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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence Boone; Rachel M. From: Conn, Angelina V Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:32 AM To: 'patrick rooney' Cc: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: RE: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave College Crossing Pat Rachel has let me know that they /the sign company has not turned in applications yet. Issue is not yet resolved.... -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: patrick rooney [mailto:pmrooneyl @gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 5:02 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: Re: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave College•Crossing Angie and Rachel, Just wanted to check in and see if the Circle K employees and/or sign installers ever got in contact with you and if any of the sign/permit issues have been resolved? Thanks, Pat Rooney, Esq. E. A. HARVEY ASSOCIATES, P.C. a professional corporation 6910 North Shadeland Avenue, Suite 200 Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317 -284 -5527 Office 317- 890 -1731 Facsimile pmrooneyl (a),gmail.com On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:38 AM, patrick rooney <pmraoneyl >mail.com> wrote: Angie and Rachel, Thanks, sorry to ask for the same info twice, but there has been some confusion on our end because Circle K's attorney, Tom Vogtner, told us that a Circle K employee talked to your office last week and was told all permit issues were cleared up. Circle K's sign installer, Ben DeHayes, also told Keven Merritt of Circle K that he had permits for the signs and that he had tried calling Angie and not been called back. Ben's email is ben @corporateidsolutions.com and his phone is 773.557.7964. Tom is supposed to be following up with this, but please feel to contact Ben directly, if that is easier. Thanks, Pat Rooney, Esq. E. A. HARVEY ASSOCIATES, P.C. a professional corporation Boone,' Rachel M. From: Conn, Angelina V Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:58 AM To: 'patrick rooney' Cc: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: RE: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave College Crossing Pat I talked to Ben DeHayes on the phone last Friday. I also re -sent him the emails that Rachel sent his co- workers about the approval process they need to go through and the links to the applications. Their company knew about this process. months ago. We are just waiting on them. Please pass this on to Tom Vogtner Kevin Merritt, too. Ben will need to work with Rachel Boone on this approval process. -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: patrick rooney [mailto:pmrooneyl @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:38 AM To: Conn, Angelina V Cc: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: Re: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave College Crossing Angie and Rachel, Thanks, sorry to ask for the same info twice; but there has been some confusion on our end because Circle K's attorney, Tom Vogtner, told us that a Circle K.employee talked to your office last week and was told all permit issues were cleared up. Circle K's sign installer, Ben DeHayes, also told Keven Merritt of Circle K that he had permits for the signs and that he had Angie and not been called back. Ben's email is ben @corporateidsolutions.com and his phone is 773.557.7964. Tom is supposed to be following up with this, but please feel to contact Ben directly, if that is easier. Thanks, Pat Rooney, Esq. E. A. HARVEY ASSOCIATES, P.C. a professional corporation 6910 North Shadeland Avenue, Suite 200 Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317- 284 -5527 Office 317- 890 -1731 Facsimile pmrooneyl @gmail.com On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Conn, Angelina V <Aconn(ii)carmel.in.gov> wrote: Hi, Pat similar to what I wrote on March 16, there are other issues still remaining besides the banner (which is now removed. Thank you.): 1. The gas station has changed to Shell and they installed a bunch of perrnanent signs without peuuits. They need ADLS Amendment approval by the Plan Commission subcommittee to do the changeover to Shell signage. (Rachel is copied on this email. The signage people will need to work with her. (317) 571- 2417.) 1 2. Also; with the Building Permits Dept. the certificate of occupancy for the tenant place has not been issued due to $112.00 of outstanding fees due to the building permits dept. Once that is paid the building permits dept can issue the c /o. (Pam is copied on this email. Work with her to pay outstanding fees and to get the C of O. (317).571-2444.) -Angie Conn, Planning Administrator From: patrick rooney [mailto:pmrooneyi� gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 10:27 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: Re: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave Angie, I just wanted to clarify now that the banner has been removed, what, if anything else, needs to be done before the zoning compliance letter would not have any negative remarks. Thanks, Pat Rooney, Esq. E. A. HARVEY ASSOCIATES, P.C. a professional corporation 6910 North Shadeland Avenue, Suite 200 Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317 -284 -5527 Office 317- 890 -1731 Facsimile pmrooneyl @gmnil.com On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM, 'Conn, Angelina V <Aconn@carmel.in.gov> wrote: Pat- 1. am working on this zoning letter today, and there are a few outstanding issues that I will have to include in the letterthat I want you to be aware of: The gas station has changed to Shell and they installed a bunch of signs without permits. They told us they had removed all the illegal signs. But generally, they need ADLS Amendment approval by the Plan Commission subcommittee to do the changeover to Shell signage. A staff member drove by this morning and there is a "Now Open 24 