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DEPARTMENT REPORT
March 18 2008
4I. Docket No. 07050023 OA: Ordinance Z- 515 -07: (As amended and approved by City Council)
Monon Trail Overlay Zone
The applicant seeks to adopt Chapter 23H: Monon Trail Overlay Zone into the Carmel Zoning
Ordinance. Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services.
On February 18, the Council approved an amended "Version A" of the Monon Overlay after much
discussion by the Land Use and Annexation Committee. As is the case with any Council Amended
Ordinance, the Plan Commission has 45 days (until April 3) to approve or disapprove the amendment.
In summary, the Council's amendments achieve the following:
1. Exempts C -1 C -2 Districts from the Development Standards.
2. Eliminates the 30 -foot Minimum Building Separation from Urban Section.
3. Adds provision for additions to existing buildings to be within 30 feet (rather than 60 feet) of the
Trail Right -of -Way in the Natural Section.
4. Increases Maximum Building Height to 60 feet (or underlying zoning) in the Urban Section.
5. Clarifies that parking structures adjacent to the Monon should be wrapped with a non parking use
on all floors facing the Trail, not just the ground floor.
Please note that this is item is a zoning ordinance text amendment only. For this Overlay to be fully
implemented and enforced, a map amendment (rezoning) will be required to establish the exact
boundaries of the Overlay Zone. The Department expects to bring the rezoning phase forward in coming
months.
The Department of Community Services recommends the Commission vote to approve this item,
after all comments and concerns are addressed.