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City of Carmel
Carmel Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer
. Tuesday, ~ebruary 1, 2005
The meeting was held at 6:45 PM in the Caucus Room of City Hall, Cannel, Indiana on Tuesday,
February 1, 2005.. The Hearing Officer was Madeleine Torres.
Department of Community Serv~ces.Staffin attendance was Al1gie Conn and Jon Dobosiewicz; John
Molitor, Legal Counsel, was also .present.
D. Public Hearin2:
Id. Penn Mark Plaza, Bldg 3
Petitioner seeks the following development standards variance approvals:
Docket No. '05010024'V Chapter 27.05.02-10.b number of signs
Docket No. 05010025 V Chapter 27.05.02-10.b 2 signs oriented west
The site is located at 111455N Meridian St,and the site is zoned B-6/Business within the
US 31 Overlay Zone.
Fil.~d by Zeff Weiss of Ice Miller for Three Penn Mark Plaza, LLC.
PresentforthePetitioner:Zeff'Weiss, qreg Small, the principalfor TPree Penn Mark Plaza, and Mike
Williams, Sign. Style. They were seeking three signs~ as opposed to the permitted two signs. They wanted
. two signs oriented west instead of one oriel1ted to each public right-of-way. From the packet, Mr. Weiss
showed the QrieJ;1tation o~the building and the location ofthe.signs. One approv.ed and existing 75-foot sign
was oriented towar(lthe.west. Theyweteproposing a 50-foot sign on. the comer of the building with a
southern exposure and a:: 65-foot sign that would be oriented toward Pennsylvania. Pictures of the signs
were.shown.
Members of the public were invited to speak in favor or opposition to the petition: no one appeared. .
The Public HeariJ;lg was closed.
Mrs. Conn gave the Depaitment Report. They are allowed two signs and are seeking an additional third
sign. 'The Department recommended positive consideration.
Mrs. TOlTes as~ed about the square footage and if this W011,ld b~ theohly occupant of the building.
*Note: Plan Commission would look at design later th~t evening at the Subdivision Committee meeting.
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Mr. Weiss stated that if they seek additional occupants it would be 190 square feet. They were committed to
Abrams Eye Care and Turkle and Associates Plastic Surgery Gro.up. They were saving the other sign for the
top floor which is 1680 square feet.
Mr. Dobosiewicz stated that. a sign on thebuilding'could be 115 square feet. One sign would be 65 onthe
east elevation and the .other. 50- foot to come up to the 115. The request is to allow an aggregate of 115
square feet in two signs, 40 being used on the west instead' of the east fa9ade.
Mrs. Torres APPROVED Docket Nos. 050100Z4 V and 05010025 V, P~nn Mark Plaza, Bldg 3
E. Old Business.
1 e. Pryor Riding Arena
Petitioner seeks special use and development standards variance approvals. for an indoor
riding arena and horse stables. '
Docket No.04120004SU Chapter 5.02 Special Uses
Docket No. 04120005 V Chapter 25.01.01.A.4 accessory building built before
pri~cipal
Docket No. 04120006 V Chapter 25.01.01.B.8 maximum gross.'floor area
Docket No. 04120007 V Chapter 25.01.01.B.1 height greater than' I8-ft
The site is located at ~2899West Road and is zoned S-l/Residence-Estate.
Filed by Nathan 'Althouse of Miller Surveying for Arlet& Claudia Pryor.
Present for the Petitioner: Nathan Althouse and ponMiller, Miller Surveying, representing Mr. & Mrs.
Pryor. This had been tabled from the regular January 24,.2005 BZA meeting. They would,be
~ithdrawing'ortabiing Docket No. 04120005 V because they had a purchase agreement t() .buy the
adjoining property with a house and would be yxtending the driveway.
Mr. Dobosiewicz state'd that the Department'sconcem was th~ position of the structure in relation to the
adjoining property. lfthe purchase does not. come through, the Department would. need to re-'evaluate
the pos~tionof the structure. They would not be able to get a building permit for the accessory building
until the close on the property for the principal structure.
Mrs. . P:Fyor stated that they were supposed to close in two weeks.
Discussion followed on the location of the structure and the purchase of the adjoining property.
Mr. Dobosiewicz stated that the Department's r~c,ommendation was favorable approval of the Special
Use and the two Variances on maximum gross floor area and height and to table the request for the
accessory building before the principal. If the Pryor's close on the adj oining pr9perty the~ they can ask
for the:Variance to be dropped. lffar some reason they do not close, then they can ask for it to be placed
back on the agenda. They would not be able to get the building permit untiJ they close on the adjacent
property.
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Mrs~ Torres APPROVED DQcket Nos. 04120004 SU, 04120006 V and 04120007 V, Pryor Riding
Aren'a, subject to not pulling a Building Permit until they close on the adjacent property. Docket No.
04120005 V' was Tabled.
F. New Business.
There was no New Business.
G. Adiourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 PM.
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Connie Tingley, Secretary.
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