HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 03-21-00 DEPARTMENT REPORT Plan Commission March 21, 2000
7h. C -1 Zone District Ordinance (63 -00 OA)
Petitioner seeks to create a new zoning classification: C -1 /City Center District. The
purpose of the C -1 District (City Center) is to create and protect land areas for the development
of the Carmel City Center project, a central mixed -use complex of retail, residential, office, and
community facilities designed to meet the cultural and economic needs of the Carmel community.
The Department has two requests for these agenda items:
1. That items 6h. 7h be heard in conjunction with each other, as they are related.
2. That these items be moved to the front of the agenda to accommodate for Mayor James
Brainard and representatives of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission who will present
the details of this petition.
The Department recommends that the Commission suspend the Rules in order to vote on the two
petitions following the public hearing, and forward to the City Council with a favorable
recommendation.
8h. 96` Street Corridor Study (64 -00 CPA)
This petition would amend the Carmel Clay 2020 Comprehensive Plan be establishing
specific policies and recommendations for land use along, and improvements to the 96 Street
Corridor, between College Avenue and the Hamilton/Boone County Line.
The Department was directly involved in the planning process that has resulted in this
Study Report. A combination technical discussion and public input supported this process. We
also feel the recommendations are consistent with the land use plan for Carmel Clay Township,
and represent an enlightened view of transportation planning. The improvements, which would
result when implementing the recommendations would be complementary to the Community's
land use, polices in the 'affected area.
It would be our request that the Commission suspends the Rules in order to vote on the
petition following the public hearing. The Department further recommends that this item be
forwarded to the City Council with a favorable recommendation.
I. Old Business:
li. Kite Rezone_ (98 -99 Z)
Petitioner seeks approval of a rezone to PUD /planned unit development in order to construct
two retail buildings on 37.076± acres. The site is located southeast of East 146 Street and US 31.
The site is zoned B- 2/business, R -1 /residential and R -4 /residential within the US 31 Overlay Zone and
the SR 431 Overlay Zone.
The character and use proposed by this petition are disparate with the planning policies for the
U.S. 31 Corridor, as well as fundamentally inconsistent with the deliberate limitation of pure retail in
the Corridor. It is with this in mind the Department recommends this item be forwarded to the City
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Council with a negative recommendation.
2i. Springwood Subdivision (5-00 PP)
Petitioner seeks approval to plat 6 residential lots on 13.13± acres. The site is located
northwest of the intersection of West 106 Street and Spring Mill Road. The site is zoned S-
2 /residential and is being developed as a Non qualifying Subdivision under ROSO. The petitioner
also seeks approval of the following Subdivision Waivers:
6 -00 SW SCO 6.3.20 to plat a private street
7 -00 SW SCO 6.2.1 to subdivide land within a floodway
8 -00 SW SCO 6.3.19(4) to plat lots within 50' of a thoroughfare (Spring Mill Road)
9 -00 SW SCO 6.3.22 to alter accel/decel/passing blister design
10 -00 SW SCO 8.9.1 to eliminate internal sidewalks
11 -00 SW SCO 8.9.2 to defer installation of multi -use path
18 -00 SW SCO 7.4 to plat 4.0% open space
19 -00 SW SCO 7.6(F) to forego submittal of an Open Space Plan
20 -00 SW SCO 7.7(A) to circumvent minimum design standards
21 -00 SW SCO 7.7(B) to alter existing natural open space
22 -00 SW SCO 7.7(C) to exclude Primary Secondary areas
23 -00 SW SCO 7.7(D) to forego protection of Primary areas
24 -00 SW SCO 7.7(F) to forego protection of Secondary areas
25 -00 SW SCO 7.7(J) to forego protection of Woodlands
26 -00 SW SCO 7.7(K) to forego submittal of a Woodlands Evaluation
27 -00 SW SCO 7.7(L) to forego protection of vegetation
It is the Department's opinion that that a six -lot subdivision of similar character to that
proposed could be constructed without the waiver requests. Further, the Department concludes this
petition is not in harmony with the purposes of the Open Space chapter, nor has the petitioner
demonstrated the waivers will produce equal or better results than a plan without the waivers.
Therefore, we do not support these waiver requests, and suggest this item be forwarded back
to the April 11, 2000, Subdivision Committee meeting for additional review.
3i. Maebeck Commons Subdivision (12 -00 PP)
Petitioner seeks approval to plat 122 lots on 61.468± acres. The site is located on the
northeast corner of West 141 Street and Towne Road. The site is zoned S -1 /residential (Very
Low Intensity) and is being developed as a Qualifying Subdivision under ROSO. The petitioner
also seeks approval of the following Subdivision Waiver:
13 -00 SW SCO 6.5.1 to plat lots with less than 50 feet of road frontage
At the March 7, 2000, Subdivision Committee meeting the petitioner presented a revised
proposal for this site and the Committee did not make a recommendation on the plat presented at
the February 15, 2000, public hearing. Documentation on the new proposal was delivered to the
Department March 13, 2000. Preliminary review of the new submittal indicates that a new public
hearing will need to be held as this proposal deviates substantially from the plat presented
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