[A. Call to Order]
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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MONDAY MARCH 23 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER MEETING TO ORDER. REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LEGAL COUNSEL OR DEPARTMENT CONCERNS?
>> I HAVE NOTHING FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. >> I HAVE NOTHING EITHER.
>> GREAT WAY TO START. PUBLIC HEAR X DER HEARINGS, OUR T*IRS TWO WERE TABLED.
[C. (V) Vickers Pool Variances.]
NUMBER 3, VICKERS POOL VARIANCES, PZ-2026-00017, AND PZ2026-00018.I'M MELISSA COX REPRESENTING ROBERT AND BETHENY VICKERS, WITH EAR LOOKING TO INSTALL A SWIMMING POOL IN THE BACKYARD. THE FIRST VARIANCE REQUIRED IS FOR THE IMPERVIOUS LOCK COVERAGE SO THE HOME IN DRIVE ALREADY TOOK THE LOT TO THE 35%, SO TO GET THE POOL, THE CONCRETE THEY WOULD LIKE, IT WOULD TAKE IT UP TO 29 PER AND THEY'RE OKAY TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL IF IT'S APPROVED. AND THE SECOND VARIANCE IS FOR THE POOL EQUIPMENT, WE'RE REQUESTING TO BE ONE FOOT AWAY FROM THE EASEMENT LINE VERSUS THREE.
THAT WOULD BE IT. >> OKAY. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'RE JUST GOING -- AND ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST?
DON'T RUSH ALL AT ONCE. ALRIGHT, DEPARTMENT REPORT? >> THANK YOU, THE PETITIONER REQUESTS TWO VARIANCES, ONE IS MORE LOT COVERAGE, ONE IS SET BACK FOR AN EASEMENT, THE LOT COVERAGE PROPOSED IS 49% WHEN THE MAXIMUM OF 35% IS ALLOWED. AND REGARDING THE EASEMENT, A POOL OR ITS DECKING OR THE POOL EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE AT LEAST 3 FEET AWAY FROM AN EASEMENT AND THEY'RE PROPOSING ONE FOOT. SO, IT'S STILL OUTSIDE OF THAT EASEMENT.
ALL THINGS BEING SAID, THE PETITIONER IS WRINGING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND WE DO RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERING OF THE VARIANCES WITH THE CONDITION THAT THEY ADDRESS THE REMAINING REVIEW COMMENTS AND ALSO WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF
FACT. THANK YOU. >> OUR APPROVED WITH EXACTLY
WHAT SHE SAID, I'M NOT GOING REPEAT IT, IT'S ON THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[C. (V) Eric Dick Privacy Fence Height Variance. ]
ER >> MOVING ON, ERIC DICK PRIVACY FENCE HEIGHT VARIANCE.
DOCKET NUMBER PZ-2026-00019, COME ON UP. >> I HAVE A HOUSE AND I AM ASKING FOR A PRIVACY FENCE, A SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE TO BE ON ENCLOSING THE BACKYARD, I'M ON A CORNER LOT SO THERE ARE TWO FRONT YARDS BUT I WILL BE STRINGING DISHLD LIKE TO START THE FENCE AT THE BACK OF THE HOME THAT BASICALLY COVERS MOST OF THE BACKYARD AND THE SIDE YARD OR THE SECOND FRONT YARD WILL BE OPEN AND RIGHT NOW A 42 INCH FENCE IS WHAT IS ALLOWED.
ER >> THANK YOU, ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR
AGAINST THIS TOPIC? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU HAVE O COME UP THERE,
THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. >> I GUESS IT'S REALLY JUST A
CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THE LETTER WE RECEIVE -- >> CAN YOU *F CAN WE GET YOUR
THE LETTER WE RECEIVED SAID IT WOULD BE MANY THE FRONT YARD, THAT'S WHY WE WERE HERE TO
OPPOSE THAT, BUT IT'S -- SO, IT'S -- >> YOU SPEAK TO ME.
