Minutes-12/07/2001 (2)

Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission December 5, 2001 A regular meeting of the Tiffin Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to order by Member Melvin Reeve, 6: 30 p. m. Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at the Tiffm Fire Station. Members present: Melvin Reeve, Tina Walls, and Dave Shaffer. Arriving 6:40 p. m Terry Richardson. Absent: Steve Berner. Also present: Mayor Glenn R. Potter, Jim Bartels, Karin Dils and Mike Ryan. No application has been received from Mick McGrew at this date. McGrew continues to work on planning in the area west of his home located on East Marengo Road. No one was present to report on update. No action. David Reardon of Williamsburg came to visit with the members regarding his proposal to work in a house on Sewell Street to include himself and approximately six employees in a phone and car damage claim. Phone claims are received and claim adjusters go out to damaged cars. No customers or clients come to the premises. Mr. Reardon would like a conditional permit to run this business in a non- commercial area to save taxes. Mr. Reardon would expect that the conditional permit would become invalid at the time that his use of the property in this manner was extinguished, and at that time the zone would . once again require residential use. Mr. Reardon would expect no problem, with the possibility ofperhaps on occasion the location for parking seven cars. Mr. Reardon does not approve of on street parking and would probably search for parking space on property located on the south side of the street in the future. Much of the time Mr. Reardon would not expect that all seven cars would be at the business. On occasion Mr. Reardon indicated that employees might be forced by weather to stay over and not drive home. The Planning and Zoning will ask the city attorney to study a draft ordinance providing this kind of condition use. Planning and Zoning will place on next agenda for further consideration. The City Council has approved a ground lease with US Cellular for a fee of$600/month beginning when construction of the communication tower begins. The proposed tower is planned to be at least 10 feet taller than the current water tower. US Cellular has agreed to pay costs of removing the old water standpipe in this location. The planned tower does not follow all sections of the city ordinance. Motion Walls, second Shafer to note that the US Cellular tower proposed for location near the city water tower will require exception to city ordinance, that the Planning and Zoning cannot favorably comment on tower for this reason and that the request for communication tower be passed to the Tiffin Board of Adjustment for review and consideration. Ayes: Shaffer, Walls, Richardson, and Reeve. Nays: None. Absent: Berner. Motion carried. Members reviewed comprehensive mapping and planned zones as they have been considered to this date. Additional recommendations were provided to the plan and will