MEETING OF THE EATON PLANNING BOARD
ON APRIL 10, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M., IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Eaton Planning Board met in regular session in Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the following were found to be:
Present : Ronald Coleman
Stanley Spencer
Harold Geeting
Steve Deffner
Gary Wagner
Tom Jordan
Absent: Tim Lane
Also in attendance were City Manager Dave Daily, Projects Manager Joe Ferriell, Mayor Bob Stonecash, Council Member Dave Kirsch and Building Inspector Jim Ankrum.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the February 26, 2007 meeting were read and corrected. A motion to approve the corrected minutes was made by Harold Geeting and seconded by Ron Coleman. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Wagner, Jordan (5)
Nays: None
Abstain: Deffner (1)
SWEARING IN:
All members of the audience anticipating to testify before the Board were asked to raise their right hand and be sworn in. The secretary administered the oath or affirmation to the audience.
PBR-07-01 - CONDITIONALUSE - PERMIT BY EXCEPTION - LISA GABBARD - 505 E. ISRAEL STREET - BEAUTY SALON:
Chairman Jordan recused himself from any discussion of the above application and abstained from voting because he is a neighboring property owner to the applicant. The meeting was turned over to Harold Geeting, vice chairman, for discussion concerning this application.
The applicant has applied for a conditional use permit to allow a beauty salon at 505 East Israel Street, which is in a ‘R-1B’ zoning district and is currently being used for owners storage.
Lisa Gabbard was present to represent the application. The building that she is currently working in has been sold and she has been asked to vacate the building.
There would be four operators on a part time basis. This building would suite their needs and is affordable. They would be using the front part of this building and Mr. Hake, the owner of the building, would continue to use the back part of the building for his storage.
Ms. Gabbard further expressed that there would be plenty of parking without using the street. She would be constructing the required handicapped entrance for the building.
Mr. Geeting opened the Public Hearing for comments and concerns.
Dick Ewing, property owner of 504 E. Israel Street, approached the Board. The house he owns is occupied by his mother-in-law and he is concerned about the on street parking. The previous occupants of the building always used on street parking and this created a problem for his mother-in-law to get in and out of her garage. Mr. Ewing further stated that he is not against having a beauty salon in the building, just concerned about the on- street parking for the business.
The Public Hearing was closed and Mr. Ferriell was called on for the staff review. He reminded the Board that this was a permit by exception. He went over all the narrative statements outlined on the application and some were discussed in depth.
Specifically, the details of the driveway and parking were a concern. As the application was presented it does not meet the parking requirements. Mr. Wagner brought up the fact that there is not enough room to have cars pull in and turn around and come back out with other cars parked there. They have discussed the possibility of regarding the area and putting new gravel down but did not have plans to asphalt any area of the drive. Without having further conversation with Mr. Hake, the owner, Ms. Gabbard could not say whether the fact that the drive way and parking area would have to meet the City’s standards and gravel would not be an acceptable surface. In order to use the drive on the side of the building, one would have to have enough area to go in and come back out. It appears that they could have a couple of parallel parking spots on the side of the building and the rest of the spaces would have to be in the back with a turn around.
The possibility of having some kind of buffer adjacent to the residential property next door was discussed but was not decided on as to what would be required.
The hours of operation would be until 8:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and then mornings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The applicant would like to get into the new facility as soon as possible. The new owner of the building they are presently in has given them a little time to locate a new building and make the move so as not to interrupt schedules and have a loss of work.
After considering all concerns brought up tonight it was decided that it would be best to table this application tonight. Gary Wagner made a motion to table this application until next month after Ms. Gabbard has a chance to discuss the concerns of parking and the fence with Mr. Hake, the owner of the building. The motion was seconded by Ron Coleman and passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner (5)
Nays: None
The meeting was then turned back over to Chairman Tom Jordan for his direction.
MSP-07-01 - Major Site Plan - Vancrest Health Care - 1600 Park Avenue
The applicant has applied for approval of a major site plan, to add 78 additional parking spaces to the current facility. This property is zoned O/I. Office and Industrial.
