randy YustCarmel Comprehensive Plan
The vacant land between Spring Mill and Illinois should be rezoned Employment Node
for many reasons. Clarian North has a helipad. The BZA recently declined to approve St.
V Heart Center’s helipad b/c the “noise emanating from the proposed use may awaken
adjacent residents.” Similar distances between helipad and residential would exist if this
land were to be developed as residential properties.
The vacant land between Spring Mill and Illinois should be rezoned Employment Node
b/c the flight plan for the helicopters that land at Clarian North. Although the primary
flight plan uses the 31 corridor, inclement weather often alters flight plans, causing the
helicopters to cross over the land between Spring Mill and Illinois. Why would we put
residential housing in an area where a medical helicopter would fly over?
Residential zoning of the vacant land between Spring Mill and Illinois is not the public’s
best interest. Suburban residential properties, located near a helipad and next to a busy
regional medical center, would not be able to return high value. Best use would be
commercial, w/ access onto Spring Mill prohibited. Entry/exit onto property should only
be allowed off of Illinois.
US 31 will become a limited access highway w/ 116th St being a major intersection. Not
only will there be significant traffic in this area there will be significant noise w/ all the
normal truck traffic on US 31 but the added truck traffic has been relocated from
Keystone. In addition, Illinois St. is becoming a major road to move local traffic. This
will increase significantly when US 31 becomes limited access. It is important to finish
the last leg of Illinois St. down to 106th St prior to construction commencement on US 31
in 2011. It is inconceivable that you would have residential use in such a corridor. It is
poor planning and an irresponsible use of such prime land to maximize our tax base.
Commercial development on vacant properties along Illinois St should be encouraged. As
the city can see complete buildout w/in 10 years, NAV will flatten. We should take every
opportunity to encourage commercial development in this area to keep property taxes low
for residents.
Randy Yust
Clarian North