Minutes-05/18/2005

Tiffm City Council May 18, 2005 And Tiffin Planning and Zoning Commission A special joint meeting of the Tiffin City Council and Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to' order at 6: 35 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2005 by Mayor Glen R. Potter at the Tiffm Fire Station. Councilmembers present: Sandy Huedepohl, Mike Gericke, Mark Petersen, Karin Dils and Jim Bartels. Planning and Zoning members present: Terry Richardson, Ruth DeMuth, Melvin Reeve, Stephanie Surine. Absent: Steve Berner. Meeting called for the purpose of considering rezoning request and preliminary plat for Timber Ridge View Subdivision presented by Braxton Nieman. Others present: Bill Grace, Leonard Vorel, Bill Ruppert, sr and jr., Bob and Judee Reihman, Gealow. Mayor Potter opened the Public Hearing at 6: 35 p.m for the purpose of hearing input on a rezoning request and preliminary plat for the proposed Timber Ridge View Subdivision. Doug Frederick, engineer for Braxton Nieman explained the rezoning request and showed a current preliminary plat request including 47 lots of R- 1 and one lot of R2. 5 ( up to four- plex units). The plat_includes 3 acres of park and one lot of park and three access locations into the 3 acre park area. One citizen explained that his notice indicated one lot of R2. 5 multiple family. The plan shown here tonight by Mr. Frederick shows one lot with up to 9 duplexes on one lot of six acres in area. This is far more multiple family area than he had anticipated. He explained that he had moved to Tiffm for the purpose of getting away from multiple family dwellings. North Liberty has become covered with multiple housing and it had become a nightmare. That was why he had come to Tiffin for single family housing and the community that included. Once multiple family is allowed, the area would probably be covered with it. Nieman explained that hoping to retain the beautiful trees of the area, which provided a large space for park had thus reduced the number of lots that could be sold. The multiple housing was a trade that city officials had seen as possible. Frederick explained that several concept plans had been brought before the city. Citizen asked if this was a matter of making more money. Nieman explained that any developer, himself included had to make the economics of it work or the subdivision couldn' t be done. Citizen asked what units were included in R 2. 5. This includes up to four- plexes with no more than two stories requested by Planning and Zoning in this subdivision. Frederick showed plans that included the Lot 48 with R-2 ( duplex) homes. Judee Reihman said that the city had several nice parks and didn' t know if more were needed.