MEETING OF THE EATON PLANNING BOARD
ON AUGUST 14, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M., IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Eaton Planning Board met in regular session in Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the following were found to be:
Present : Ronald Coleman
Tim Lane
Harold Geeting
Tom Jordan, Chairman
Absent: Stanley Spencer
Steve Deffner
Gary Wagner
Also in attendance were Law Director Jill Allen, Projects Manager Joe Ferriell, and Mayor Bob Stonecash and Building Inspector Jim Ankrom.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the July 10, 2007 meeting were read. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Ron Coleman and seconded by Harold Geeting. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Lane, Geeting, Jordan (4)
Nays: None
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.
MSP - 07 -06 - Oyler Construction - Major Site Plan - 115-A West St. Clair Street:
The applicant has applied for approval of a major site plan to construct a Day Care Center, located at 115-A West St. Clair Street. Currently the location is a bare lot and a private residence. The new building will have two stories with a Day Care Center o the first floor and office space on the second floor.
Brad Kramer of Kramer Associates and Brad Oyler of Oyler Construction were present to represent this application. This two story office and day care center will be in the lot of the former Shavers Ice Cream Shop.
There will be limited parking on the street and parking in the back of the building that will be accessed through a public alley. Additional parking will be provided in a lot to the north of the Time Warner Cable building that has been purchased by Mr. Oyler. There will be a storm sewer system placed in both parking lots. The lot directly behind the building will have a catch basin installed and the water will travel north into the existing storm sewer. At the time of this meeting, contact had not been made with Time Warner Cable to obtain a drainage easement for the water run off in the parking lot butting up to the Time Warner Property. Plans are also prepared to update the storm sewer system in this area. Hopefully this will take care of any concerns that the water and fire department would have. It does appear that there is an existing water tap from the old building that can be used to tie into the City utilities.
The applicants drawings submitted also show that they plan to install a right-turn only sign in the parking lot for the egress onto South Barron Street. This should not add any additional congesting of traffic at the light at Hillcrest Drive.
Mr. Kramer relayed that he had spoken with the Projects Manager for the City and would request that the Board waive any buffer requirements, as the view will be no different than what they presently see with the Time Warner tract and there is limited space available.
The alley on the east side of the building will be re worked and widened to the full width of 25 feet. The playground area will be on the west side of the proposed parking lot.
The entrance to the new day care will be on the east side of the building and the entrance to the upper floor and office space will be on the north side of the building.
It was noted that Fire Chief Royer does have some concerns and comments pertaining to the fire alarms and they will be addressed pursuant to the building code requirements. Mr. Kramer informed the Board that they would install two new DP&L poles for additional lighting.
Gerald Cornett, owner of the day care center at 116 West St. Clair Street addressed the Board with his concerns. It is his feeling that the area will be congestion to the max and additional noise for the neighborhood. He was also concerned with the fact that it is going to be a day care and not just an office building with apartments on the top level. Chairman Jordan told him that everything had been a Public Hearing and published in the Register Herald. Karen Charles, owner of the day care on Beech Street, voiced her concern about the increase in traffic.
The requirement for a buffer zone was discussed and it was determined by the Board that there was no requirement for buffer in this zone according to the City’s UDO.
Ron Coleman, Planning Board member, stated it would be good to have all the day cares in one area and most everyone driving there, at the peak times, would be watching out for children because they would be there to pick their children up. This was agreed on by other members.
Ron Coleman made a motion for favorable approval of this application with the understanding that it could not open before the issue of drainage had been approved by Joe Ferriell, Projects Manager. The motion was seconded by Harold Geeting and passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Lane, Geeting, Jordan (4)
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
ADJOURN:
A motion to adjourn was made by Tim Lane and seconded by Ron Coleman. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Lane, Geeting, Jordan (4)
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned.
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Secretary Chairman