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DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 23, 2003
10-13h. 14200 N River Road Prairie Trace Elementary
(V- 54 -03; V- 5 -03; V- 56 -03, V- 57 -03)
Petitioner seeks the following Development Standards Variances:
V-54-03
03050011 §25.07.02 -05(b) two (2) institutional signs
V SS -03 03050012 §25.07.02 -05(c) 36 -ft
-ft institutional sign
V -56 -03 03050013 §25.07.02- 05(c)(ii) 24 -sq -ft changeable copy sign
V -57 -03 03050014 §25.07.02 -05(d) 6 -ft tin tall ground sign
The site is located at 14200 N River Road. The site is zoned S -1 /Residential (Very Low Intensity). Filed
f William Fanning of Fanning/Howey
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S r gr y f E T G •y G eneral Information:
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y e River Road. The property and the
surrounding area is zoned S- 1/Residential.
4, 5 r Th comprehensive plan shows this area
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N r s g'' rF institutional signs will be 36 and 24 square
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m RIVER RD feet, respectively. The height of the signs will
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M x Backgrou Information:
9 T he s choo l has a lr ea dy had variances in 2002,
c 9 ca se V- 107 -02 through V- 111 -02, for 43 R d irectional signs.
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(Excerpt from BZA Minutes, June 24, 2002):
56 60j. Carmel /Clay Schools Prairie Trac Elementary (V 107 -02; V- 108 -02; V- 109 -02; V- 110 -02;
V- 111 -02)
Petitioner seeks approval of the following Developmental Standards Variances:
V- 107 -02 ¢25.7.01 -2 15.89- square -foot traffic directional sign #1
V- 108 -02 X25.7.01 -2 4' 10Y2" traffic directional sign #1
V- 109 -02
§25.7.01-2
20.19- square -foot traffic directional sign #3
V- 110 -02 X25.7.01 -2 4' 111/2" traffic directional sign #3
V- 111 -02 §25.7.02-5(c)0) 90- square -foot Institutional sign #2
The site is located at 14200 North R Road. The site is zoned S -1 /Residence Low Density.
Filed by Chris Hinkle of Paul I. Gripe, Inc. for the Carmel /Clay School Corporation.
Members of the public were invited to spea in favor or opposition to the petition; no one appeared and
the public hearing was closed.
Department Report: Favorable consideration.
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Mrs. Rice moved to approve Carmel/Clay Schools Prairie Trace Elementary (V- 107 -02 through V-
110-02). The motion was seconded by Mr. Dierckman and APPROVED 3 -0.
Mrs. Rice moved to approve Carmel/Clay Schools Prairie Trace Elementary (V- 111 -02). The motion
was seconded by Mr. Dierckman and APPROVED 3 -0.
Analysis:
The applicant would like to construct a building identification sign with changeable copy, exceeding area
size and height restrictions by the Zoning Ordinance. The need for a larger sign is so it can be legible to
drivers that pass by the site, informing them of upcoming events.
Findings of Fact:
1.) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, moral and general welfare of the
community; The continued existence of the oversize traffic directional signs on this site will not be
injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community because the signs are
an existing violation that has never proven to be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the community.
2.)The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be
affected in a substantially adverse manner; and It is the Department's opinion that the use and value of
the area adjacent to the property will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner by allowing the
oversize traffic directional signs to remain.
3.) The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance will result in practical difficulties in
use of the property. The strict application of the Zoning Ordinance will result in practical difficulties in
the use of the property. Educational institutional uses are often visited by people who need signs to
efficiently navigate the sites because of unfamiliarity with the site and building layouts. The Department
recognizes that there is a unique need at educational facilities to let parents and citizens know of
upcoming events at the school.
Recommendation:
The Department recommends favorable consideration of Docket Nos. V -54 -03 through V- 57 -03.
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