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Home My WebLink About00003304C\�q Of CAy�F Cityof �rme1 DEPARTMENT OF CO,NINfUiVITY SERVICES fNDIaNP Division of Building and Code Services VIA CERTIFIED MAIL October 29, 2009 Jamie Hunter 2201E 99i Street O� Indianapolis, IN 46280 %/r RE: ZONING / OUTDOOR STORAGE VIOLATION r Dear Sir or Madam: This letter is being provided to inform you that our department has recently received some concerns regarding 0 First Avenue SW in the City of Carmel, a property listed under your ownership. The concern cited that outdoor storage was occurring on this site without the proper screening required by the Carmel Clay Land Use Regulations. Section §25.20 of these regulations reads as follows: 25.20 Outdoor Storage. Outdoor Storage shall be permitted only as an Accessory Use to the Primary Use on the same lot or tract of land. 25.20.01 Outdoor Storage shall only be permitted in the zoning districts as per Appendix A: Schedule of Uses. 25.20.02 Outdoor Storage areas shall not encroach into any minimum required setback yard or into any drainage easement. 25.20.03 All Outdoor Storage shall provide a solid, opaque wall or fence of not less than six (6) feet in height measured at the highest finished grade to screen the view from any adjacent residentially zoned property or public right-of-way. 25.20.04 A chain link fence or a variation of a chain link fence combination shall not constitute an acceptable screening device to satisfy the requirements of subsection 25.20.03. 25.20.05 Materials stored behind any screening wall or fence shall be stacked no higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall. Vehicles, trailers, mobile machinery or equipment shall be permitted to exceed the height of such screening wall or fence, provided, however, that no vehicle, trailer, mobile machinery or equipment shall be used for, nor constitute, permanent storage. This department performed an initial site inspection of the subject property on October 29, 2009. During that inspection several portable restrooms were observed being stored on the site with no opaque screening. As the above -referenced Ordinance passage would indicate, this is a violation of the Carmel Clay Land Use Regulations. In order to achieve compliance on this site, the storage may be moved inside of a building or a solid screen must be installed around the outdoor storage area. If a fence is installed, it must first obtain Architecture, Design, Lighting, and Signage (ADLS) approval from the City's Division of Planning. This MUST occur prior to the fence being erected. To obtain more information about the requirements and procedures for obtaining ADLS approval, please contact Angie Conn at (317)571-2417. A reinspection of the property will occur on November 16, 2009. If, at that time, the portable restrooms remain stored outdoors with no screening, additional enforcement action will ensue. This can include written citations and the requirement to appear in Carmel City Court. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at (317) 571-2423. Thank you for your cooperation. Respectfully, COPY Bryan W. Pohl Code Enforcement Inspector Department of Community Services Cc: File:00003304 C ity of Cannel DEPARTMENT OF COMMIl^ilTti SrRVICFS Division of Building and Code Sergi VIA CERTIFIED MAIL October 29, 2009 Carmel Rentals Inc an Ind Corp �0�� PO Box 669 Carmel, IN 46082 RE: ZONING / OUTDOOR STORAGE VIOLATION Dear Sir or Madam: This letter is being provided to inform you that our department has recently received some concerns regarding 0 First Avenue SW in the City of Carmel, a property listed under your ownership. The concern cited that outdoor storage was occurring on this site without the proper screening required by the Carmel Clay Land Use Regulations. Section §25.20 of these regulations reads as follows: 25.20 Outdoor Storage. Outdoor Storage shall be permitted only as an Accessory Use to the Primary Use on the same lot or tract of land. 25.20.01 Outdoor Storage shall only be permitted in the zoning districts as per Appendix A: Schedule of Uses. 25.20.02 Outdoor Storage areas shall not encroach into any minimum required setback yard or into any drainage easement. 25.20.03 All Outdoor Storage shall provide a solid, opaque wall or fence of not less than six (6) feet in height measured at the highest finished grade to screen the view from any adjacent residentially zoned property or public right-of-way. 25.20.04 A chain link fence or a variation of a chain link fence combination shall not constitute an acceptable screening device to satisfy the requirements of subsection 25.20.03. 25.20.05 Materials stored behind any screening wall or fence shall be stacked no higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall. Vehicles, trailers, mobile machinery or equipment shall be permitted to exceed the height of such screening wall or fence, provided, however, that no vehicle, trailer, mobile machinery or equipment shall be used for, nor constitute, permanent storage. This department performed an initial site inspection of the subject property on October 29, 2009. During that inspection several portable restrooms were observed being stored on the site with no opaque screening. As the above -referenced Ordinance passage would indicate, this is a violation of the Carmel Clay Land Use Regulations. In order to achieve compliance on this site, the storage may be moved inside of a building or a solid screen must be installed around the outdoor storage area. If a fence is installed, it must first obtain Architecture, Design, Lighting, and Signage (ADLS) approval from the City's Division of Planning. This MUST occur prior to the fence being erected. To obtain more information about the requirements and procedures for obtaining ADLS approval, please contact Angie Conn at (317)571-2417. A reinspection of the property will occur on November 16, 2009. If, at that time, the portable restrooms remain stored outdoors with no screening, additional enforcement action will ensue. This can include written citations and the requirement to appear in Carmel City Court. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at (317) 571-2423. Thank you for your cooperation. Respectfully, Bryan W. Pohl Code Enforcement Inspector Department of Community Services Cc: File:00003304 Jamie Hunter COPY Property Record Card Page 1 of 1 Property Information OWNERSHIP Carmel Rentals Inc An Ind Corp P O Boa 669 CARMEL IN 46082 60Gp330Y PARCEL 1609251605009000 TAX DISTRICT 16 Carmel DEEDED ACREAGE 1.53 SUBDMSION 35.64 A 12/24/03 2003-126946 declaratory judgment for Hamilton County in CSX Railroad 29-D03-9308-CP404 LEGAL DESCRIPTION declares that CSX has fee simple interest in railroad. 7/30/07 ht .22 ac to 009.001 to South Construction Co Inc for 2008 Va 2 009 2007-42813 http://gis.carmel.in.gov/map/PRcard.cfm?PIN=1609251605009000 10/29/2009 WIN, ii 10.29.2009 10:57 7-1 -�x WML--- �Nb W�-44�z- 29