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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence s usfih Conn, Angelina V 000 1 -4 From: justinmoffett@aol.com C LJ 2A'a terS Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:37 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P; Keeling, Adrienne M Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) I haven't heard anything from Mike yet regarding our desire to tear down one non conforming home and rebuild a conforming home on 1st Ave NW. Would like to file the necessary BZA variance application for the maximum lot size asap. Please let me know if this will be supported. t7' 1 Justin t U 1 SJ Justin Moffett Z� 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett@aol.com 3\ 5 Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn @carmel.in.gov> To: justinmoffett@aol.com Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P <MHollibaugh @carmel.in.gov Keeling, Adrienne M <AKeeling @carmel.in.gov> Sent: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 10:32 am Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) ...has Mike H weighed in on all of this, yet? Is he okay with you replacing one house with one house, rather than two houses? Yes, you can probably go the route of the public hearing in front of the BZA hearing officer, along with the administrative replat. We would need your application for processing, no later than Nov.8, Monday. -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: iustinmoffett(a>aol.com [mailto:justinmoffett@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:39 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) Angie, It looks like were going to want to file for a BZA variance on maximum lot width for 645 1st Ave NE and then get it replatted to one lot. I noticed that the BZA is not holding hearings for December. Can we still hit the November 22 hearing officer since the notice requirement is shortened? Based on previous conversation and the fact that were replacing a single house with a single house that this would be supported by staff. Please let me know if we can squeeze it in and I'1l get everything filed by early next week. Thanks, Justin 1 Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett@aol.com Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.aov> To: justinmoffett @aol.com Sent: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 11:20 am Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) Very true. Have a good weekend. -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From justinmoffett@aol.com [mailto:justinmoffett aol.com] m p Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:07 AM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P; Keeling, Adrienne M Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) As always, I appreciate the planning staff thinking through these things with me. On this project we are just the hired builder /developer for a client who wanted a larger lot than what we offered at Blackwell Park. They would not consider building on just one of the lots. I will await your determination, but it sounds like it would be much less complex and costly to go to the BZA hearing officer if that would be supported by the staff than trying to salvage an old block foundation. Ultimately, the new home will have to go through SDR, so at least we will get a home that conforms to the architectural style required in the overlay. Thanks, JM Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett@aol.com Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn @carmel.in.uov> To: iustinmoffett @aol.com Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P <MHollibaugh @carmel.in.gov Keeling, Adrienne M <AKeeling @carmel.in.00v> Sent: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 10:39 am Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) Justin Yeah, 1 guess that chapter is not very helpful, since anything built would have to meet today's zoning ordinance regulations. This is a long shot, but perhaps Mike H can write a determination letter about the existing foundation being legally non- conforming since the house was built in 1941, before the original Zoning ordinance was adopted, which I think was in 1961...1 will ask Mike about this on Monday. But, that would be if the foundation were saved... 2 If none of this pans out, you will have to seek administrative approval of a secondary plat replat to combine the two lots into one and seek BZA variance approval for the lot width being more than 90 -feet. (I am pretty sure our Department would be in support of it, and we could send you to the BZA hearing officer, instead of the full Board.) You know, you would not have to do any of this if you built one house on each lot.... Have you considered that? -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: justinmoffett©aol:com [mailto:justinrnoffett@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:55 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P; Keeling, Adrienne M Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) This is a section of the ordinance I struggle to fully understanding. I interpret it to say that you cannot substantially renovate a legally non conforming structure without bringing it into compliance with the ordinance. Is that correct? It we were able to save a piece of the existing structure that straddles the property line and build around it would this be allowed? If not, could we seek a waiver from the ordinance to allow for a wider lot? Would this be supported by the staff. Were essentially recreating the existing condition of the lot with a single house on a larger lot, but with a new home that meets the spirit of the overlay ordinance. Appreciate any help you can offer. Justin Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett@aol.com Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn @carmel.in.gov> To: justinmoffett @aol.com Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P <MHollibaugh @carmel.in.gov Keeling, Adrienne M <AKeelinq @carmel.in.gov> Sent: Thu, Oct 14, 2010 1:37 pm Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) Justin It looks like the original plat shows these Tots as being about 51 -ft 9 -in wide each. I do not think that a legal replat to combine these two Tots into one was ever done, such as before the old town overlay regulations were adopted. Maybe hold off on demo -ing the existing house and look at the legal non conforming section of the ordinance to see what options you might have for a rebuild. See chapter 28 of the ordinance: http: /www.ci.carmel.i n. us/ services /DOCS /DOCSZOchptrs /ZO %20Ch %2028 %20Nonconform ing %20Use %20(Su m mer %2 02009%20v1).pdf -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: Conn, Angelina V Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:27 PM To: 'justinmoffett@@aof.com' Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P; Keeling, Adrienne M Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) 3 Maybe. A house has to meet setbacks from the lot lines and cannot be built across lot lines you might need to Replat to combine both lots into one, if that is not the case already. Let me check our records..., Plus the overlay standards do not permit combined lots that result in a width greater than 90- ft...is that the case here? -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: justinmoffettaol.com [mailto:justinmoffett(aaol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:10 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) It looks like that may be the case. Very similar to what we just went through at 721 1st Ave NW. Does that create any problems? JM Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone iustinmoffett@aol.com Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn @carmel.in.gov> To: justinmoffett@aol.com Sent: Thu, Oct 14, 2010 11:50 am Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) Is that still two platted lots, with one tax id parcel? -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: iustinmoffett@aol.com [mailto:justinmoffettC@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 4:07 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P; Keeling, Adrienne M; Donahue -Wold, Alexia K Subject: Re: New Construction in Old Town, 645 1st Ave NE (R -3, Character subarea of old town overlay) We will be pulling the demo permit in the next two weeks. I will get you some house plans as we have them available. Also, you might be glad to know that we have a demo permit for the first one to come down at Cobblestone and will be getting that down within a few weeks. JM Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett@aol.com Original Message From: Conn, Angelina V <Aconn @carmel.in.00v> To: justinmoffett @aol.com Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P <MHollibaudh @carmel.in.gov Keeling, Adrienne M <AKeelinq @carmel.in.gov Donahue -Wald, Alexia K <awold @carmel.in.gov> Sent: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 4:02 pm Subject: RE: New Construction in Old Town Justin Did you get a demolition permit yet, from the building permits dept? 4 Can you send us some preliminary site plans and architectural building elevations? -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: iustinmoffett@aol.com [maiito:iustinmoffett@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:54 PM To: Conn, Angelina V; Keeling, Adrienne M Cc: Hollibaugh, Mike P Subject: New Construction in Old Town The Old Town Design Group has been hired to build a home for a client at 645 1st Ave NE (parcel no. 1610200502033000, C W WEIDLERS, lots 16 -17). We will be tearing down the existing non contributing home and rebuilding. The existing home sits on one large lot and we will be replacing it with another single home. As were working on plans to submit for the SDR, are there any concerns we need to be aware of? Otherwise, I'm assuming were going through the same process as at Blackwell Park. Thanks, Justin Justin Moffett 317.966.2023 phone justinmoffett ©aol.com 5