HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication: DemolitionApril 6, 2012
Owner Consent:
I hereby give my consent to The Old Town Design Group, LLC (Justin Moffett) to file all
necessary applications necessary with the city of Carmel in order to obtain a Site Design
Review Permit at 121 3rd Street NW, Carmel, IN 46032.
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Evans Wells e
April 6, 2012
Mike Hollibaugh
City of Carmel, DOCS
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
Dear Mike,
Included with this letter is a Site Plan and Design Review application and supplemental
information for the property at 121 3rd Street NW, which is one parcel containing two
rental home structures, and is Tax ID 16- 09- 25- 12 -01- 038.000. A picture of the subject
property from 3rd Street is attached. We are filing this permit application on behalf of our
client, Mr. Evans Wells.
There is an existing vinyl sided rental house that sits along the frontage of 3 Street NW
and an additional small, concrete block rental house that sits on the south part of the
property behind the main structure. We are requesting permission to demolish all
structures on this property in order for Mr. Wells to build a new custom home. Access to
the new home would be provided from the existing alley to be constructed as part of the
Applegate Subdivision to the south of the subject property. This would eliminate the need
for an excessively long driveway as was constructed on the newer home immediately
west of the subject property.
At this time we are submitting proposed home and site plans in order to obtain demolition
permission from the Director of Carmel Department of Community Services through the
SDR application process. It is possible that revised final plans will be submitted for SDR
approval at a later date, but the plans included with this application define the overall
intent of the owner's development plans along with the minimum architectural standards
to which he is committing.
Section 23D.02 B.5.a.iv (replacement) of the Carmel Zoning Ordinance allows for
demolition of existing contributing structures if the replacement value is of greater
significance to the area. I would argue that the existing structures, built in the 1950's,
should not be considered contributing structures in the first place. Both structures are
cobbled together with secondhand building material and are each in an advanced state of
structural decay. The main structure is currently covered in vinyl siding, and the
inspection report has revealed a significant amount of termite damage. There is no
viability for renovation of this structure as no original piece of material would be left
standing.
Disregarding the validity of the inclusion of the structure on the contributing buildings
map, the aforementioned section of the zoning ordinance still allows for replacement if
the new structure would be of greater value. I have listed a few reasons below for
replacement:
1) Removal of a driveway from 3` Street NW providing a more pleasant street view.
2) Transition from poorly maintained rental housing to owner occupied home.
3) Property currently being used as two family property will become single family.
4) The value of the new structure to the neighborhood, both economically and
architecturally, will be a vast improvement over what exists today.
Mr. Wells anticipates demolition to take place by the end of 2012, and a new SDR
application would be submitted for final plan approval prior to construction.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to consider our request and please let me know
what additional information we can provide to you.
Sincerely,
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Justin W. Moffett
The Old Town Design Group
1 132 S. Rangeline Road, Suite 200
Carmel, IN 46032
317- 966 -2023