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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondenceOne Civic Square Carmel, IN ~ (3'~ 7) 571-24'~ 7 Fax: (317) 57'b2,426 IhK I-I Unjent [] For Review [] Please Gomment i-I Please Reply [] Please Recycle City of Carmel DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING April23,1999 Mark Monroe Department of Conununity Services One Civic Square Cannel, Indiana 46032 Dear Mark: RE: Greyhound Storage Site/Loop Road Issue on 4/20/99 Plan Commission Agenda I am submitting comments regarding the proposed Greyhound Storage facility site for your information and for the consideration of the Plan Commission members. This office has been working with Cole Associates, Inc. on the City's plan to build a loop road behind the cormnereial buildings along this section of Carmel Drive, and just this attemoon met to review the specific area of concern bordering titis site's building. Cole was hired to study this loop road alternate as port of the City's efforts to address the unsafe intersection of Keystone Way and Cannel Drive. The Carmel Drive Streetseape Project will alter the access at this intersection, which will bring about the immediate need for an alternate access plan. It is difficult to firmly establish a location of the entire length of road, which will connect Keystone Way to the west and then south to AAA Way, due to the study still being underway. It is anticimted that the City would construct a two directional road, with a twenty-five (25) foot right-of-way. There are many other issues that need to be addressed and included in the study and subsequent design, such as parking impacts, commercial access, pedestrian movement and parking lot re-structuring. The layout of the storage buildings on the proposed site plan, specifically in the southwest comer of this property, does present a challenge in designing and building a safe loop, or access mad. The existing eastern building of the Marsh Plaza muses the road to be curved around it, ff the current access easement to the south of the Greyhound sile is utilized. The Greyhound building comers being pushed to the southwest comer as planned, cause the road to be aligned in a reverse curve, making turning radii even tighter. I would offer that the Department of Enginsering has the following commcots, depending on the Department of Community Services' opinion ofwbether the City has the ability to require modifications to tile proposed plan: Site Plan Modified: · The proposed site is modified such that the building comers (Buildings 2 and 3) are moved east ten (10) feet. If two of the internal north-suuth lanes, which are shown as thirty (30) feet wide, were reduced to twenty-five (25) feet, this could be accomplished. This will not affect the overall square foolage of the building plans. ,, The petitioner agrees to install a protective barrier (gnardrail) along the entire length of the curved section on their side of the street. As this building would be in effect, grand-fathered from any setback requirements, the City would require protection from a building being located this close to a public road. ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2441 · A portion of the twenty-five feet is taken from the proposed Greyhound property. This is not necessarily half, however, to utilize the entire access casement in place would cause substantial changes in the current parking pattern. If the right-of-way is moved slightly north, the parking along the road may still be feasible (may have to angle or restructure). Site Plan Hot Modified: · The petitioner still agrees to install a protective bonier (guardrail) along the entire length of the cu~ed section on their side of the street. As this building would be in effect, grand-fathered from any setback requirements, the City would require protection from a building being located this close to a public road. · The cu~ed road would have to be lengthened in a north-south direction to increase the radius of thc curved sections. This "longer" north-south section may include the requirement of a purchase of a triangular piece of land from the property to the south, which we would ask the petitioner pay for. If, aRer further study, a one-way road is selected, this additional property may not be needed. Additionally, the north-south section of right-of-way should be equally split between the two properties, not pushed to the western property only. · The Department of Law is contacted for an opinion as ~o whether the City should require indemnification from any claims or damages due to the building being struck by any vehicle using the carved road, if furced to design with less than standard or acceptable turning radii requirements. With respect to your and the Plan Commissions review, all other aspecls of the site have been reviewed by this office and are acceptable. We are working with the petitioner on the final details of drainage as they relate to off-site facilities. If you have any questions on the above issues, please give me a call. Sincerely, City Engineer Plan Commission Members Lu¢i Snyder, City Council Member David A. Cheslyn, Christopher McCrea, Skinner & Broadbent Company . - ~ P~iE 04 HAMILTON COUNTY $17.775.1452 Far: $17-77g-I,fOl ~5 Divisi0~ $,treet - Suite 103 · Nobiesvilie · IN * 46060-274~ ?rac-y McCm'mi~k Ametkan Consult~ i~ineezs 41~t5 Millersvtlle Road Dear Tracy, I have reviewed l~e plans and have ~ followin~ comments: 1. ~ ~ is less tlum S acres and is . ~ ~a~r c~p~, ~, ~ NOI ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ f~ ~s~e e~ ~I f~ ~ pratt. 2. 'lifts site cra'marly drains to the south-east ~rner. The eXiSting. ~.oTm. inlets should be protected. A sediment trap (tn00 cu. ft./a~) should be imu]led tn the somh east If yo~ should ~ve luther questions please ~,~i,,at me ~ thc following teleplto~ number (31'0 773-1432. $inee~ly, Iohn 7gljmo cc: Mark Monroe '/ $~ve Cn~h lmmes Nelson P. 1/1 Americ..mu Coumu!