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Carmel board approves triplex special use, grants variances with conditions
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-use permit for a three-unit building at 695 First Avenue SE and granted variances for lot coverage and driveway width, subject to conditions from planning staff and the addition of an accessible parking space.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-use permit and two variances on Aug. 25 to allow a three-unit multifamily building at 695 First Avenue Southeast.
John Dobashaywitz, a land-use professional with Nelson and Frankenberger representing petitioner SCI Carmel LLC, described the proposal as a single building with three dwellings above garage bays and said it meets the Unified Development Ordinance definition of a multifamily use that requires special-use approval. He said the project will convert a gravel-covered former utility accessory parcel into a structure with 70% lot coverage and landscaping along First Avenue and the south perimeter of the parking field.
Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, noting the site falls within the city’s downtown development pattern and that the project would add housing diversity. Staff and the petitioner said remaining engineering and planning review comments must be addressed before…
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