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Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals
Hearing Officer
Monday, March 25, 2013 Meeting
5:30 PM
Caucus Rooms, Carmel City Hall
Present: Leo Dierckman, Hearing Officer
Connie Tingley, Recording Secretary
Staff Members: Alexia Donahue-Wold, Planning Administrator
Legal Counsel: John Molitor
Public Hearing:
III1. (V) Maki-Kapostasy Home,Lot 72 C.W. Wiedler's Addition (by Blackwell Park).
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval:
Docket No. 13030006 V ZO CH: 23D.03.C.3.c.iii.a 45% Max lot coverage, 53% requested
The site is located at 317 2nd Ave NE. The site is zoned R-3/Residence, within the Old Town Overlay
Zone. Filed by Justin Moffett with the Old Town Design Group.
Present for Petitioner:
Justin Moffett, Old Town Design Group
• Not part of original Blackwell Park Subdivision
• Structure sat on three parcels
o Torn down last year
o This lot is one of the three platted parcels
• Challenge working with lot coverage in Old Town
o Lots are narrow and deep
o Long house and/or long driveway
• House is Asian floor plan with lots of open space on main level
o Not requiring residents to go upstairs if they do not wish or are not able
o Over maximum lot coverage for R-3 in Old Town per Old Town Overlay Ordinance
• 45 % maximum lot coverage for single family residence
• Up to 70% for two-family residence
• Structure well below 70% but slightly more than 45%
• Maximum coverage has recently been adapted to include driveway
• If variance is not approved, would still build same floor plan and use pervious material for driveway
o Pervious driveway is acceptable under Ordinance
• Driveway causing overage in square footage
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• Do not want to make this one driveway different from others in neighborhood
• Stormwater system does not need pervious material
o Architecture matches other homes in overall scale
Remonstrance:
Laura Corry
• Views this home from her home
• Opposes overage
o Overage in larger lot is negligible
• Noticeable on 48-foot lot width
o Side setbacks are 5.2 and 5.7 feet
• Overlay permits 5-foot setback
• Justin answered her question about location of extra 460 feet
o It is in the driveway
Discussion:
• Shrinking house plan in depth ends with a very long driveway
• Shrinking house plan in width would reduce square footage
o Client does not wish to lose 400 square feet by reducing width
• Difficult for total main floor living for empty nesters
• Width of house meets Ordinance requirements
o Extra square footage in depth
o View would not change from her home
• This house is shorter than other homes in this section; least square footage on second level
o Nature of lots makes all houses maxed out in width
• Old Town Overlay does not define front setback as a precise number
o It is a metric based on existing homes
o Along that side of street, they vary from 18 to 23 feet
• This one is 23 feet; further back than other two new homes
• Goal was to be further back to reduce driveway
Department Report:
Alexia Donahue-Wold
• Old Town Overlay in Carmel
o Lots typically smaller
o Maximum lot coverage is higher than other areas of City
• 35% normally permitted for single family
o Smaller lot from original plat
• Difficulty designing home
o Actual plans are for 51.6 % coverage
• Architecture will match requirements for Old Town
• Will need Site Design Review (SDR) approval
o Garage will be complimentary to house
• Received four letters from neighbors in support of variance
Department recommended positive consideration
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Hearing Officer Meeting
March 25,2013
IPublic Hearing closed
Action: Mr. Dierckman APPROVED Docket No. 13030006 V, Maki-Kapostasy Home, Lot 72 C.W.
Wiedler's Addition, for 53% lot coverage (45% allowed).
Adjournment
The Hearing Officer adjourned the meeting at 5:45 PM.
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'Hearing Officer—Leo Dierckman Secretary—Con e Tinley
File: 3.25.2013 hearing officer.doc
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