*i'r,8 FaS. I have r~vicwed fl~e plzrz for this i.oject and have the followlng ~on~uents. 1. No regala~l draira are z/~ecled by fltis plojee% therefore no permits are required from this office. 2. This project is located within tM city ~ of Carmel. Apl~val for tke drainage plum must be obtained from th~ City Engineer. If you have any que~ions, ple, mzm feel free to colY~ this office at 776,8z,95. Cc: Carmel DOCS Carmvl E~g. NRCS ~ 0~:13 317-57i-2§12 CARMEL POLICE P~E 01 FACSIMILE TRA. NE~MITTAL SHE.~-T Noms / (St~ S71~.$00 3 15 95 : 3 31 -571-2512 OARHEL POLICE PAGE 02 March 15, 1999 Ammdcan Consulting Engineers, lnc_ 4165 Millersville Road lndkmal:x:~a, iN 4620~-2996 Dear Ken'y Budd®y: I have received and reviewed the construction plans of the above-mentioned At th-, praaaqt time, I see nothing in the plans that would hamper law enforce- If v~ can be of any furthe~ assistance to you, please contac{ us. T'mmtlly J. Green Chief ot' Pr~ic~ TJO:vb c~_ Mark Monn3e. Dept. of Community Service~ ($17) $71.2.~00 A N~,(maily ~ Law liirlfon:nmt, er~ ~ ~y F.= (,~l~ 611-2512 ~ c~ x City of Carmel DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING March ll, 1999 Mr. Kerry Buckley American Consulting Engineers, Inc. 4165 Millersville Road Indianapolis, IN 46205-2998 RE: Greyhound Storage Project Review Dear Mr. Buckley: We have reviewed the plans submitted to this office on March 5, 1999 and we want to make you a~vare that the City of Cannel has taken preliminary steps to construct a loop road near the southern boundary of this property which will require this site to be reconfigured. Due to this possibility, our Department would like to discuss alternate plans for this development with the owners, developers, and engineers, and how this loop road may be located with respect to the proposed site. In general, our review of the current proposed plans would include the following comments: 1. We are aware of existing drainage problems downstream from this site, and ask that the offsite storm sewer be evaluated to insure that the current system will meet the needs of this development. 2. Streets - City of Carmel jurisdiction 3. Water - City of Carmel jurisdiction 4. Sanitary Sewer- City of Carmel jurisdiction 5. Please indicate surface drainage on the construction plans If you have any questions regarding these comments, please call Kate Boyle-Weese, Dick Hill, or me at 571-2441. Craig M. Parks Assistant City Engineer Cc~ Kate Boyle-Weese, P.E., City Engineer Dick Hill - Department of Engineering ,M~k~.~Mg~oe~Stevc Engelking - Department:of_Comm~itS'~Servi~ John Duffy - Cannel Utilities ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2441 City of Carmel DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING March 11, 1999 Mr. Kerry Buckley American Consulting Engineers, Inc. 4165 Millersville Road Indianapolis, 1N 46205-2998 RE: Greyhound Storage Project Review Dear Mr. Buckley: We have reviewed the plans submitted to this office on March 5, 1999 and we want to make you aware that the City of Carmel has taken preliminary steps to construct a loop road near the southern boundary of this property which will require this site to be mconfigured. Due to this possibility, our Department would like to discuss alternate plans for this development with the owners, developers, and engineers, and how this loop road may be located with respect to the proposed site. In general, our review of the current proposed plans would include the following comments: 1. We are aware of existing drainage problems downstream from this site, and ask that the offsite storm sewer be evaluated to insure that the current system will meet the needs of this development. 2. Streets - City of Carmel jurisdiction 3. Water- City of Carmel jurisdiction 4. Sanitary Sewer - City of Carmel jurisdiction 5. Please indicate surface drainage on the construction plans If you have any questions regarding these comments, please call Kate Boyle-Weese, Dick Hill, or me at 571-2441. Sincerely, ('' '~ Craig M. Parks Assistant City Engineer Ce2 Kate Boyle-Weese, P.E., City Engineer Dick Hill - Department of Engineering Mark Monroe,cSt~?~e:_E_n.g~!ki_~g~_-_--Departmentr6f:Co--nSm-u-fiit~Siff-Oi(:E-g-~ John Duffy - Cannel Utilities ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2441 City oxc Carmel Fire Department Headquarters 2 CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 · 317/571-2600 American Consulting Engineers, Inc. Attn. Mike Hoopingarner 4165 Millersville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46205-2998 RE: GREYHOUND SELF STORAGE LETTER OF APPROVAL .The undersigned has reviewed the proposed plans for and has approved the plans subject to the following: 1. After review of this project, I have no additional requirements to be met at this time. Date: March 10, 1999 By: Stanley Puckett, Fire Marshal Carmel Fire Department Pire Prevention Saves Live~ and Propc~¥ Memo To.' Mark Monroe From-' Melissa Spiker CC.. Da~e{ February 21, 1999 ~ Carmel Storage The following are comments/suggestions to the above landscape plan. 1. No Comments · Page 1 BOSE McKINNEY & EVANS A'I-YOIqNEYS AT LAW TO: FAX NO.: FROM: Bose McKinney & Evans - North Office FAX COVER SHE OUR C/M #: A facsimile containing a total of ,~ pages ineludin¢= this cover sheet, is being transmitted. In the event you do not receive all of the pages, pleese.~ntact (317) 574- 3700 immediately. THE DOCtJMENT~ ACCOMPANYING THI~ FACSIMILE TRAN~M ~E PROPER~ ~ ~E ~FO~N IS INT~ ONLY FOR ~E ~ ~ T~ ~EDINDM~S OR E~E~ IF YOU~ NOT ~ I~ED ~I~E~, Y~ ~ H~Y N~ ~T A~ DI~R~ CO~, DISTRIB~ION, OR T~NQ OF ~ ~ON IN RE--CE ON ~E CO~ ~ ~S FACSIMILE ~[~ION IS S~I~YPR~IB~D. IFYOU ~Ti~ US IM~Y ~Y CO.CT ~LEPHONE ~t~700 60 ~T ~ C~ ~ THE ~ OF THE ~tl CARMEL DR CARMEL DF TOTAL PRGE. 03 ~