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DEPARTMENT REPORT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
4. Docket No. 12010005 OA: Patch Ordinance IX, As Amended by City Council, Ordinance 2-558-
12. The applicant seeks to amend Subdivision Control Ordinance Chapter 3: General Provisions and
Chapter 7: Open Space Standards for Major Subdivisions. The applicant also seeks to amend Zoning
Ordinance Chapter 2: Compliance with the Regulations, Chapter 3: Definitions, Chapter 5: S-
1/Residence District, Chapter 6: S-2/Residence District, Chapter 7: R-1/Residence District, Chapter 8:
R-2/Residence District, Chapter 9: R-3/Residence District, Chapter 10: R-4/Residence District, Chapter
20A: I-1/Industrial District, Chapter 20G: Old Meridian District, Chapter 21: Special Uses & Special
Exceptions, Chapter 23B: US Highway 31 Corridor Overlay Zone, Chapter 23C: US Highway 421 —
Michigan Road Corridor Overlay Zone, Chapter 23F: Carmel Drive—Range Line Road Overlay Zone,
Chapter 24: Development Plan and Architectural Design, Exterior Lighting, Landscaping & Signage
Regulations, Chapter 25: Additional Use Regulations, Chapter 26: Additional Height, Yard, Lot Area
and Buffering Regulations, Chapter 31: General Provisions and Appendix A: Schedule of Uses. Filed by
the Carmel Department of Community Services on behalf of the Carmel Plan Commission.
On August 20, 2012, the City Council voted to amend the Patch Ordinance. The result was Version B, which
was distributed at the August 21 Full Plan Commission Meeting. After review of the Council's Ordinance, the
Subdivision Committee recommends further amendments with respect to Subdivision Waivers and
Commitments.
Please view the Subdivision Committee's proposed amendments, which are highlighted in gray in your
information packets, for further detail.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services (DOCS) recommends that the Commission votes to DISAPRROVE the
Council's amendments and send this item back to City Council with additional revisions.
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