[C. (V) Pino Accessory Building Variance. ] [C. (V) Melangton Building Addition Variance.] [C. (V) Diasio Pool Lot Cover Variance. ] [00:15:05] PLEASE. [00:15:06] >> THANK YOU. THEY ARE ADDRESSING ALL [00:15:11] CONCERNS AS MENTIONED. THE PETITIONER WILL HAVE [00:15:14] TO PROVIDE ONSITE OR PAY INTO THE FUND AND THEY HAVE PAID INTO THE STORM ORDER FUND. THE SWIMMING POOL AND PERGOLA AND DECKING WILL BE AT LEAST EIGHT FEET FROM THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES. THE PETITIONER ADDRESSED ALL THE PLANNING AND ZONING REVIEW COMMENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE REQUEST, AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO CONCERNS. THE PETITIONER IS STILL WORKING ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THE REMAINING COMMENTS ON THE ENGINEERING AND ADOPTS THE FINDINGS AS FACTS. THANK YOU. >> THE PETITIONER ADDRESSED ALL THE PLANNING AND REVIEW COMMENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE REQUEST, AND THE PETITIONER IS WORKING ON THE REMAINING COMMENTS OF THE CARMEL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND FILED A PETITION THEMSELVES FINDING OF FACT, AND THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS POSITIVE CONSIDERATION. I APPROVE. THANK YOU. [C. (V) Krcmery Detached Garage Variances. ] >> NEXT IS, I BELIEVE, FOUR DOCKETS TOGETHER, DOCKET 00177V, AND 00178 V AND 00181 V. >> WE ARE REPRESENTING OURSELVES AS THE HOMEOWNERS ON SMOKY RIDGE DRIVE. WE ARE REQUESTING TO BUILD A DETACHED TWO- CAR GARAGE. WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR HOME 11 YEARS AND OUR FAMILY HAS GROWN AND WE HAVE OUT GROWN OUR TWO-CAR GARAGE AND WE ARE THE ONLY TWO- CAR GARAGE IN THE SMOKY RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD CURRENTLY. OUR HOV COVENANTS STATE THERE'S TO BE A MINIMUM OF AL THREE- CAR GARAGE IN SMOKY RIM, SO I THINK WE WERE GRANDFATHERED IN, AND THE VARIANCES WE ARE REQUESTING ARE FOR LOT COVERAGE, THE EXISTING ALLOWS FOR 35%, AND WE'RE REQUESTING 45%. WE ALSO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL AND DECK ON THE PROPERTY. IT IS A BRICK PAVER PATIO BUT NOT RECOGNIZED FORMERLY AS PREVIOUS. MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK, AND PLUS THREE IS REQUIRED AND WE ARE REQUESTING TO ENCROACH THREE FEET AND SO IT WOULD BE SEVEN FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. WE ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED A 24 X 30 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND WE ARE REQUESTING 25 X 39, AND WE ARE REQUESTING 22 HEIGHT TO KEEP IT OF THE SAME SCALE OF THE EXISTING GARAGE TO MAKE SURE THE ARCHITECTURE BLENDS WITH AND EXISTING HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THAT'S IT? >> OH, WE HAVE TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM NEIGHBORS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE FILE, AND THEN WE ALSO OBTAINED HOA APPROVAL AND BROUGHT PICTURES OF OUR EXISTING HOME IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW IT WILL BLEND. MY DAUGHTER INSISTED ON MAKING A CAMEO THERE, SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING GARAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE ARCHITECTURE IS VERY MUCH INTENDED TO BLEND WITH IT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS PETITION? SEEING NONE, ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, THE REPORT PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. THE PETITIONER SEEKS APPROVAL FOR A 25 X 39 DETACHED GARAGE, AND THEIR VARIANCE PRIVILEGE IS REQUESTED FOR THE GROUND COVER AND HEIGHT, AND THIS LOT, THEY DID RECEIVE HOV APPROVAL AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. THE PETITIONER IS WORKIG WITH THE CRIMINAL KNOWLEDGING DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS THE REMAINING REVIEWING OF THE DRAINING IS ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE, AND SO DESCRIBED IS [00:20:10] CONSENT TO ENCROACH APPROVAL FROM THE CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY WAS APPROVED AT THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING. THE PROPOSED GARAGE MATERIAL AND DESIGN WILL COMPLIMENT THE MAIN HOUSE. