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SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 1, 2004
5. Docket No. 04030046 DP Amend/ADLS Amend:
Carmel Industrial Park - Engineered Cooling Systems
The applicant proposes a building addition and additional parking. The site is located at
201 West Carmel Dr. The site is zoned I-l/Industrial. ~03).~\_v
Filed by Mark Swanson of Mark Swanson & Associates, Inc. ~ ~
The applicant presented this petition at the May 18th Plan Commission meeting. No public
comments were delivered. The following represents the concerns raised by the Department and
Commission Members:
The following items are those that may require additional discussion:
1. The height of the proposed material storage silo as it would be viewed from Cannel
Drive, the Monon and adjacent residential properties to the south. Photos of the site from
these locations may help display the proposed condition to the Commission. This was a
concern raised by the Department and several members of tlie Commission.
2. The type of buffer from the adjoining residential area to the south. Additional evergreens
are proposed along the property line in addition to the existing fence. The Department
has been to the site and has concern with materials being stored higher than the fence
height to the east of the proposed addition.
3. Maintaining the significant buffer between the Monon Greenway and the site.
4. The proposed wall pack lighting fixtures should provide a 90-degree cut off.
5. Provide detail on buffering/landscaping along Monon frontage.
6. Provide a proposal to lower height of storage silo or utilize two units.
The Department recommends that the Special Studies Committee forward this petition
back to the full Plan Commission after all comments and concerns are addressed.
Background:
The applicant is requesting approval of a Development Plan Amendment and ADLS Amendment
for the construction of an addition to the Engineered Cooling Systems building located at 201
West Carmel Drive. The full amendment includes a 5,420 square foot building addition,
additional parking, a materials storage silo, and a second cooling tower. Please see the
informational packet prepared by the applicant for an overview of the site. The proposed
addition will not significantly change the character of the use. The exception to this could be the
appearance of the material storage silo. The petitioner will need to display this to the
Commission through additional photos and additional renderings.
Committee Report 2004-0601