MEETING OF THE EATON PLANNING BOARD
ON OCTOBER 9, 2007
AT 7:00 P.M., IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Eaton Planning Board met in regular session in Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
The roll was called and the following were found to be:
Present : Stanley Spencer
Tim Lane
Harold Geeting, Vice Chairman
Steve Deffner
Gary Wagner
Tom Jordan, Chairman
Absent: Ron Coleman
Also in attendance were Law Director Jill Allen, Projects Manager Joe Ferriell, Mayor Bob Stonecash, Building Inspector Jim Ankrom and Council Member Dave Kirsch.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the August 14, 2007 meeting were read. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Harold Geeting and seconded by Tim Lane. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Lane, Geeting, Jordan (3)
Nays: None
Abstain: Spencer, Deffner, Wagner (3)
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.
PB-07-03 - Gary & Brenda White - Conditional Use Application - 1201 East Main Street:
The applicant has applied for a Conditional Use permit to be allowed to construct a Vehicle Repair Service at 1201 East Main Street that is in a ‘C-1’ General Commercial District. Current use is vacant.
Gary White, owner of the business, was present to represent the application. He will be doing the same services that were performed previously at 1221 North Barron Street , White’s Alignment. Wheel alignment and under-car care will be the main service performed, along with some oil changes, muffler and exhaust work, and brake/suspension repairs.
The hours will remain the same being 8 am to 5 pm and ½ day on Saturdays.
Joe Ferriell discussed the process of disposing of used oil from the oil changes and Mr. White said it would be disposed of using the proper procedure. He stated that all work would be performed on the inside of the building.
There are no plans for sign changing. They will use the sign that is currently there with upgrading to the face of the sign.
A motion to approve this application was made by Gary Wagner. The motion was seconded by Tim Lane and passed as follows:
Ayes: Spencer, Lane, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
PB-07-04 - Lester (Ray) & Candy Sowder - Conditional Use Application - 216 South Cherry Street:
The applicant has applied for a Conditional Use permit to be allowed to construct a Church at this address and is in an ‘R-2’ Central Residential District. The current use is, vacant. Mr. & Mrs. Sowder are currently the owners of the building.
Ray Sowder was present to represent the application. He informed the Board that it is their desire to move the Church from the present Industrial Drive location, to this vacated Church on South Cherry Street. This building has been empty for a few years but previously housed an active Church.
They are remodeling the inside and doing repairs on the outside. There is not a lot of parking around the Church, but they do plan on repaving the area. Joe Ferriell discussed the lighting for the parking lot and stated that it would not be able to shine on the surrounding properties.
They will go to the Appeals Board for the required variances for parking, setbacks and signage.
A motion to approve this application was made by Stanley Spencer. The motion was seconded by Steve Deffner and passed as follows:
Ayes: Spencer, Lane, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
Nays: None
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
ADJOURN:
A motion to adjourn was made by Gary Wagner and seconded by Harold Geeting. The motion passed as follows:
Ayes: Spencer, Lane, Geeting, Deffner, Wagner, Jordan (6)
None:
Meeting adjourned.
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Secretary Chairman