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED ALL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMENTS, AND THE DESIGN IN PLACE WILL COMPLIMENT THE HOUSE AND THE KNOWLEDGING DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A FEW COMMENTS ON THE ONLINE REVIEW SOFTWARE, AND THE PETITIONER IS WORKING ON ADDRESSING THOSE. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES RECOMMENDS POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION OF ADDRESSING THE FEW REMAINING ENGINEERING REVIEW COMMENTS AND PROJECT DOCS AND THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN STANDING NEXT TO YOU GAVE UP THE OPPORTUNITY OF SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF IT, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DONE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. SORRY. SORRY, WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT. AS A PETITIONER, YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS THEIR REMAINING CONCERNS AND SO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. OKAY. >> YES, SIR. >> YOU HAVE ADDRESSED ALL PLANNING AND ZONING REVIEW COMMENTS? >> YES, WORKING THROUGH THOSE. >> AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE VARIANT'S REQUEST, AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MADE A FEW COMMENTS IN PROJECT DOCS, AND YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT? >> YES, WE HAVE HAD ONLINE DIALOGUE. >> THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOMMENDS POSITIVE CONSIDERATION, AND I APPROVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. BY THE WAY, I APPROVE ALL FOUR TOGETHER AS A UNIT. JACKSON'S GRANT CARRIAGE [C. (V) Jackson's Grant Carriage Garage Setback Variance. ] GARAGE SETBACK VARIANCE, DOCKET NUMBER PZ-2025-00185V. >> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS DOUG WAGNER AND I'M REPRESENTING THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY WHICH IS MANAGED BY REPUBLIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS WHO I WORK FOR. JUST TO UMMARIZE THE SHORT PACKAGE, AND WE HAD A SUBDIVISION ON 116TH AND SPRINGVILLE ROAD. AND WE WERE ASKED BY CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE AND WE WERE KIND OF NEW TO THE AREA, SO WE DID. IN 2011, AFTER ESTABLISHING JACKSON'S GRANT AS A HIGH- END RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, WE CAME BACK AND DID A PUD AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN- STYLE HOUSES AS WELL AS THE INCLUSION OF SOME CARRIAGE GARAGES INTO JACKSON'S GRANT COMMUNITY, AND IT'S PART OF THE GATED COMMUNITY IN THE BACK OF JACKSON'S TKPWRAPB THE. RECOGNIZING IT WAS A UNIQUE PROJECT, WE PROVIDED A CONCEPT PLAN AND SAT DOWN WITH STAFF AND ULTIMATELY CAME UP WITH A LOT OF VARIANCES AND A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE PUD THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE WERE WANTING TO DO, WHAT OUR VISION WAS FOR THIS AREA. TWO OF THE CHANGES WHERE WE REDUCED THE FRONT YARD SETBACK DOWN TO 10 AND REDUCED THE REAR YARD SETBACK TO 5, AND THOSE SETBACKS WERE BASICALLY SET WITH THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN CONSIDERATION. WE DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OR DID NOT CONSIDER OR REALIZE, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY OF PUTTING IT, THAT THESE SETBACKS WERE ALSO GOING TO APPLY TO OUR CARRIAGE GARAGES. THIS IS THE LOCATION HERE BACK IN THE BACK, AND YOU HAVE GOT THE MAIN ROAD COMING IN. THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS THE AREA WE LEFT, IT'S A BLOCK. IT'S NOT A TYPICAL LOT. IT'S A BLOCK. AND THAT BLOCK WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THESE SIX THREE- UNIT CARRIAGE GARAGES IN THEM. IT'S NOT A VERY WIDE AREA, BUT THIS IS A PLAQUE OF THAT AREA, AND IT SHOWS THE THIN AREA RIGHT HERE WITH ONE, TWO, THREE, [00:25:01] FOUR FIVE -- ACTUALLY, FIVE, NOT