HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 02-21-12 CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT REPORT
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
3. Docket No. 11120029 DP/PP: West Carmel Commons.
The applicant seeks development plan&primary plat approval for 4 commercial lots on 8.64 acres. The
site is located at 10220 N. Michigan Rd. It is zoned B-2/Business &I-1/Industrial, within the US 421/
Michigan Rd. Corridor Overlay Zone. Filed by Don Potter of Thompson Thrift Development, Inc.
The Petitioner seeks approval to develop 8.64 acres of vacant land for commercial and retail uses, along with a detention
pond area for drainage. The westernmost part of the site has a 150-ft wide gas pipeline easement that runs across it. There
are 2 proposed commercial lots along Michigan Rd. that would be developed, and the rest of the land would be used for
wet and dry detention areas. This development plan approval would also serve as the primary plat approval for this
development. Please view the petitioner's info packet for more detail.
Lot 1 is currently before the Plan Commission for ADLS approval of an Outback Steakhouse. Lot 2 will come back
before the Plan Commission for ADLS approval of any new building and parking area, as well.
Staff's outstanding comments for the petitioner:
1 Which `green' development practices will you utilize?
2. Please submit a tree preservation plan to the City Forester, Daren Mindham, and to the Planning/Zoning Dept.
3. The Forestry Dept. is okay with the conceptual Landscape Plan for this DP and PP.
4. Please show a landscaped area around the ground sign's base.
5. City Engineering Dept. comments:
a. The Engineering Dept. still needs to work with the petitioner on the exact location of Retail Parkway's road
right of way.
b. The Department has met several times with the petitioner and is actively working through issues. One main
point is drainage. The site has no defined outlet but we have identified possible drainage discharge points. The
petitioner is analyzing these options. As to the Primary Plat itself, unfortunately, we cannot support the Primary
Plat in its current configuration. Long term access to the lots is not identified. In the current Primary Plat, Lots 3
and 4 are not served by a public street. The Department understands that options are being explored for the
construction of the extension of Retail Parkway but that this has not been firmly established. The location of this
roadway is critical to this development and it is not shown on the Primary Plat. If this development will rely on
Retail Parkway to be located fully on the property to the south, the Department has required a letter from the
property owner to the south acknowledging this fact. The Department suggests the development of a master
connectivity plan that shows the location of Retail Parkway and the access to the adjacent developments. The
Department has also requested a copy of the information submitted to the INDOT for the expected revisions to
the signal timing due to the extension of Retail Parkway
Recommendation:
The Dept of Community Services (DOCS)recommends that the Plan Commission sends this item to the March 6
Subdivision Committee meeting for further review and discussion.
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