hours" banner in the yard. This banner does not have a permit and has most likely been up for more than the three weeks that it would be allowed. That banner needs to be removed ASAP. We do not have any Code Enforcement issues, but the certificate of occupancy for the tenant place has not been issued due to 112.00 of outstanding fees due to the building permits dept. Once that is paid the building permits dept can issue the c /o. Angie Conn, Planning Administrator 2 City of Carmel Planning Zoning Division Dept. of Community Services 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr. Carmel, IN 46032 0:317 -571 -2417 1 F: 317- 571 -2426 E: aconn(iucarmel.in.gov W: www. carmel.in.2ovlservicesiDOCS /DO(: SDO1Z.hon Please consider the environment before printing this e -mail From: patrick rooney [mailto:pmrooneyl((r gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 15,2011 3:51 PM To: Conn, Angelina V Subject: Zoning Compliance Letter for 10598 N. College Ave Angie, I would like to request a Zoning Compliance letter for the property commonly known as 10598 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46280. Please' address the letter to: College Crossing, L.L.C. c/o Eric Harvey 6910 N. Shadeland Ave, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46220 Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks, Pat Rooney, Esq. E. A. HARVEY ASSOCIATES, P.C. a. professional corporation 6910 North Shadeland Avenue, Suite 200 Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 317 -284 -5527 Office 317- 890 -1731 Facsimile pmrooneyl@gmail.com 3 Boone, _Rachel: M., From: Boone, Rachel M. Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:13 AM To: 'Sean Ratchford' Cc: afoote @corporateidsolutions.com'; Conn, Angelina V Subject: RE: Circle K Shell sign changes Hi Auna and Sean, Based on the signs you have proposed, these are the variances you will need for each location: 545 S. Range Line Rd. Ch. 25.07.02 -09 d) Ground sign height: 9' proposed, 6' allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 b) Number of signs: 4 proposed, 1 allowed Ch. 25.07:02 -09 b) Number of signs facing. west Right -of -way (ROW): 4 proposed, 1 allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 c) Total square footage: 69.96 sq ft. proposed, 30 sq. ft. allowed Ch. 3 Definition of Changeable copy Digital 'pricing sign prohibited, must be changed non electric /electronically Ch. 3 Definition of Identification Sign —100% logo wall sign proposed, only 25% logo is allowed 10598 N. College Ave. Ch. 25.07.02 -09 d) Ground sign height: 8' proposed, 6' allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 b) Number of signs: 5 proposed, 2 allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 b) Number of signs facing north Right -of -way (ROW): 2 proposed, 1 allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 b) Number of signs facing east Right -of -way (ROW): 3 proposed, 1 allowed Ch. 25.07.02 -09 c) Total square footage: 113.62 sq. ft. proposed, 65 sq. ft. allowed Ch. 3- Definition of Changeable copy Digital pricing sign prohibited, must be changed non- electric /electronically Ch. 3 Definition of Identification Sign 2 100% logo wall signs proposed, only 25% logo is allowed per sign We would recommend these variances go before the full Board of Zoning Appeals for review. The cost for Range Line Rd. would be $3,888.50 ($1,156.50 for the first variance and $546.40 for each additional variance -5). The cost for College Ave. would be $4,981.30 ($1,156.50 for the first variance and $546.40 for each additional variance -7). This is $8,869.80 total. I'm sorry but we are not able to supportany of these variance requests. We believe that design changes can be made to suit your identification needs and still meet the Sign Ordinance size, number and type requirements. The next meeting you could attend is March 28 The filing deadline is this Friday, February 11 If this is too soon, we could extend the deadline to next Wednesday, February 16 Otherwise, you will get pushed back to the April 25 meeting, which the filing deadline is March 11t The public notice deadline for the March 28 meeting is March 3 The fee and info packets would be due on March 18 Other dates, applications and information are included in the links below in my email dated Dec. 20 Again, I strongly encourage you to work within the Sign Ordinance boundaries and with me to make the necessary changes so variances are not required. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks, Rachel ti cheL 3 007(Le/ Sign Permit Specialist 1 City of Carmel Department of Community Services 317 -571 -2417 From: Sean Ratchford [mailto:Sean©corporateidsolutions.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:19 AM To: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: RE: Circle K Shell sign changes Hello Rachel, I have attached our proposal for main !aground sign of the Circle K site at 545 S. Range. I would really appreciate you looking into it and letting us know what you think. My colleagues and I are still a little unclear on all of the variance issues at both the sites. Is there any chance you could explain them to us either via email or phone? We would also like to know where we can obtain the paperwork for the variance, and exactly what variances we are applying for at both sites. Also what paperwork do we need for the variance along with the application, do we need to submit the paperwork in person or in mail? I thank you_for your time and look forward to hearing from you. Sean Ratchford sean (a),corporateidsolutions.com Corporate Identification Solutions 5308 N. Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60630 P 773.763.9600 F 773.763.9606 From: Boone, Rachel M. [mailto:rboone @carmel.in.gov] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:01 PM To: Sean Ratchford Cc: Conn, Angelina V; Lux, Pamela K; Liggett, Brent E Subject: FW: Circle K Shell sign changes Hi Sean, I wrote the email below to Auna Foote with your company regarding the sign approval process for the Circle K /Shell locations in Carmel. Please see below for specific instructions. As I stated in our conversation this afternoon, any signs that have been placed at either the College Ave. location or Range Line Rd. location without my approval should be removed IMMEDIATELY. You are not allowed to install signs without permit approval. I expect to see these signs down by this Monday, February 7 at Noon. If they are not, citation letters will be sent and per day fines will be applied. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thanks, Rachel got c;he l, Boo-vte. Sign Permit Specialist City of Carmel Department of Community Services 2 Boone, Rachel M. From: Sean Ratchford [Sean©corporateidsolutions.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 4:19 PM To: Boone, Rachel M. Subject: RE: Circle K Shell sign changes Rachel, I assure you that we were completely oblivious about the matter we spoke about this afternoon. We will contact ownership and try to sor this out. I will contact you next week for more information after I review our variance proposals. Sean Ratchford sean@corporateidsolutions.com Corporate Identification Solutions 5308 N. Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60630 P 773.763.9600 F 773.763.9606 From: Boone, Rachel M. [mailto:rboone ©carmel.in.gov] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 2:01 PM To: Sean Ratchford Cc: Conn, Angelina V; Lux, Pamela K; Liggett, Brent E Subject: FW: Circle K Shell sign changes Hi Sean, I wrote the email below to Auna Foote with your company regarding the sign approval process for the Circle K /Shell locations in Carmel. Please see below for specific instructions. As I stated in our conversation this afternoon, any signs that have been placed at either the College Ave. location or ,Range Line Rd. location without my approval should be removed IMMEDIATELY. You are not allowed to install signs without permit approval. I expect to see these signs down by this Monday, February 7th at Noon. If they are not, citation letters will be sent and per day fines will be applied. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thanks, Rachel Rachel Boo Sign Permit Specialist City of Carmel Department of Community Services 317 571 -2417 From: Boone, Rachel M. Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 3:46 PM 1 To: afoote ©corporateidsolutions.com' Subject: Circle K -Shell sign changes Hi Auna, These signs and building design changes will need to be approved by the Special Studies Committee of the Plan Commission before I can issue a sign permit. However, some changes will need to be made: 545 S. Range Line location: 1. Since this building only has frontage on one public street, only one sign is allowed. This is taken by the ground sign located out at the street. 2. The Circle K sign above the entrance to the food mart will require a variance. I do not believe the Department will be able to support this variance because the ground sign already identifies Circle K. If you would like to change the ground sign to identify both shell and Circle K, I am supportive of that. It would also not require a variance. Another option is to utilize non- illuminated window signage to display the Circle K name. Non illuminated window signage is limited to 30% of the total window area for that facade. Only one illuminated window sign is allowed —this is reserved for an Opensign. It may only be 3 sq. ft. or less in area and it may not flash or blink. 3. The canopy change to red and yellow should be ok, however we will not allow the shell logos on the canopy. This would also require a variance and the Department will not this variance request. No gas station in Carmel has signage on the canopy and we intend to continue this pattern. (The canopy is considered an accessory structure and is not entitled to a sign by right.) 10598 N. College Ave. location: 1. The ground sign height needs to be reduced to 6' tall. We would prefer to see a brick base to match the building. 75 sq. ft. is the maximum size so the proposed sign size is well within the allowable area. 2. We do not allow electronic price signs. You will need to change this to manual changed letters or apply for a variance. However, we will not support a variance for the'electronic LED lighted signs. We will support a variance for an electronic changing sign that still looks like a static letter (scrolling format). 3. The Circle K store is only allowed one wall sign (because they also have a ground sign). The second wall sign would require a variance. A variance is also required for this sign to be 100% logo. In unified centers like this, logos are only permitted to be 25% of the total sign area. You could spell out Circle K and have a small logo with the letters to avoid a variance. Lastly, the Department is not in support of the red and white striping around the building. The roof /sign band area is best left as is for the cleanest, most aesthetically pleasing Zook. If you can make the changes above to not need variances, I could put you on the March 1st Special Studies committee meeting agenda if you like.. Here is a link to the ADLS Amendment application. The 9 information packets for each location and fee of $301.00 for each location's application and $60.10 per sign per location will be due by noon on February 18 If you cannot make the changes, you will need to apply for the variances and be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals first. Here is a link to the variance instruction sheet. Their next meeting is March 28 Here is a link to the BZA calendar. Variance fees start at $1,156.50 for the first variance and are $546.40 for each additional variance. This would put you at the April 19 Special Studies Committee meeting. Here is a link to the Plan Commission Special Studies Committee calendar. Please let me know how you wish to proceed. Thanks, Rachel 7 ctche,L 3oon.e/ Sign Permit Specialist 2