SIX, BUT FIVE DIFFERENT UNITS ACROSS THERE. EACH ONE OF THOSE BLOCKS WERE TO HAVE THREE GARAGES FOR A TOTAL OF 15. THE AREA THROUGH THERE -- THIS IS A BLOW-UP OF THE END UNIT. THIS AREA IN TOTAL FROM THE END OF THE ALLEY DOWN TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF- WAY OR THE ACCESS EASEMENT, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL PRIVATE DRIVES, IS ONLY ABOUT 26 FEET. THE GARAGES ARE 22 TO 22 FOOT 99 AND SIT -- IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED WE WOULD BE MAXIMIZING THAT SPACE QUITE A BIT, AND IT'S HARD TO GET A SENSE OF HOW TIGHT THAT AREA IS. THIS IS A COUPLE PHOTOS I TOOK. YOU CAN SEE HOW SHORT THAT IS AREA IS. JUST 26 FEET. WHEN WE WENT THROUGH ENGINEERING AND APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT, WE SUBMITTED PLANS THAT SHOWED WE HAVE SANITARY SEWER LATERALS IN THIS LOCATION TO EVERY ONE OF THOSE GARAGES, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A BATHROOM AND WE HAVE A WATER LATERAL AT EVERY LOCATION, AND WE PROVIDE ELECTRIC AND CABLE TO EACH OF THE UNITS. AGAIN, IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED FOR THE UNITS TO BE HERE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL MACKENZIE COLLECTIONS, JOHN MACKENZIE SUBMITTED THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR HIS FIRST CARRIAGE GARAGE THAT STAFF CAME BACK AND SAID YOU DON'T MEET YOUR BUILDING SETBACK STANDARDS, SO WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS WAS ALWAYS OUR INTENT AND THEY DID NOT QUESTION THAT BUT DID SAY WE NEEDED TO COME THROUGH AND DO A BUILDING VARIANCE REQUEST, SO WE'RE BASICALLY ASKING FOR THE FRONT YARD BUILDING SETBACK TO GO DOWN TO THREE FEET, AND THEN IF YOU -- YEAH, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE AGAIN, THE APRONS TO THE GARAGES WILL LITERALLY ABUT RIGHT UP TO THE ALLEY, AND IN THE PUD ZONING PROCESS, WE TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH TURNING RADIUS TO GET IN THE GARAGES, AND WE CONVINCED THEM THEY WERE BASED ON THE WIDTH OF THE ALLEYWAY, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR A SETBACK OF ZERO, BECAUSE THE APRON WILL BE SITTING THERE, AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A CHANGE BUT SIMPLY TRYING TO CLARIFY MAYBE AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART, AND IN NOT DETAILING OUT THE SPECIFICS ON THE CARRIAGE GARAGES. WITHOUT THIS VARIANCE, THESE GARAGES CANNOT BE BUILT. THE GARAGES THEMSELVES WILL BE BE $200,000 A PIECE, FOR A TOTAL OF $600,000 PER UNIT, AND EVERY HOMEOWNER THAT HAS PURCHASED IN THAT AREA WAS OFFERED TO BUY ONE OF THESE CARRIAGE GARAGES, SO THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOING IN. NONE OF THEM, I DON'T BELIEVE, ARE HERE TONIGHT TO OBJECT. WE ALSO DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE JACKSON'S GRANT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE HOA THAT THEY WERE NOT IN OPPOSITION. >> DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT EACH UNIT WILL HAVE A THREE- CAR GARAGE? >> EACH UNIT HAS THREE GARAGES, SO A TOTAL OF 15 GARAGES. SO THERE ARE FIVE BUILDINGS. SO WE DID PROVIDE -- THAT ONE DOESN'T SHOW THE REAR. WE DID PROVIDE IN THE PACKET SOME -- LIKE, THIS IS THE GARAGE. EACH GARAGE HAS THREE GARAGES. OKAY? THERE WILL BE FIVE OF THOSE FOR A TOTAL OF 15. THEY ARE ONLY -- THEY ARE ONLY GARAGES. THERE'S NO LIVING UNIT, AND THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LIVE, AND THE UPSTAIRS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE LIKE A SEWING ROOM, A WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW, JUST A MAN CAVE, SO TO SPEAK, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A ROOM LIKE THAT, BUT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED FROM BEING OCCUPIED, SO THERE WILL BE NO SHOWER AND THERE WILL BE NO OVEN PLACED IN THESE UNITS. