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DEPARTMENT REPORT
December 22, 2003
lh. Lakeside Park, Sec 1, Blk A- Amenity Area
The applicant seeks the following Special use approval:
SU- 108 -03 #03110001 §5.2 private recreational development or facility
The site is located at Southwest 141st St Towne Rd.
The site is zoned S -1 /Residence Estate. Filed by Dawn Barnett of Drees Homes.
General Information:
The petitioner is seeking
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approval to build a
bathhouse and pool
o amenity area in the S -1
�3 Residence Zone. Per the
Zoning Ordinance, a
private ecrea t ion a 1 facility
needs special use
in the S -1 /Residence Zone.
tqr The adult and child pool,
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combined, are around
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Information:
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DOBOSIEWICZ: With
regard to the landscaping the only area I see issue are the side yards where the setback is thirteen
point nine (13.9) feet from the parking lot to the edge of the lot to the west. It needs to be fifteen
(15). When you get comments from Scott Brewer if you would take the perimeter of the active
use area as opposed to the entire site, you can take some of those plantings and put them in other
areas to provide screening along the parking lot and augment the area. We would like to see more
shrubs planted adjacent to the parking lot and the future lot. Access from the parking lot to the
pool area I see one connection, is that the only intended connection? A comment from the County
Highway the entrance detail with the curb interval I want to see some detail about that entrance
and either make it all asphalt into the site with integral curb or all concrete up to the back side of
the sidewalk and not install curb between the sidewalk and the street.
Analysis:
The pool amenity area will be landscaped accordingly, and the structure will be built with
unique materials, giving the neighborhood an aesthetic focal point. Plan Commission
approval for improvements (ADLS Amendment) to the neighborhood, such as pocket
parks has been granted. The Urban Forester stated that the landscape plan is adequate,
and he is waiting for a revised plan that identifies each type of plant on the plan and
shows dimensions of the site.
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Findings of Fact: SU
1.) The Special Use in the Flood Plain District, Ordinance Z -160, Section 21.6 as
amended does not apply and all prerequisites have been met by the Petitioner
as verified by:
The site plan does not show the property in a flood plain.
2.) The Special Use will be consistent with the Character and the Permitted
Land Use of the Zoning District and Carmel/Clay Comprehensive Plan
because: while the Comprehensive Plan does not address the estate residential
areas, the low intensity residential area policy states that these areas should be
served by and accessible to... parks or playgrounds and schools and bicycle
and/or pedestrian trails... (Comp. Plan, pg.5 -5).
3.) The Special Use is physically suitable for the land in question because:
The poolhouse and pool are physically suitable for the site because it is in a
common area, so that residents may enjoy an amenity in the neighborhood.
4.) The Special Use will not be injuriously or adversely affect the adjacent land
or property values because: The poolhouse and pool will increase or keep
property values the same, since the proposed use is an amenity to the
neighborhood.
5.) The Special Use will not adversely affect vehicular or pedestrian traffic flow,
nor the adequate availability of water, sewage, or storm drainage facilities or
police or fire protection because:
The poolhouse and pool will not affect the availability of facilities. All utilities
already exist.
6.) The Board has reviewed the requirements of the Ordinance Z -160, Section
21.3 (1 -25) as they relate to this Special Use, and does not find that those
criteria prevent the granting of the Special Use:
The site plan has been reviewed, and the meets all requirements for a pool and
poolhouse, except a commitment of a lifeguard and the pool being a minimum of
2000 square feet in area.
Recommendation:
The department recommends positive consideration of Docket No. SU- 108 -03 with the
following condition:
Letter stating a commitment to have a lifeguard and that the pool will be at least 2000
square feet in area.
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City of Carmel
Department of Community Services
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
317- 571 -2417
Fax: 317- 571 -2426
FACSIMILE TELECOPY COVER LETTER
DATE: December 17, 2003
TO: Dawn Barnett, Drees
FAX: 275 -6044
FROM: Connie
Attached hereto are pages, including this cover letter, for facsimile transmission.
Should you experience any problem in the receipt of these pages, please call 317/571/2419
and ask for Connie.
NOTES:
Attached are the Agenda and Department Report for the December 22, 2003 BZA
meeting.
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and ballot sheets for each petition the night of the meeting for the Board's use.
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