Garrettsville Planning Commission Minutes
September 6, 2007
The Planning Commission
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Steve Hadzinsky, with, Jeff Kaiser, Jerry
Kehoe, Don Harvey,
After the Pledge of
Allegiance, Chairman Steve Hadzinsky requested a motion to approve the minutes
of the last meeting; there was no discussion.
The minutes of the August 2, 2007, were approved when
Vote: Ayes – Unanimous
Ms. Louise Harr from Rite
Aid,
After a discussion of the
location and reason for the trailer, a motion was called to extend the permitted
time frame from 9/15/07thru 12/15/07 to 8/15/07 thru 12/15/07 for 2007 only;
Ms. Harr was requested to talk to Rite Aid to request they adhere to the time
frame granted for placement of the storage trailer in the future.
Jerry Kehoe motioned and Jeff
Kaiser seconded the motion.
Vote: Ayes – Unanimous
Mr. Robert Basel Jr., of 7895
St. Rt. 88, was in attendance to request a Change in Use permit for the
business property located at
Vote: Ayes – Unanimous
Mr. Mike Bogo, from NDS, was
scheduled be in attendance to discuss state funds available to the Village;
however he was unavailable at this time, but will attempt to attend the next
meeting.. The revolving loan fund from
C.B.G.D. (Community Development Block Grant) was discussed as having $120,000. in funds remaining and available for neighborhood
development, property upgrading or enforcement.
Funds would be available to mid and lower income individuals for blight
and poverty areas of the infrastructure.
Informing current business
owners of the availability of the funds by the Mayor was discussed and was the reservation
of loan funds for commercial or residential uses. Don Harvey commented on the possibility funds
may also be used at the Village’s discretion.
Mr. Larry Eierman, from the
audience, suggested the available funds be used to purchase the vacant property
at 10724 South Street for public parking; Mayor Moser stated added downtown
parking makes sense, or possibly a public library, it was acknowledged another
auto dealership is slated to occupy the property.
It was recognized that
Village Council would oversee any public usage, private vs. public uses; a
question arose as to the utilization of the available funds in the similar
manner as first intended.
At this time a continued
discussion regarding the regulations of outdoor wood-burning boilers throughout
the village began. Mr. Jeff Kaiser distributed
information available from various sources on proposed zoning regulations of
outdoor heaters.
The discussion opened with
the possibility of permitting outdoor boilers in the R-1 zoning districts having
three acre lots only, and a 300 foot setback from property lines. The banning of outdoor boilers in the R-2
zoning districts, or total banning throughout the Village was also addressed as
was the consideration of outdoor boilers as a structure pertaining to the
zoning ordinances.
Don Harvey highlighted the
installation, uses and results of catalytic converters as well as the
difficulty in regulation of the emissions.
A study from
Councilperson Karen Clyde,
from the audience, requested the Village propose a total ban on outdoor
boilers.
Mr. Manlove (Solicitor) was
requested to draft a proposal for the total ban of outdoor boilers applicable
to all zoning districts for the next Planning Commission meeting in
October. There was no further
discussion.
Mr. Manlove was also asked to
contact Mr. Rob Warren, owner of the fence company at 8454 Windham Street, who
has yet to apply for a Change in Use permit and site plan review as previously
requested June 14, 2007.
Use of the land designated as
Quail Run, west on
Chairman Steve Hadzinsky
called for a motion for an adjournment.
Jerry Kehoe motioned for an adjournment and Jeff Kaiser seconded the
motion.
Vote: Ayes – Unanimous