Minutes-09/05/2007

City of Tiffin September 5, 2007 Tiffin Planning and Zoning Motion Surine second Schmidt to approve a change in Table 2. 1 of the city ordinance to require four foot sidewalks in all locations of the city with no alteration of designed plans for Roberts Ferry Road an approved construction plan. Ayes: Berner, Schmidt, Reeve and Surine. Nays: Colvin. Motion carried. Members discussed that construction should not commence until the approval of the city council had been obtained. Jack of Hart Frederick noted that this has not always been the case. There have been occasions when construction has started previous to approval. Schmidt asked who should be checking this for the city. Schmidt felt this was a job of the city engineer and our city engineer had not done this on the previous job. Schmidt asked how a street was poured without the approval of the city engineer. Berner thought that there was no way the city council would approve work commencement without the review of the city engineer. Schmidt asked how Jack would bring this oversight up when he was representing Hart Frederick. Planning and Zoning once again noted that as agreed in the past the Commission desired that no property under water be considered to fulfill the% 5 park requirement of the city ordinances. DeMuth thought this had also been the agreement of the city council and is included in city ordinance. Members discussed suggestions for amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Members agreed the ordinance was vague, but perhaps that was good. Reeve said maybe the entire section should be dropped. Mark Portwood thought the PAD could be good for the city. Discussion for alteration including the following. Motion Schmidt second Surine to approve the following list for recommendations to the city council for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance— PAD Section.. 1. No PAD should allow overall density greater than the density allowed under the approved zoning of the area, and any alteration from the standard zone regulations and/ or design standards must be listed and accompanied with explanation of the compensating benefit derived from permitting such alteration. and/ or change. 2. All PADs must provide a 25 foot tract of area buffer that includes approved landscaping requirement between the PAD planned use and any other adjacent zoned use. 3. A PAD area must be no less than 5 acres in area. 4. Open Space within a PAD can not be used or counted toward the overall Subdivision open/ park space requirement'. Open space may not be counted twice. 5. A PAD request shall follow the same requirements of any other rezoning request. 6. A PAD application must follow all time requirements of a Rezoning request and in addition any PAD application must be submitted prior to two meetings of the Planning and Zoning when the request will be considered for action on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Any applicant may and is encouraged to bring any preliminary proposal to the PZ for comment and review prior to formal application. 3