>> OKAY, SORRY. >> IF IT'S IN THE FRONT YARD, WE DEFINITELY OPPOSE IT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> [INAUDIBLE]. BECAUSE AT THE CORNER LOT,
THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE. >> WHIT'S -- WHIT'S A CORNER LO, THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL
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THE TIME ON CORNER LOTS. NOT ON THE FRONT LAWN, STLA THE ONLY STIPULATION?>> YES, THE LET WE RECEIVED SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE THE FRONT YARD.
>> TECHNICALLY THAT'S WHAT IT'S CONSIDERED. >> OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? DEPARTMENT REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. AS THE PETITIONER STATED, THIS IS A CORNER LOT SO IT HAS TWO STREET FRONTAGES AND WE CONSIDER IT HAVING TWO FRONT YARDS.
THE PETITIONER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SINCE THERE'S STORM PIPE AND EASEMENT IN ONE OF THE AREAS AND THEY ARE *F AGREED TO INSTALL THE FENCE TWO FEET OFF THE STORM PIPE LOCATION AND THE REGULATIONS FOR THE FENCE ALSO STATE THE FENCE HAS TO BE AT LEAST ONE FOOT AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALK SO WE WOULD LOOK FOR THAT WHEN THE FENCE PERMIT COMES THROUGH. IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE VISION CLEARANCE TRIANGLE AT THE STREET INTERSECTION SO WE RECKOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE APPROVED WITH THE ADOPTION OF FINDING OF FACT, ALRIGHT.
[C. (V) Meijer Wall Sign Variance.]
YOU'RE ALL GOOD, THANKS. NEXT WE HAVE MEIJER WALL SIGN YANS, DOCKET NUMBERPZ-2026-00021. >> MY NAME IS LISA WITH SIGNS SOLUTIONS, WE ARE ASKING TO PUT A 19.32 SQUARE FOOT PICK-UP WITH MEDALLION SHOWING CUSTOMERS WHERE TO PICK UP THEIR GROCERIES ONLINE ORDERS, RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHAT'S THERE, THERE'S A LITTLE INCIDENTAL SIGN HERE THAT PEOPLE ARE MISSING, THEY'RE GETTING CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE TO PICK UP THEIR GROCERY SOS THEY'RE ASKING WE BE ALLOWED TO PUT THAT UP.
>> ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST? DEPARTMENT REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. THIS SIGN VARIANCE IS FOR A NUMBER OF SIGNS FOR THE SITE.
AS THE PETITIONER STATED, IT WILL AID A WAYFINDING FOR THE GROCERY PICK-UP AREA, WE DO RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE WITH THE CONDITION OF THE PETITIONER ADDRESSING ALL VIEWING COMMENTS IN PROJECT DOC AND IS WITH THE ADOPTION O THE
FINDINGS OF FACT, THANK YOU. >> IT IS APPROVED EXACTLY HOW SHE SAID IT, SHE SAYS IT SO
WELL I DON'T REPEAT IT. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON, ADAMS FENCE
[C. (V) Adams Fence Height Variance.]
HEIGHT VARIANCE. >> HELLO. SO, WE ARE ON A CORNER LOT AND WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE 42 INCH FENCE BUT WE ARE WANTING TO INSTALL A 48 INCH BLACK METAL ALUMINUM FENCE JUST ALONG THE CORNER IN THE BACKYARD OF OUR HOUSE.
>> ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST? DEPARTMENT REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A SIMILAR SITUATION AS THE LAST FENCE VARIANCE WHERE IT'S ON A CORNER LOT, IT HAS TWO STREET FRONTAGES, THE VARIANCE IS FOR SIX INCHES OF HEIGHT FOR THE FENCE BUT THE IT WILL BE THAT BLACK WROUGHT IRON ALUMINUM LOOK AND IT WILL NOT SBAOER FEAR WITH THE CLEARANCE VISION, SO WE DO RECOMMEND THIS ALONG WITH THE FINDING OF FACT?