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHY THREE? WHY DO THEY NEED THE THIRD ONE? >> WELL, THESE -- THERE'S NO HOMES ATTACHED TO THESE. THESE ARE JUST THE CARRIAGE GARAGES THEMSELVES AND A HOMEOWNER CAN COME IN AND BUY TWO OF THESE OR BUY THREE OF THESE OR BUY ONE OF THESE, AND WE COULD HAVE 15 DIFFERENT HOMEOWNERS FOR THE 15 [00:30:03] DIFFERENT GARAGES. >> I SEE. SO THEY DON'T GO WITH THE HOUSE? >> THEY DON'T GO WITH THE HOUSE AND HAVE TO BUY THEM SEPARATELY. >> GOTCHA. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING NOW, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION? SEEING NONE? ANYONE OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. THE DEPARTMENT REPORT, PLEASE? >> THANK YOU. THE PROPOSED CARRIAGE GARAGES WILL BE SEPARATE FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL AFFRONT ON A PRIVATE SEAT AND PRIVATE ALLEY ON THEIR OWN PARCELS. IT'S UNIQUE IN THE GARAGES SIT ON ITS OWN LAND AWAY FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. THERE ARE SEVERAL EASEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. THE CARRIAGE GARAGE BUILDING SHOULD NOT ENCROACH INTO THE EASEMENTS. SUPPORTS THE REQUEST. THE GARAGES ARE A UNIQUE FEATURE AND OWNERSHIP OPTION WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN ADOPTION WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE PETITIONER HAS ADDRESSED ALL PLANNING AND ZONING REVIEW COMMENTS. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE VARIANT'S REQUEST. THE PETITIONER HAS FILED FINDINGS OF FACT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS RECOMMENDING POSITIVE CONSIDERATION. I SO APPROVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE NEXT ONE IS -- JACK -- NO, THAT WAS JACKSON'S. [C. (V) 120 3rd St NW Variances. ] DOCKET 2025- OO 186V, AND PZ-2025-00187V. >> WE ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD A NEW HOME AT 120 THIRD STREET NORTHWEST. OUR VARIANCES ARE A TEN- FOOT SETBACK ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE GARAGE VERSUS WHAT THE UDO HAS STIPULATED AS A 15- FOOT SETBACK, AND OUR SECOND VARIANCE IS FOR THE LOT COVERAGE OF 45% VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED AT 61%. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH JOHN THOMAS WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS OUR OPTIONS WITH REGARDS TO DRAINAGE AND WE STILL PLAN ON GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH -- EXCUSE ME -- GETTING ANY PERMITS. >> OKAY. THAT'S IT? >> THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> PUBLIC HEARING PART? IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS PETITION? SEEING NONE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? YOU CAN GET UP AND WALK TO THE MICROPHONE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. ANYBODY OPPOSED THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? >> SAME THING? OKAY. SIR, WE WILL GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES. IS THAT SUFFICIENT. >> MY NAME IS WAYNE OVERBY. MY GARAGE SITS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OPPOSED HOUSE, AND WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE HOUSE GOING IN BUT I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE THIRD STREET NORTHWEST BEING VERY NARROW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DRIVEWAY WILL BE VERY SHORT. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE 10- FOOT LONG FROM THE EDGE OF THE GARAGE DOOR? >> NO, NO, NO. ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK AND THEN YOU CAN RESPOND TO HIS COMMENTS. >> THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN. THE OTHER CONCERN IS BEING A NARROW STREET, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF CARS SITTING ON THE STREET PARKED BECAUSE AS I BACK OUT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE ON OURS -- >> OKAY. >> THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN. THAT WAS JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CARS DO NOT PARK OUT INTO THE SIDEWALK IF THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO [00:35:02] HAVE A CONGESTION THERE IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE ALSO. >> ARE YOU A NEIGHBOR OF