Kevin Elliott of Kramer & Associates was present to represent the applicant tonight.
They are planning on widening the drive that is presently coming off of Park Avenue. The plans are to rearrange the parking that is there a little and also do a little change to the sidewalk. The existing gravel drive and parking spaces will be redone with asphalt and have the addition of 38 parking spaces. The additional 40 spaces will be done in the future. Also planned is the addition of a 3,000 sq. ft. storage barn within the next two years.
Previously the fire lane had been approved and now they are moving it to another lawn area. The reason for this movement is due to the addition of so much concrete for new loading area. The present drive and loop at the side parking lot will remain. This new arrangement will make it easier for fire equipment to have access to the building on hard surface rather than the gravel that is presently there.
There will be about 4,000 yards of landscape mounds redone. They are not adding to the mounds but replacing what had been taken out. The detention will be regarded so as to accommodate any additional runoff.
There was some concern about approving a storage building that is planned for two years out. The reason it is shown on this is so it will be included in the detention that is shown and approved at this time but it will have to go through the building department at the time of construction.
Stanley Spencer made a motion for favorable recommendation for this application and it was seconded by Harold Geeting and passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
Z-07-01 - Zoning Amendment - North Barron Street Residents
This applicant has applied for a Zoning Amendment to rezone lots 3198, 3199, 3200 and 3201, on North Barron Street, from ‘R-1A’ estate residential district to ‘C-1’ general commercial district. They are proposing that they remain residential with no change until sold and developed for commercial.
Brad Kramer of Kramer & Associates was present representing this applicant. Mr. Kramer told the Board that the purpose of this rezoning request was to make an attempt to restore the value of the properties that had been diminished with the recent commercial development of the surrounding neighborhood. The residents are concerned about how dangerous this portion of North Barron Street has become for residential living. It is their hope that with proper engineering and planned development of the area it will promote safer access to and from North Barron Street. Mr. Kramer also reminded the Board of the storm and sanitary sewer problems in the area and if commercial development was permitted in the area, it could be addressed and corrected. Three lots to the south and one lot to the north of the applicants’ properties have already been rezoned by the City.
The applicants are aware of some questions about an access road that was discussed in the original rezoning of the Gerstner property. Mr. Kramer asked that if the Board does want to have some sort of access control that they consider not attaching the requirement of a separate access road but an access control such as an access road. Mr. Kramer stated it would be best not to have the requirement of something that might not fit a particular proposal. Moreover, if the restrictions were too strict it might affect the marketability of the properties. The Board did state that they are concerned with the access in and out of these lots. City Manager, Dave Daily, stated that there needs to be some sort of "legal" language that everyone would be comfortable with that would satisfy both the citizens and the applicant.
The remaining properties were contacted and did not wish to join this rezoning application at this time.
Gary Wagner made a motion for favorable recommendation to Council for this application. The motion was seconded by Ron Coleman and passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
Z-07-02 - Zoning Amendment - City of Eaton - Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance
Scheduled changes and corrections to the UDO. Most of these items are typographical and not substantive changes.
City Manager, Dave Daily, did inform the Board to review section 1105.09 “Fees” and note that some of the permit fees have been amended. This section is being amended because the City is already charging a fee for the building permit and this accessory permit fee should not be charged. The Board reviewed the changes and had no questions.
Ron Coleman made a motion to accept the changes in this application and it was seconded by Steve Deffner. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
Brad Kramer gave the Board an update on the DePalma property on Park Avenue. Kramer’s are close with the final plans and will bring the final submittal back to the Board. Mr. DePalma is searching for a developer and/or builder that would be interested in the property. He does have standards that he wants to see in the homes and he is being very careful as to which developers/builders these plans are discussed with.
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
ADJOURN:
A motion to adjourn was made by Steve Deffner and seconded by Gary Wagner. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned.
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Secretary Chairman