>> YOU ARE APPROVED WITH EXACTLY THE TERMS SHE SAID. I WILL TELL YOU DO, YOU HAVE
DOGS? >> YES. >> INCREASING THE HEIGHT, I PUT A FENCE IN AND MY PUGLE DECIDED TO JUMP RIGHT OVER, SO GOOD IDEA.
[C. Larson Short Term Residential Rental, Renewal.]
NEXT, WE HAVE THE LARSON SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO MOVE YOU TO THE LAST ONE BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE LAST. OKAY O, COME ON UP.>> MY NAME IS CHRISTINE LAR DON, I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND AT 377 PATRICIA COURT IN CARMEL.
I AM HERE TO REQUEST JUST A CONTINUATION OF MY SHORT TERM RENTAL EXCEPTION FROM THE CITY OF CARMEL. YOU WILL FIND NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR RENTAL.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE ENJOYED IMMENSELY HAMSTRINGING PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN AND SENDING
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THEM TO MR. RIDER'S RESTAURANTS. I'M ASKING FOR AN APPROVAL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?>> DO YOU HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF? >> [LAUGHTER]. >> ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST? YOU ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT OF THIS THING, BE CAREFUL.
> THANK YOU. THE ZONING ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW FOR RENEWALS OF SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO BE VIEWED AS FAVORABLE FOR CONSIDERATION. WE DID ALSO CHECK WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR INCIDENTS IN THE PAST YEAR, SO WE DO RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST AS WELL AS ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE APPROVAL -- IF APPROVED IS ONLY GOOD FOR ONE YEAR, THANK YOU.
>> SHE MAKES MY JOB SO EASY, YOU ARE APPROVED AS STATED. THANK YOU.
[C. (V) Browne Pool Variances. ]
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BROWNE POOL VARIANCE, DOCKET NUMBER PZ-2026-00031, PZ-2026-00032
AND PZ-2026-00033. >> HI, I'M AMELIA ZAHARAKO, WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT IN A SMALL PLUNGE POOL ON A CORNER LOT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NOT REAL ANY OTHER BACKYARD SPACE OTHER THAN THE SIDE YARD HERE AND RIGHT NOW THIS PENCE GOES HERE AND WE'RE GOING THE STEN THIS FENCE AND PUT IN A SMALL 7 BY 13 FOOL INTO THIS SPACE. THERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, IT WILL BE SCREENED BY VIEW PR THE STREET BY THE EXISTING WALL, SO OUR VARY APSES, WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPEDE ON THE UTILITY EASEMENT SETBACK, NOT GOING BOO THE UTILITY EASEMENT, GETTING INTO THAT THREE FEET X THE CORNER LOT VARIANCE SINCE THIS IS ON A CORNER LOT AND THIS IS A SIDE YARD AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE ASKING FOR 3% EXTRA CONCRETE SPACE TO EXTEND THIS PATIO TO END OF THIS WALL, RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 50% HARDSCAPE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE AT 53% WHICH IS AN EXTRA 150 SQUARE FEET.
>> DID YOU LOOK IN HIS DIRECTION SO YOU COULD GET A GOOD SMILE WHILE HE WAS TAKING THAT? ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST?
DEPARTMENT REPORT, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. TO ADD AON TO WHAT THE PETITIONER STATED, THEY DO HAVE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION APPROVAL AND JUST TO REITERATE, THE POOL WILL NOT ENCROACH INTO THE EASEMENT, IT WILL STILL BE ONE FOOT OFF OF THE EASEMENT.
WE DO RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCES NOTING THAT THE PETITIONER CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE CARMEL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS ANY REMAINING CONCERNS AND WE ALSO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT.
THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE APPROVED WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS EXACTLY AS SHE
SAID THEM, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I BELIEVE WE ARE ADJOURNED.
( MEETING ADJOURNED ).
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.