THIS PROPERTY? >> YES, I AM DIRECTLY SOUTH OF IT. DIRECTLY. HIS GARAGE FACES MY GARAGE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ALSO? >> YES. >> OKAY. WE WILL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. >> BRIAN STATEN, AND WE ARE AT THE LOT NORTH OF THIS LOT. AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE LOT COVERAGE AND THE DRAINAGE. I HEAR THAT WE STILL ARE WORKING ON THAT, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT DRAINAGE IS GOING TO IRK WITH BECAUSE THAT LOT IS VERY LOW AND FLOODS ALL THE TIME, SO WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU. ARE YOU ALSO A NEIGHBOR? >> YEAH, WE ARE JUST NORTH. >> THANK YOU. >> YEP. >> MR. PETITIONER, WOULD YOU MIND COMING BACK UP AND RESTATE THE OBJECTIONS THEY HAVE AND YOUR SOLUTION TO IT? >> THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL REGARDING THE GARAGE, OUR GARAGE IS 30 FEET FROM THE STREET. THE GARAGE, IT'S A TWO- CAR GARAGE, AND THE DRIVEWAY CAN ACCOMMODATE AT LEAST FOUR CARS NEXT TO EACH OTHER. IT WILL BE 16 FOOT LONG ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SIDEWALK. AND WITH REGARDS TO THE DRAINAGE, AS I SAID EARLIER, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO DETERMINE HOW WE CAN ROUTE OUR WATER THAT IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE HOUSES TO THE EAST ON TO OUR PROPERTY AND THEN ALSO TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS TO THE EAST OF US. >> THAT'S IT? >> THAT'S IT. I'M WAITING UNTIL I CAN TALK WITH MR. THOMAS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE AND WE ARE TALKINGING ABOUT PAYING THE $6,000 FEE TO BE PART OF THE THOROUGH WAY FUND TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS REMOVED FROM OUR PROPERTY. >> OKAY. IT APPEARS HEREHERE THERE ARE STILL FEW REMAINING COMMENTS TO ADDRESS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING. >> I TRIED TO GET ON TO THE WEBSITE UNDERNEATH THE REVIEWS AND ADD MY COMMENTS ON TO THE COMMENT SECTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO, BUT I HAVE RESPONSES FOR ALL THE ITEMS EXCEPT FOR THE DRAINAGE ISSUE. >> OKAY. BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO GET THEIR APPROVAL AS WELL AS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT? >> YES, I DO. AND I CAN -- >> INYOU >> PARDON ME? >> FOR ANY OUTSTANDING ISSUES. >> THE DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM. ON THE OTHER ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE, REFERENCE NUMBER EIGHT, THE WATER DETENTION OR THOROUGHFARE FUND, WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN GET A DETENTION ON THE PROPERTY OR PAY THE $6,000 FINE. WE ARE WORKING ON UPLOADING THE SURVEY WITH THE PERMITS AND THE EASEMENTS AND THAT'S WITH REGARDS TO THE 22- INCH -- A 22- INCH IS OUT FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY, AND IT'S OFF PROBABLY ABOUT 10 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY GOING DUE NORTHWEST TOWARDS THAT CLUSTER OF FOUR HOMES THAT'S DUE TO THE -- THAT'S WEST OF OUR PROPERTY. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS THE 61% VERSUS THE 60%, AND I HAD WRITTEN DOWN 61% WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY 60%. EXCUSE ME. AND THEN IN FURTHERANCE OF LOOKING AT THIS, WE WERE PROVIDED A SURVEY BY THE OWNER OF THE LOT THAT SHOWED THE LOT WAS 108 FEET WIDE -- I MEAN, 108 FEET DEEP BY 55- FOOT WIDE, HOWEVER, IN DOCUMENTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF CARMEL, I FOUND THAT OUR LOT SIZE IS ACTUALLY . 15 ACRES. THE NUMBERS THAT WE GAVE ONLY CAME UP TO 59,540 SCARE FEET, BUT IN REALITY, OUR LOT BASED ON THE INFORMATION I GOT FROM THE CITY IS 6,504 SQUARE FEET. BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ONLY GETTING A LOT COVERAGE OF JUST UNDER 55%. THE FOUR LOTS THAT ARE DUE WEST OF US, THEIR LOT COVERAGE ON THEIR DOCUMENTS FOR THE [00:40:04] SITE PLAN STIPULATE A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OF 55%, WHICH I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT CAME ABOUT, WHEREAS THE UDO FOR OUR PROPERTY IS 45%. