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Downtown Carmel homeowner seeks multiple variances; staff asks for drainage agreement before approval
Summary
Cassandra Moe requested four variances for a downtown Carmel property (maximum width, two siding materials, building height, and lot coverage). The lot-coverage variance was withdrawn after a revised plan; planning staff recommended approval of remaining variances conditioned on addressing engineering comments and a drainage agreement with Carmel Engineering.
Cassandra Moe, representing the project at 721 1st Avenue Northeast, asked the board for four variances related to a proposed house: a maximum-width variance (asking for up to 54 feet where the allowance is 45 feet, with the home's widest point at 47 feet), permission for two different vertical siding materials (stained wood and painted board-and-batten), a building-height finding of 29.75 feet relative to a nearby character building, and a lot-coverage variance. Moe said she had submitted a revised site plan and an email received around 4 p.m. indicated the site plan put the project at 45% lot coverage, potentially removing the need for that variance.
Planning staff (Steph) commended the petitioner for a detailed presentation and said the lot-coverage variance had been withdrawn after the revised plan, but asked that the petitioner work with Carmel Engineering on a drainage agreement as part of approval conditions. The staff recommendation was positive consideration of the three remaining variances provided the petitioner addresses the remaining review comments and project documents and adopts findings of fact.
The hearing officer affirmed staff's request that engineering concerns be addressed as a condition of approval. The transcript records staff and the hearing officer urging the petitioner to resolve engineering review comments and to secure the drainage agreement, but it does not contain a formal recorded vote or names of a mover and seconder.
Next steps: the petitioner should finalize the drainage agreement with Carmel Engineering and complete outstanding review comments so staff can process final approvals.
