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WELCOME TO THE CARMEL PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING OFFICER, JOINT HEARING OFFICER MEETING FOR PLANT COMMISSION AND BORDERER ZONING APPEALS. -- BORDER ZONING APPEALS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING OFFICER TODAY FOR PZ202600068.
IT'S A DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL FOR PERSINIU M3.
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>> KEVIN RIDER WITH THE BZA20660080 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE AND DOCKET NUMBER PK20260084 THOROUGHFARE PLANE COMPLIANCE.
>> SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TODAY THAT WILL START WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
THEN WE'LL LET THE PETITIONER GO INTO GREATER DETAIL.
THEN WE'LL EPP -- OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, HEARING OFFICER.
DO WE HAVE A NICER PICTURE THERE WE CAN HE SHOW WHILE I'M SPEAKING? SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
EVERYONE HERE, EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME, WE'RE HERE TODAY ON A MEETING RELATED TO PERSINIUM 3. THIS IS A MARQUEE ITEM FOR LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR FOR THE CITY. IT'S BEEN A MAJOR PROJECT BY THE CITY, BY THE DEVELOPER, THE CITY COUNCIL SAW THIS PROJECT LAST YOU'RE AND SAW AN UPDATED VERSION OF IT YET THIS YEAR AND VOTED TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT, PUT BONDS INTO THE PROJECT.
THE RENDERINGS WE SEE TODAY ARE RENDERINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN ALL THE NEWSPAPERS AND HAVE BEEN REALLY PART OF A FAIRLY THOROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATION. ABOUT PROBABLY ONE OF OUR MOST EXCITING PROJECTS HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
SO WE'RE HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS MOVING THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
FOR OUR CITY. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
>> GOOD MORNING, FOLKS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> YEAH, CAN YOU TOUCH THE BUTTON AND TURN THE MIC ON ? PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, FOLKS. I'M ALEX MARSH WITH STUDIO HE M ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING. WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING TO PUT THIS PACKET TOGETHER.
FOR A BRIEF SUMMARY, WE ARE HERE SPECIFICALLY TODAY FOR REVIEW IN VARIANCE OF THE GARAGE. EVERYTHING THAT KIND OF APPLIES ABOVE IS FOR REFERENCE, AND CONTEXTUALIZES THE PROJECT.
SO FROM A STATISTICS STAND POINT, WE HAVE AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE CONSISTING OF ABOUT 374 SPACES.
UP ABOVE THE GARAGE WE ARE PLANNING FOR BOTH APARTMENTS WITH AN AGE RESTRICTED ALLOTMENT, AS WELL AS OVER 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.
WE'RE ADJACENT TO THE THE SOUTH WITH ABOUT 525 KEY HIGH END HOTEL. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR VARIANCES, LIKE WE'VE DISCUSSED, ARE IN RELATION TO THE LOT COVERAGE, AS WELL AS OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
TO THIS DATE, WE HAVE ADDRESSED AND ARE WORKING ON ALL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS, BUT WE'RE HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THA
THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROJECT TODAY? GOING ONCE.
OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANGIE KHAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THE STAFF REPORT WAS ISSUED, AND I'LL JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE. SO THE WITH TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS, ONE IS FOR LOT COVERAGE, A MAXIMUM OF 80% IS ALLOWED AND THE PETITIONER'S REQUESTING 94%.
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ALSO A VARIANCE IS REQUESTED FROM THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN COMPLIANCE, AS FAR AS SOME STANDARDS FOR THE STREET SCAPE FACILITIES. SO WITH THE LOT COVERAGE, THIS IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT.AND SO MAXIMIZING THE USE OF THE SITE IS BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OVERALL. WHILE THE SITE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING AND GREEN FACE, THE MAJOR AMENITY PATRONS WILL FREQUENT WILL BE THE ADJACENT JAPANESE GARDENS AND POND TO THE WEST ADJACENT TO THE SITE.
JUST SOUTH HERE OF CITY HALL. AS FAR AS THOROUGHFARE PLAN COMPLIANCE, A FEW VARIANCES REQUESTED ARE FOR SOME DEVIATION FROM THE 12-FOOT WIDE URBAN SIDEWALK.
8-FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS WILL BE PROVIDED, AS WELL AS 10-FOOT WIDE. ALSO, A BIKE LANE ON RANGE LINE ROADS HE WILL BE ELIMINATED, AND THAT IS JUST PART OF THE OVERALL CURRENT RANGE LINE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
ALSO, THERE ARE STREET TREES P PROVIDED ON THE SITE.
MANY OF THEM WILL BE PLANTED ON SITE RATHER THAN IN THE STREET RIGHT OF WAY. BUT THEY WILL BE PROVIDED NONETHELESS. SO REGARDING THE TWO VARIANCES, PLANNING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE, AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT.
AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE DPLS FOR THE ENTIRE SITE, THE ENTIRE SITE PLAN IS BEING REVIEWED THIS AFTERNOON, AND HOPEFULLY APPROVED. AND THEN THE PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS BEING REVIEWED, AS FAR AS JUST THE BONES AND STRUCTURE OF IT. NOT THE ARCHITECTURE.
AND THEN THE OTHER BUILDINGS WILL COME BACK LATER WITH THEIR OWN ADLS APPLICATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
THERE'S A FEW OUTSTANDING AMENDMENTS AND PROJECT DOCS.
I THINK THERE'S AROUND 100 COMMENTS.
AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE RELATED TO ENGINEERING AND THINGS LIKE GRATING AND DRAINAGE. THINGS LIKE THAT.
PLANNING STAFF WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE THE LIGHTING DESIGN DETAILS, THE SIGNAGE DETAILS, AND WE ALSO ASK THE PETITIONER ADD A FEW TREES ON THE SEAT WHERE WHERE THERE'S CURRENTLY JUST GAPS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, PLANNING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE DPALDS WITH THE PETITIONER ADDRESSING ALL REMAINING REVIEW COMMENTS AND ALSO THE CONDITION OF RECEIVING THE BZA VARIANCE APPROVALS.
DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE A LETTER OF RECORD APPROVING THE PROJECT FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION?
>> YES. THE COMMISSION ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE TWO ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE ALDS FOR THE GARAGE SPECIFICALLY.
ALSO WORTH NOTING, IN CASE ANYONE IS WONDERING WHY THIS IS BEING PIECE MILLED LIKE THIS. REMEMBER, THIS IS A GARAGE THAT'S ENTIRELY UNDERGROUND THAT HAS TO GET BUILT FIRST BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE IS BUILT AND THAT ADDS TO THE TIMELINE WHERE WE WANT TO BRING THESE HIGH PAYING OFFICE JOBS HERE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. SO SEPARATING THE FWRAJ STRUCTURE FROM EVERYTHING ELSE JUST ALLOWS FOR A MORE EFFICIENT, SMOOTHER PROCESS HERE.
SO I GUESS JUST A BIG PICTURE QUESTION, FOR THE TEAM REALLY, THIS IS DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL.
NOT ADLS. SO THE BUILDINGS WILL COME BACK AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR THAT, BUT THIS SITE PLAN ITSELF, THE TOP OF THE DECK, THAT ALSO IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL TODAY.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY LOCKING IN THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SIDEWALKS, ET CETERA ON THE PERIMETER. ALL THOSE ARE PART OF THE APPROVAL TODAY. K.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT
YOU NEED TO FIND OUT MORE? >> I DON'T WANT.
I'VE GONE THROUGH A BUNCH OF THESE PROJECTS, AND I REALIZE HOW THESE LARGE ONESWY WOULD -- ONES WORK.
I HAVE IN THE PAST HAD PEOPLE ASK ME WHEN THERE'S THIS MANY OUTSTANDING THINGS HOW DOES A PROJECT MOVE FORWARD? AND I SAID EVERY PROJECT WE EVER APPROVED WAS CONTINGENT UPON MAKING ENGINEERING HAPPY WITH DRAINAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
EVEN IF WE APPROVED IT, ENGINEERING CAN KILL IT.
SO I ALWAYS MADE IT CLEAR THERE WERE ALWAYS SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES. THIS IS AN AMAZING PROJECT, AND
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IT DOES HAVE TO HAPPEN IN PHASES.SO NO, NOTHING ELSE. >> DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE IT.
ESPECIALLY SINCE ENGINEERING HAS 60 OUTSTANDING COMMENTS AND ANOTHER 39. BUT THE COUNTY SURVEYOR HAS 2.
DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF FRICTION POINTS THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT? WHETHER IT'S WITH THE COUNTY OR JST GENERALLY WITH THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES?
>> NO, I'D SAY THE FRAMEWORK IS THERE.
SO THOSE COMMENTS ARE CROSSING SOME T'S AND DOTTING SOME I'S.
I MEAN, I THINK THE STAFF REPORT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SIGNING OFF ON THE PROJECT.
NO RED FLAGS WITH ENGINEERING. DO WE WANT TO HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE ADOPTION OF FINDING --
[INDISCERNIBLE] >> SO I WILL APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL TODAY. FOR PZ202600068.
DPALDS. >> WITH WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ MINE IN? AGAIN.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD. THE PROJECT'S APPROVED.
CONDITION ON GETTING ALL THE PROJECT DOCS AND ISSUES RESOLVED. WITH THAT, THE MEET SOMETHING ADJOURNED.
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