Minutes-03/07/2001

Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2001 A regular meeting of the Tiffin Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to order by Chair Steve Berner at 6: 30 p. m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Commission members present: Steve Berner`, Tina Walls and Melvin Reeve. Absent:, Terry Richardson,' and Sandy Huedepohl. Also present: Mayor Glenn Potter, hi Bartels, Mike Ryan, Greg Schott, Attorney Greenleaf, Doug Frederick, Tracy Hightshoe. Motion Walls, second Reeve to approve the printed minutes. Ayes: Reeve, Walls, and Berner. Motion carried. Joe Johnston not present. Mike Ryan explained plans for a new church sign. Discussion concerning signing desire by Grace United Methodist Church: Motion Reeve, second Berner that the request for a 32 sq. foot sign be denied to the Grace United Methodist Church as it exceeds the 25 sq. foot maximum allowed under the current ordinance. - Ayes: . Reeve,' Berner, and Walls. Absent: Richardson, and Huedepohl: Motion carried. Mr. Johnston arrived and presented copies of his rezoning request to Planning and Zoning members and was received by City of Tiffin. List of surrounding property owners did not accompany request. Fee payment did not accompany the request. Mr. Johnston making request for zoning change from R- 1 ( single family residential) to C- 1 commercial at230 Main Street. Joe explained that the roof recently fell in on this residential building and he would like to rebuild`it in•stages taking the back end off first, and then sliding the front part to the back part of the building.. Adding a second floor and using it for multiple apartments and then later converting it to commercial if there was a market for that use. The building inspector' indicated that a change of zoning would require adherence to the requirements of the new zone. Joe thought he would like to keep the present footprint as he thought it might be within one foot of his property line and wondered why it: would be necessary to follow new setback requirements. Building inspector Schott said if Johnston retained his' current zone with no' changeand continued current use it would not be necessary to follow C= 1 setbacks, the' present buildingls existing or grandfathered to its location. Changing the zone, would necessitate following setback of the changed zone. Joe wondered if a new zoning precluded his ability to build apartments along with later commercial or if his building plans precluded zoning here. If C- 1 zoning was not approved Joe thought he would have to replace the roof and continue to use this as an R- 1 single- family unit. Attorney Greenleaf indicated that a building permit was regulated by the zone area, and the Planning and Zoning would need to designate a use or the most appropriate land' u'se for this location. Greenleaf said that Slim' s was across the street diagonally and thus the area might be considered a commercial area Greenleaf suggested the P& Zwould need to look not at the location but rather look for similar uses in this location.