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Carmel plan commission sends group‑home UDO changes to committee after public hearing
Summary
The Carmel Plan Commission on June 17 held a public hearing on a city‑council‑initiated amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that tightens certification, occupant limits and BZA review for group homes, and voted to send the draft to committee with final authority.
The Carmel Plan Commission held a public hearing June 17 on a city‑council‑initiated amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that would revise definitions, approval procedures and standards for group homes and then voted to send the draft to the Committee of the Whole with the committee having final approval.
The ordinance would: add state certification requirements for some group‑home types; cap the number of unrelated residents in certain residential districts; move most special‑exception hearings from a BZA hearing officer to the full Board of Zoning Appeals; and require the director of community services to advise applicants about building classification issues under the…
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