Minutes-05/25/2005

r g. 1 i 8 s. F r Tiffm City Council And Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission May 25, 2005 A special meeting of the Tiffin City Council and Tiffin Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to order by Mayor Glen R. Potter, 6: 30 p.m. at the Tiffm Fire Station, Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Council members present: Jim Bartels, Mark Petersen, Mike Gericke, Sandy Huedepohl; and Karin Dils. Planning and Zoning Members present: Ruth DeMuth, Melvin Reeve, Stephanie Surine, Terry Richardson, and Steve Berner. Also present: Engineer Dough Frederick of Hart Frederick Consultants and Karla Davis on behalf of Braxton Nieman developer of proposed Timber Ridge View Subdivision. Also present: Thomas E. Roling, Mike and Rhonda Evans, Robert L. Ruppert, Bill Ruppert, Bob and Judee Reihman, Heidi and John Crow, Joe Schrock, Scott and Karla Gealow,' Travis Stratton, Richard Dolezal, Joe and Dee Macri, Bill Grace. Doug Frederick reviewed the preliminary plan for Timber Ridge View Subdivision. Tom Roling explained that he had left North Liberty because of the hodge podge of development that had occurred there by the°desires of builders who also participated in governing. The government leaders were also the people making money on the new homes and this made for a mixture of buildings and a predominance of high density:; Roling said Tiffin has one of the nicest family developments of the area.' Karla Davis explained that the duplexes proposed for Lot 48 would most likely be sold to t one builder and' sold under a condo association that would have responsibility for upkeep of the entire lot and roadway maintenance for the entire lot. This kind of association would most likely provide for good upkeep, conformity of fences and performance of maintenance items of the lotto a higher standard than might occur otherwise. Heidi Crow said she has lived in Songbird and had not received a notice and asked.what - list had been used. Mayor Potter noted that the Pioneer Republican of Marengo was the official newspaper and all legal notices are•publishedthere and notices are also posted at the Amoco, the Solon State Bank and Morgan' s Service. Dolezal said he had lived in condos in Iowa City and Coralville and they become instant slums in 10 years. Dolezal had moved to Tiffin because Songbird had been zoned R- 1 and he thought that Songbird might well be the nicest subdivision in the area and probably hi all of Johnson County. Bartels explained that the council had decided to hold the reading of the ordinance in more than one meeting to provide an opportunity-for citizens to give input and comment. Dolezal asked if the developer were from Texas. Karla Davis explained that Braxton Nieman was from Texas, and had been here for the past,two meetings of the city. The concept plans had been before planning and zoning and city a number of times. Braxton grew up, in Iowa City and his parents resided in Iowa City.