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City of Carmel
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Division of Building and Code Enforcement
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 22, 2024
Timothy P. & Elena M. Gilliam
12306 Brookshire Pkwy
Carmel, IN 46032
RE: POSSIBLE ZONING ORDINANCE VIOLATION – LAND USE
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Gilliam:
This letter is being provided to inform you that our department has recently received some
concerns regarding 12306 Brookshire Pkwy, in the City of Carmel, a property listed under your
ownership. This property is currently zoned residentially (R1), which does not permit for business
operations to be run from the property. The only standards that permit for a business to be run
from a residential property are the Home Occupation standards of §25.18 of the Carmel Zoning
Ordinance (see Enclosed).
The nature of the home occupation standards is to allow a home business to operate with NO
visible evidence or impact upon the property’s residential character. Activities such as commercial
vehicles, gathering of employees, and storage of materials violates these regulations. There is a
certain impracticality of attempting to run a construction business in a residential neighborhood in a
way that would not impact the residential character, much less have no visible exterior evidence of
the business when the business requires storage of machinery, vehicles, and materials, regardless
of whether or not they are stored indoors or outdoors.
An inspection was performed of the property on March 17, 2005. On this occasion a white van with
signage and ladder racks was observed parked in the driveway. The information provided to this
office was that employees regularly appear and that there is more than one vehicle used in this
business parked at the property. This can be construed as a violation of the Home Occupation
regulations, but no enforcement action will be taken at this time. If this situation continues I may be
compelled to initiate corrective action. Please feel free to contact me at 571-2672 if you have any
comments or questions. Thank you for your cooperation.
Respectfully,
Kevin Brennan
Code Enforcement Inspector
Department of Community Services
Cc: File: CE05030017
Enclosure
ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2417