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DEPARTMENT REPORT
JULY 17, 2012
2. Docket No. 12070001 ADLS Amend: Abbey Taphouse (D Wilkinson's Addition, Lot 32).
The applicant seeks approval'for exterior building and site modifications for a small brewery.
The site is located at 32 First Ave NE and is zoned B-1/Business, within the Old Town Overlay -
Character Subarea. Filed by Bruce Berry of BAB Associates Architecture, Inc.
The petitionerseeks approval for exterior building and site modifications for a small brewery, which includes
adding.a parking area with landscaping ,a beer garden, a building addition, a grain bin, and signage. The land
use is permitted. Please view the petitioner's info packet & supplemental info for more detail.
BZA Variances: The applicant will seek'the following development standards'variance approvals from the
Board of Zoning Appeals on July 23; With docket numbers 12060013 V and12060014 V:
® Building addition in front yard setback.
Parking in the front yard.
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Staff's outstanding comments for the petitioner:
1. Will there we any wall sconce-light fixtures on the building-exterior? If so,please provide design details.
2. The grain bin sign might not be permitted, because it is an accessory structure. Please work with Staff.
3. Please provide screening/enclosure details for.both the trash dumpster and the beer storage cooler.
4. Please label the lot coverage percentage (which includes all building footprints'and impervious surfaces). It
should not exceed 70%.
55. Please verify the location of the'31 season patio, as it is shown at two different locations.
6. The 3 season patio structure needs to be clad in wood, brick, stone,concrete plank, or high-quality vinyl
siding. Per the Character Subarea, any accessory building/structure must match or complement the
principal building's materials and'colors. (See page 17 of the Old Town Overlay regulations online:
www.carmel.in.gov/Modules/ShOwDocurnent.aspx?documentid1785).
7.. Please show how any gas or electric meters will be screened from view and/or camouflaged.
8. Please show how any mechanical equipment, such as HVAC units, will be screened from view.
9. Reduce the portion of the 6-ft tall wooden fence that encroaches into the front yard, to be 36 inches tall.
10. The Forestry Dept. will issue only minor review comments, as there are minimal landscape standards for
this subarea.
1,1. Please be aware, if the owner decides to provide live music outdoors, he would have to comply with the
City Code's Noise Ordinance, which is enforced by the Police Dept. This.is just an FYI.
12. The Engineering Dept. needs full engineered site drawings for review, to adequately assess the petition.
They would like to comrnent on the parking;layout and pedestrian crossings.now, however. The 'squaring
:off' of the corner and the angled parking is now okay. The current;plan to direct pedestrians behind the
parked cars is not ideal; however, the concrete apron that is currently shown may work.
Recommendation: •
After all comments and concerns.are addressed, the Dept of Community Services recommends that the Plan
Commission votes-to approve this item with the condition that the-petitioner works with the Engineering Dept.
for a preferred parking/sidewalk layout.
(Note: This petition type does,not need to go to a subcommittee for review.)
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