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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes BZA 04-25-05 Hearing Officer \~ 1/1f/~ ~\\\llfJ.~ ~1:1CA~' ~ ~ ~~ ~ CJ...~~~~ ~ 4lI c; ~ i* i tJ ~ *~ ~ ' ~ ~-s. ?Jo'~ ."%."1 ", /,~ \\\\\~ ~{1"o NCo~/1fffl ~JJ City of Carmel Carmel Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Monday, April 25, 2005 The meeting was held at 5 :30 PM in the Caucus Room of City Hall, Carmel, Indiana on Monday, April 25, 2005. The Hearing Officer was Earlene Plavchak. Department of Community Services Staff in attendance was Angie Conn. John Molitor, Legal Counsel, was also present. D. Public Rearm!!:: Id. Windemere, Sec 5, lot 92: Altavilla pool house Petitioner seeks the following development standards variance approval: Docket No. 05030014 V Chapter 25.01.01.B.3.B.i.b accessory building setback The site is located at 10417 Windemere Blvd, and the site is zoned S-l/Residence. Filed by Brian Robinson of Stoeppelwerth & Associates. Present for the Petitioner: Mark Gradison, Gradison Building Corporation, contractor for the pool house. The variance is for the rear yard drainage and utility easement. The-Hamilton County Surveyor's office approved it as long as there were no other utilities in the easement. Photos were shown of the property. The rear yard contains quite a few trees they are trying to preserve. The rear yard is bordered by a private golf course. Placing the pool house at the side of the pool would impact the trees. Mrs. Conn gave the Department Report. The County Surveyor's office has approved the encroachment. The pool house would still be set back 20 feet from the rear property line which is the setback requirement in that zoning district. The Department recommended positive consideration. Members of the public were invited to speak in favor or opposition to the petition; no one appeared. Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket No. 05030014 V, Windemere, Sec 5, lot 92: Altavilla pool house. 2d. Specialty Risk International Petitioner seeks the following development standards variance approval: Docket No. 05040001 V Chapter 17.04.03.02 side yard setback The site is located immediately west of 501 Congressional Blvd and is zoned B6/Business. Filed by Elizabeth Hobbs of Krieg DeVault for Specialty Risk International Present for the Petitioner: Elizabeth Hobbs. A site plan for these corporate headquarters for Specialty Risk International was shown. This will be a 12.5-foot encroachment into the 60-foot side yard. In all Page 10f3 Cannfl Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals I' Hearing ,Officer Aprill25~ 2005 Page 12 of 4 otheJ a~pects, the building complies. If they move the building, it encroaches into the other side yard. If thejtuhl the building, it would not be parallel to 116th Street. The parcel is 6.6 acres. . Me . b~rs of the public were invited to speak in favor or opposition to the petition; no one appeare I. Mrs. Conn gave the Department Report. The lot is deep and narrow. This zoning district has a 60- ioot side I yard se~back. There is also a retention pond on the property. Ms. Hobbs stated that this was a pre-existing site with the 111 building on one side, a Duke buildi g on the othet .$d a cul-de-sac and retention pond already constructed with the intention of another Consec building at some time. Mrs. Conn stated that the Department recorrnnended positive consideration. Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket No. 05040001 V, Specialty Risk International. 3-6 d. Wagner Reese & Crossen Petitioner seeks the following development standards variance approvals: Docket No. 05010014 V Chapter 27.03.02 parking lot curbing Docket No. 05010015 V Chapter 23B.10.02.C(2) planting adjacent to uilding Docket No. 05030011 V Chapter 25.07.02-08.c sign area Docket No. 05030012 V Chapter 25.07.02-08.d sign height The site is located at 11939 N Meridian St, and the site is zoned B~6/Business within the US 31 Overlay Zone. Filed by Paul Reis of Drewry Simmons & V ornehm for Wagner Reese & Crosse LLP. Pres€nt for the Petitioner: Paul Reis. They looked at the site plan in the packet. They have added a larking area to the rear for employees. There is adequate drainage with rip-rap. There has been no other 1 construction to affect the drainage. The parcel is wooded area. Rather than provide for the planting around the fbot of the building, they have parking spaces. They did not want to sacrifice the trees for a 10-1 oot plan~ng strip. Forty square feet is permitted for the wall sign. A rectangle around the proposed si would be aJpltoximately 59 square feet. The components themselves are less than the permitted 40 squard feet. The buildmg sets back ITom US 31 and the letters need to be an appropriate size. Mrs. Plavchak did not feel that anyone could see "InjuryAttomeys.com" from the highway. i Mr. teis stated that it is a very important matter of advertising and is significant for the practice. T ey felt it was important to keep rather than making "Wagner Reese & Crossen" larger. I MrsJp\aVChak felt it would be alright ifthe sign could be made without a variance, but she did not see any reas n for a variance so that an email address could be added to the sign. . DiscLsion continued on ways to change the sign. Mrs. Conn stated that the email address is also on the ground sign. Page 2 of3 Carmel Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer April 25, 2005 Page 3 of4 Mr. Reis stated that the ground sign needed the height variance for the cap at the top of the sign. Mrs. Conn and Mr. Molitor did not feel the petitioner would need to go back to the Plan Commission if the wall sign was configured like the ground sign. Members of the public were invited to speak in favor or opposition to the petition; no one appeared. Mr. Reis TABLED Docket No. 05030011 V, sign area, to further discuss the design with the petitioner. If the new design is less than 40 square feet, they will not need a variance. Mrs. Plavchak APPROVED Docket Nos. 05010014 V, 05010015 V, and 05030012 V, Wagner Reese & Crossen. E. Old Business. There was no Old Business. F. New Business. There was no New Business. G. Adiourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 PM. 1') .~ . .~., ..~ \. )7 J (}J(LQI); .. ;"'.' / Cl{JlJ~t, arlene Plavchak, Hearing Officer S:\Board of Zoning Appea.1s\J\.'fi-nutes\r..Iearing Officer - 2005\2nOS0425 :Hearing Officer.rtf Page 3 of3