MEETING OF THE EATON PLANNING BOARD
ON MAY 8, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M., IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Eaton Planning Board met in regular session in Council Chambers on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the following were found to be:
Present : Ronald Coleman
Stanley Spencer
Tim Lane
Harold Geeting
Steve Deffner
Gary Wagner
Tom Jordan
Also in attendance were City Manager Dave Daily, Law Director Jill Richards, Projects Manager Joe Ferriell, Mayor Bob Stonecash, Council Member Dave Kirsch and Building Inspector Jim Ankrum.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the April 10, 2007 meeting were read and corrected. A motion to approve the corrected minutes was made by Gary Wagner and seconded by Ron Coleman. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
Abstain: Lain (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:
This application was withdrawn at the request of the applicant.
MSP-07-02 – Major Site Plan – Jodi Hill/William Shepherd – McDonalds/Rebuild – 1317 North Barron Street:
The applicant has applied for approval of a major site plan, to rebuild the McDonald’s Restaurant. Currently they have been operating at this location since September 20, 1982. The new building will reflect the New McDonald’s “Forever Young” theme, along with a two-order drive thru system.
The application was represented by Larry Allenwalt, area real estate manger for McDonald’s from Columbus, Chuck and Phyllis Hamilton and their son Jeremy, owners of the Eaton location, and the Eaton store manager, Randy Blaich.
This restaurant will feature a ‘Play Place’ for children of all ages with different play zones. A picture with a detailed diagram was passed out to the Board for reference. At this time the closest store with this proposed plan is in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Ferriell gave the staff review and advised that the Fire Chief and Public Works Superintendent had reviewed the plans. The current sign will remain and if there is a request for anything additional it will go through the Appeals Board and the proper reviews pursuant to the City Unified Development Ordinance.
Board member Gary Wagner inquired as to why "a perfectly good building was being torn down and a new one constructed in the exact same place?" Mr. Allenwalt told the Board that this building would be 25 years old this September and as the buildings age with the number of customers going in and out of them they really show their wear and tear. The mechanical systems in the buildings also age and are not as efficient as a new building will be. Also, customers like to see things that are fresh and new. Mr. Hamilton told the Board that it would cost about the same to remodel as to rebuild. If they would remodel instead of rebuild, they would still have old plumbing and old electric. Mr. Hamilton also stated they have done this in a couple of other places and it cost about the same and was down about the same time and it was still an old building.
This rebuild should be completed in 90 days or less and with any luck in 75 days. During this time the building will be shut down completely.
Harold Geeting made a motion for favorable recommendation for this application and it was seconded by Gary Wagner and passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Lain, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (7)
Nays: None
MSP-07-03 - Major Site Plan - O’Reilly Automotive - 1210 North Barron Street:
This applicant has applied for approval of a major site plan to construct a new commercial building for the purpose of retail sales of auto parts. Along with this new building the plan will include the site improvements. O’Reilly consists of about 1,700 stores, primarily in the Midwest and South East.
Scott Leonhart, with O’Reilly Automotive, was present to represent this application.
This will be a parts store that services retail, agricultural and fleet parts. Each store has its own truck to provide delivery service to all local businesses.
It was noted that they would not be using the drive that goes out onto Lexington Road. The back of the lot will be grass and the entrance and exit will be on North Barron Street.
There was some discussion about the property that still belongs to Vonderhaar Farms and could potentially be “land locked.” It was assumed that he has an easement agreement with O’Reilly’s. The agreement that Vonderhaar had with the City will effectively terminate upon the sale of the property to O’Reilly’s.
Projects Manager Joe Ferriell informed the Board that all the five issues that they wanted addressed were taken care of. The Fire Chief and the Public Works Director looked at the plans and was satisfied with what they are planning to do. He further noted that they have done a very good job in preparing the site plan.
Gary Wagner moved for a favorable recommendation of this application and it was seconded by Steve Deffner. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Lane, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (7)
Nays: None
MSP-07-04 - Major Site Plan - Walgreens - PS&W Development - 122 N. Barron Street:
The applicant has applied for approval of a major site plan to construct a new commercial building, for the purpose of retail sales of Pharmacy and related items. This building will be located at the Southwest corner of North Barron Street and Lexington Road. This location is presently occupied by White’s Alignment, McCabes Restaurant and 111 and 107 West Lexington Road. Along with the proposed new building there will be site improvements.
The application was represented by Barry Weaver, one of three developers of the project. He gave a brief synopses of what is proposed for the new location. They are proposing a new 105x138 ft. new Walgreen store with a drive up pharmacy. They have worked with the City’s Projects Manager to meet all the zoning requirements set forth by the City. Mr. Weaver gave the Board an overview of the company and assured the Board that he felt that this would be a welcomed addition to the City.
Stanley Spencer voiced his concerns on the location and the entrance and exits curb cuts. There are now seven curb cuts and they are proposing two.
Joe Ferriell informed the Board that, after talking with two other engineers, it is his recommendation to waive the buffer and the detention for this site. Everything else has been addressed to the City’s satisfaction. Sidewalks will be constructed on both sides of the building.
Gary Wagner made a motion for favorable recommendation of this application and it was seconded by Harold Geeting. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Lane, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (7)
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
ADJOURN:
A motion to adjourn was made by Stanley Spencer and seconded by Tim Lane. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Coleman, Spencer, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
Meeting adjourned.
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Secretary Chairman