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REDUCING IT FROM 61% DOWN TO 55% -- OR 54.5%. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 4. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE CALCULATIONS OF HOW MUCH VERTICAL SIDING WE HAVE VERSUS HORIZONTALSIDING, WHICH WE CAN GET TO THEM. AND THE BUILDING HEIGHT, THAT'S INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE TO THEM AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. THE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MR. HEARING OFFICER. THE PETITIONER SEEKS APPROVAL FOR A NEW HOUSE WITH A DETACHED HOUSE, AND THIS SITE IS FAIRLY SMALL, 0. 15 ACRES. FROM RAINWATER. AND LANDSCAPING WILL BE ON SITE AND AT SIDE YARD AND REAR YARD SETBACKS ARE BEING MET. AND THE DEPARTMENT IS GENERALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST. WE ALSO DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF CONCERN FROM ANOTHER ADJACENT NEIGHBOR AND THEY STATED THE SAME CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBOR ABOUT DRAINAGE ISSUES IN THE AREA AND THE GRADING OF THE SITE. LIKE I SAID, THE DRAINING AND GRADING WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE FRONT SETBACK OF THE HOUSE WILL BE 20 FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK AND THE GARAGE DOOR WILL BE SETBACK 30 FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK. THERE'S NO ALLEY BEHIND THE SUBJECT, AND SO THE ACCESS FROM THE STREET IS THE ONLY OPTION. THE LOT IS 55- FEET WIDE, SO IT WOULD BE HARD TO HAVE A PLAN WITH A SIDE- LOADING GARAGE RATHER THAN A FRONT- LOADING GARAGE. AND THERE'S A FEW REMAINING COMMENTS TO ADDRESS FROM THE DESIGNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND THAT'S THE ONLINE PLANNING AND REVIEW SOFTWARE. THE OVERALL LAYOUT MAKES SENSE FOR THE SMALL PARCEL. THE SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW, THE SDR WILL BE DONE AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS. AND THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS WILL BE REVIEWED ONE MORE TIME. THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WILL REQUIRE ONSITE STORM WATER RETENTION OR PAYMENT INTO THE STORM WATER FUND. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOMMENDS POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION THE PETITIONER PROVIDE ON SITE STORM WATER DETENTION OR PAY INTO THE STORM WATER FUND. THE SECOND REQUEST IS TO ADDRESS THE REMAINING UNRESOLVED PRODUCT REVIEW COMMENTS AND THE ADOPTIONS OF THE FINDING OF FACTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I CAN REPEAT EVERYTHING HEHE SAID, BUT I WON'T DO THAT. BUT I THINK YOU DO NEED TO BE REMINDED THAT THERE ARE A FEW REMAINING REVIEW COMMENTS TO ADDRESS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, CORRECT? >> WE WILL GET THOSE ADDRESSED. >> YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT? >> YES, SIR. THE LIST I JUST GAVE TO YOU IS THE LIST THAT THEY PROVIDED TO ME. >> ALL RIGHT. >> IF I WOULD HAVE GONE ONLINE AND DONE IT, I WOULD HAVE UPLOADED IT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHY IT WOULDN'T WORK. >> I CAN ANSWER THAT. THE WAY THE REVIEW SOFTWARE WORKS, ONE MOMENT THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT AND YOU CAN MAKE THE CHANGES, AND NOW IT'S STILL WITH THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING IT, BUT ONCE THEY ARE DONE, IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU AND YOU CAN ADDRESS THOSE. >> AT THE RISK OF REPEATING AGAIN, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOMMENDS THE CONSIDERATION, WITH TWO CONDITIONS, THE STORM WATER DETENTION OR PAYMENT INTO THE THOROUGHFARE FUND, AND TWO, ADDRESSING THE REMAINING DOC COMMENTS. YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT? >> YES. >> SEEING THE DEPARTMENT IS RECOMMENDING POSITIVE CONSIDERATION, I WILL APPROVE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVING CONSIDERED ALL TEN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.