HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo to City Council 5-27-05
1 Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann
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3 ORDINANCE NO. Z-478-05
4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
5 CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
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7 An Ordinance amending vehicle sign regulations of and making a variety of corrections to the
8 Carmel Zoning Ordinance
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10 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Advisory Planning Law of the State of Indiana (contained in
11 IC 36-7-4), each unit of local government that wishes to adopt land use and zoning ordinances
12 must first approve by resolution a comprehensive plan for the geographic area over which it has
13 jurisdiction; and
14 WHEREAS, the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan (the "Comprehensive Plan") Docket
15 No. 16-96 CP was given a favorable recommendation by the Carmel/Clay Advisory Plan
16 Commission on August 20, 1996, and duly approved by Resolution No. CC-09-03-96-03 of the
17 Common Council on September 24, 1996, and is therefore the official Comprehensive Plan of
18 the City of Carmel and Clay Township; and
19 WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend development standards in the Zoning Ordinance
20 to regulate vehicles functioning as signs; and
21 WHEREAS, the City wishes to maintain an orderly, consistent and streamlined Zoning
22 Ordinance; and
23 WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-4-602 the Common Council is authorized to
24 amend the text of the zoning ordinance; and
25 WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-4-610 and City of Carmel Ordinance No. D-
26 1600-02, the Carmel Zoning Ordinance is incorporated by reference into the Carmel City Code;
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
28 Carmel, Indiana, that, pursuant to IC 36-7-4-600 et seq. and after Docket No. 05050010 OA
29 having received a favorable recommendation from the Carmel Advisory Plan Commission on
30 Tuesday, May 17, 2005, it hereby adopts this Ordinance to amend the Carmel Zoning Ordinance
31 (Ordinance No. Z-289, as amended), to read as follows:
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33 CHAPTER 4: DISTRICTS & BOUNDARIES
34 a. Amend Section 4.01: Zoning Districts Established to read:
35 4.01 Zonin!! Districts Established.
36 The City of Carmel and its jurisdictional area is hereby divided into the following districts:
37 Primary Zonin~ Districts:
38 S-1 Residence District
39 S- 2 Residence District
40 R -1 Residence District
41 R-2 Residence District
42 R-3 Residence District
43 R-4 Residence District
44 R-5 Residence District
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B-1 Business District
B-2 Business District
B-3 Business District
B-5 Business District
B-6 Business District
B-7 Business District
B-8 Business District
C-1 City Center District
C-2 Old Town District
OM Old Meridian District
1-1 Industrial District
M-l Manufacturing District
M-2 Manufacturing District
M-3 Manufacturing District
P-1 Park and Recreation District
AG-l Agriculture District
Planned Unit Development District
Secondary Zoning Districts:
FP Flood Plain District
FW Floodway District
FF Floodway Fringe District
State Highway 431 - Keystone Avenue Corridor Overlay Zone
U.S. Highway 31 - Meridian Street Corridor Overlay Zone
U.S. Highway 421 - Michigan Road Corridor Overlay Zone
Old Town District Overlay Zone
Home Place District Overlay Zone
CHAPTER 25.07: SIGN ORDINANCE
b. Amend Section 25.07.01-04: Prohibited Signs; **q to read:
25.07.01-04 Prohibited Si2l1s.
The following types of signs are prohibited:
q) It shall be prohibited to park or use a vehicle in such a way as to function as a sign,
defined to include the parking of any vehicle, trailer or similar movable structure
containing or supporting any signage between the right-of-way line and any public
street and !he !!feater of two distances: forward of the Front Line of Building of the
Principal Building or one. hundred-fiftv (50) feet from the Dublic right~,
with the exception of:
(i) Vehicles actively involved in construction on or serving of the site;
(ii) Vehicles delivering products to the site in designated loading areas;
(Hi) Vehicles parked in designated truck parking areas of a development that
have been screened from or are not generally visible from the public right-
of-way;
(w~) Passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, and vans of a size that can fully fit
within a standard parking space, containing signs painted on or
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permanently affixed on the doors or integral body panels that do not
exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area.
Amend Chapter 25.07; Sign Chart A: Non-Freeway to read:
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Si2l1 Chart A: Non-Freeway,
SINGLE TENANT & MULTI-TENANT BUILDINGS (Ground Floor & Multi-Level)
Distance of Sign from Street Building Maximum Maximum Height
Right-of-Way*
(minimum of S feet) Frontage Sign Area of Ground Sign
(Tenant Unit)
5 - 50 feet under 50 feet 30 sq. ft. 6 feet
51 - 100 feet 45 sq. ft. 6 feet
101 - 150 feet 60 sq. ft. 6 feet
151 - 300 feet 75 sq. ft. 6 feet
51-100 feet under 50 feet 35 sq. ft. 6 feet
51 -100 feet 60 sq. ft. 6 feet
101 - 150 feet 80 sq. ft. 6 feet
151 -300 feet 95 sq. ft. 6 feet
101 - 300 feet under 50 feet 40 sq. ft. 6 feet
51 - 100 feet 75 sq. ft. 6 feet
101 - 150 feet 90 sq. ft. 6 feet
151 - 300 feet 105 sq. ft. 6 feet
Over 300 feet under 50 feet 50 sq. ft. 7 feet
50 - 100 feet 90 sq. ft. 7 feet
101 _l!lO-l '\0 feet 100 sq. ft. 7 feet
151 - 300 feet 115 sq. ft. 7 feet
300 + feet 150 sq. ft. 7 feet
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Street Right-of-Way, as designated in the Thoroughfare Plan.
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R 26: ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, YARD, LOT AREA AND BUFFERING
REGULATIONS
Amend Chapter 26; Table for Bufferyard Determination to read:
Bufferyard Design Standards in the table below are stated in terms of minimum width and
number of plants required per one hundred linear foot increment.
BUFFERYARD MIN UM YARD WIDTH SHADE TREES ORNAMENTAL TREES SHRUBS*
REAR
A 10' 3 2 9
B 10' 3 3 15
C 20' 3 4 21
D 25' 5 5 27
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12 Section II: All prior Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this
13 Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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16 Section III: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
17 signing by the Mayor.
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