HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 02-01-11 CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
February 1, 2011
1. Docket No. 10110001 OA: R -4 District Setback Amendment.
The applicant seeks to amend the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 10: R -4 Residence District and Chapter 23A:
State Highway 431 Keystone Avenue Corridor Overlay Zone in order to amend the front setback
requirements. Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services on behalf of the Carmel Plan
Commission.
Please see the revised proposal to amend the setbacks in the R -4 Residence District. Discussion at the last meeting
on Jan. 4 relating to the proposed ordinance guided the Department to consider keeping duplex (Two- family
dwellings) setbacks in line with the proposed Single family setbacks, rather than grouping them with multi family.
Also, the Department was asked to consider increasing the front setback from 0' to 5' to allow for more space.
Other discussion was held regarding the possibility of the Department rezoning the neighborhood pockets of R -4
located east of Keystone to match their surroundings. The Department is still taking that suggestion under
advisement. It would be a separate process from this ordinance amendment, requiring additional public notice in
the form of certified letters, posted signs and a new legal notice in the newspaper.
Revisions have been made as follows:
Chapter 10: R -4 District
1. Single family and Two-family dwellings will keep a 30' minimum setback.
2. The Build -to Line for other uses (multi family) will now have a minimum of 5' (instead of 0').
3. Added a provision for larger side and rear setbacks if a development occurs adjacent to Single- and
Two- family dwellings.
Chapter 23A: Keystone Overlay
1. The 30' residential landscaped greenbelt area remains in effect.
Recommendation:
After all comments /concerns are addressed, the Dept of Community Services (DOCS) recommends that the
Committee forwards this item to the Feb. 15 Plan Commission meeting with a favorable recommendation.
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