Fifty shades of beige

from May 9, 2023 — Carmel

by Current Publishing

Flower Market

Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Remember the beige craze of the 2000s?

Notice Of Public Hearing Before The Carmel Board Of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer

DOCKET NO. PZ-2023-00100

Grammar Guy

If you wanted to sell your house, you’d paint the interior walls of your house “bashful beige,” “autumn wheat,” “tasteful tan,” “totally taupe” or “burnt oatmeal.” Yes, if your house had 50 shades of beige, you’d sell it lickety-split.

Now, light gray is all the rage. No more bland sand! Bring on the “faded fog,” “shy shark” and “silver lining” shades.

While neutral colors have pleasant, easyfor-real-estate undertones, they can come across as dull and boring. When it comes to language, there’s a term called “beige prose.” If you recall, I explored “purple prose” in the past. Purple prose is overly flowery language that uses tons of adjectives and words to describe something relatively simple.

Beige prose, on the other hand, is direct and is sometimes accused of being too plain. As a literary style, we have several notable examples.

I must begin with my main man Ernest

Hemingway, the father of anti-fluff writing. Instead of “beige” prose, he’d describe his writing style as “efficient and direct.” In Hemingway’s 1935 Esquire essay entitled “Notes on the Next War,” he writes, “They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.”

You’ll notice Hemingway is comparing the purple prose of the Victorian era with his own emerging style. No fluff here — just get-to-the-point honesty from Ernie.

If you want a modern example of beige prose, look no further than Suzanne Collins, author of “The Hunger Games.”

Other notable pro-beige prose authors include Jack London, Cormac McCarthy, Kurt Vonnegut and Charles Bukowski.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER

Docket No. PZ-2023-00101 V; PZ-2023-00102 V; and, PZ-2023-00103 V

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 22nd day of May, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Carmel City Hall, Caucus Rooms, 2nd Floor, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Numbers PZ-2023-00101 V; PZ-2023-00102 V; and, PZ-2023-00103 V (collectively “Request”). The real estate is identified by the Hamilton County, Indiana Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 16-09-25-12-02-037.000, which parcel has a common address of 241 1st Avenue NW (the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is zoned R-4 Residential and is within the Old Town Character Sub-Area.

The Applicant is remodeling the home that is situated on the Real Estate and the Request seeks the following development standards variances:

1. UDO Section 3.64 (A) (5) – Garages: All new garages shall be attached to the principal building so that the front face of the garage is at least fifteen (15) feet further from the front lot line than the primary front line of the principal building; a request to allow the new garage area to be in line with the front line of the home along 3rd Street NW and face the alley (to the east).

2. UDO Section 3.64 (B) (5) – Roof Material: Shall be asphalt, wood or slate shingles; a request to allow portions of the shed roof addition for the north, south and east to be metal due to the more shallow slope of these limited roof areas.

1. UDO Section 3.64 (B) (4) – Roof Pitch: Shall have a minimum pitch of 8:12; a request to allow the roof addition to have a 7:12 roof pitch to match the existing roof pitch.

The Petition may be examined at the Carmel City Hall or via the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposal, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA

Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals

Carmel City Hall

One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032

Phone: (317) 571-2417

Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov

ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT CARL CHAPMAN

Jim Shinaver, Attorney

Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner

Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC

550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210

Carmel, IN 46032

Phone: (317) 844-0106

Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 22nd day of May, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Carmel City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr. Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Construct of accessory structure 102% zoning allowed 75%

With the property being known as (insert address): 511 E 111th St

The application is identified as Docket No.: PZ-2023-00100

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel No: 17-13-02-04-05003.000

Legal Description: Acreage .00 Section 2, Township 17, Range 3 COLLEGE HEIGHTS

Section 1 Lot 76

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place.

PETITIONERS

Sheref Nessem

With the property being known as (insert address): 96 Red Oak Lane

The application is identified as Docket No.: PZ-2023-0082V

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel No: 16-10-29-01-08029.000

Legal Description: Section 29, Township 18, Range 4, Cool Creek North, Section 1, Lot 6 Irregular Shape

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place.

Petitioners

Matthew S Woodruff

Jamie S Woodruff

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (ERS OLD MERIDIAN AND MAIN ALLOCATION AREA)

Notice is hereby given that the City of Carmel Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), being the governing body of the City of Carmel Department of Redevelopment (the “Department”), on March 16, 2022, adopted a Resolution (the “Declaratory Resolution”) making certain proposed amendments to the declaratory resolution and plan for the Old Meridian Economic Development Area (such amendments, the “Amendments”). The Amendments (i) remove certain property from the existing Old Meridian Expansion Allocation Area, (ii) designate the entirety of such removed property as a separate allocation area to be known as the “ERS Old Meridian and Main Allocation Area”, and (iii) incorporate into the plan the “2022 Plan Supplement” as described in the Declaratory Resolution.

The Commission will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., (local time), in the Council Chambers of the Carmel City Hall, located at One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana, to receive and hear remonstrances and objections from all persons interested in or affected by the Amendments. At the public hearing, the Commission will also determine whether the proposed Amendments are reasonable and appropriate when considered in relation to the plan and the purposes of IC 36-7-14, and whether the plan, with the proposed Amendments, conforms to the comprehensive plan for the City.

A detailed description of the proposed Amendments can be inspected at the office of the Department, located at 580 Veterans Way, Suite 100, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

CITY OF CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER & PLAN COMMISSION HEARING OFFICER

Docket Nos. PZ-2023-00093 V, PZ-2023-00094 V, PZ-2023-00095 V, and PZ-2023-00027 DP/ADLS

Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting AND the Plan Commission Hearing Officer meeting will occur on the 1st day of June, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carmel City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032, to hold Public Hearings upon DP/ADLS and Development Standards Variances applications for:

• Docket No. PZ-2023-00093 V - UDO Section 2.36 Lot Coverage - Requesting a lot coverage of 8692% instead of the typically allotted, 80%.

• Docket No. PZ-2023-00094 V - UDO Section 1.07: Transportation Plan Compliance – 8’ sidewalks requested which is less than the 10-12’ that are typically required.

• Docket No. PZ-2023-00095 V - UDO Section 5.39: Ground Sign – Have a ground signage with 0’ set back from street right-of-way is being requested (min. 5’ typically required) & a request of no sign base landscaping (all permanent ground signs require a landscaped green area at its base equal to the sign area required).

• Docket No. PZ-2023-00027 DP/ADLS – seeking approval for a 5-story mixed-use multi-family apartment complex, with first floor being commercial space, top 4 stories being residential, and with a parking garage.

With the property being owned by Village Capital Corporation which is known as: “The Concourse” located at 550 Monon Boulevard, Carmel, Indiana 46032

The application is identified as Docket Numbers: PZ-2023-00093 V, PZ-2023-00094 V, PZ-2023-00095 V, and PZ-2023-00027 DP/ADLS

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel Number: 16-09-25-04-05008.101

Village Capital Corporation

PETITIONERS

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