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DEPARTMENT REPORT
March 16, 2004
lj. Docket No. 04020008 ADLS: Main & Guilford Plaza - ADLS
The applicant seeks approval for a retail building with parking. The site is located 811 W
Main Street. The site is zoned OM/MF- Old Mcridian/Multifamily (pending rezoning).
Filed by Joe Calderon of Ice Miller for Main & Guilford Plaza, LLC. ~. ~,~.~;-~ .\ ~¢
The applicant is requesting approval of an ADLS for the construction of a multi-tenant
commercial building at the southwest comer of West Main Street and Guilford Road. Please see
the infom~ational packet prepared by the applicant for an overview of the site as well as building
elevations.
Both development standards and a use variance request have been submitted concerning signage,
setbacks, and the proposed automobile repair use of the property. The department is in support
of relief necessary to allow this development to proceed. In addition, on this same agenda, there
is a rezone request that includes this property. The proposed rezoning will allow the commercial
development of the real estate as opposed to strictly multi-family as the zoning would currently
allow. The merits of the rezone will be addressed under that separate proposal but is worth
addressing as part of this item due to the relationship in what the City is attempting to encourage
in the way of design and intensity of development within the Old Meridian zones.
This item was presented at the February TAC meeting. One unresolved issue is verification with
the Carmel Engineering Department that the proposed grade of the building will reasonably
allow for future improvements at the intersection that tentatively calls for a boulevard style of
design with buildings pulled up to the sidewalk.
The Department can not spend enough time expressing how encouraged we are about the effort
the petitioner has put forward in designing a building that not only meets but exceeds our
expectations for development within the Old Meridian area. The applicant had an auto repair
facility at the southeast comer of Old Meridian and West Main that was closed in advance of the
pending road improvements along the Old Meridian corridor and wanted to stay in the area. The
applicant came to us several months ago to discuss his opportunities and learn what the vision
was for the Old Meridian Area. His return was a catalyst for our proceeding with the rezone and
better positioning the area for the type of development portrayed within the applicant's
information packet.
The Department recommends that this item be forwarded to the Special Studies Committee
on March 30th for further discussion.
PCR-2004-0316