Minutes-03/07/2001

Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2001 Page 2 Attorney Greenleaf has provided memo recommending notification of all surrounding property owners during rezoning petitions. List submittal is required under ordinance, however notification is not required under ordinance.. The Planning and Zoning will take this under advisement at the next regular meeting. Planning and Zoning noted that R- 1 is located to the south, east, north and west of 230 Main Street. Slim' s Tavern is a grandfathered commercial use, however it is zoned R- 1. The Hardware is presently used and zoned R- 1. Motion Walls; second Reeve recommend that the city deny request from Joe Johnston for C- 1 commercial zoning for 230 Main Street. Ayes: Berner, Walls, and Reeve. Absent: Huedepohl, and Richardson. Motion carried. As request is received during this meeting, publication requirements for Public Hearing held at the next regular meeting of the City Council is not possible. Mr. Johnston will need to provide list of all neighbors within 500 feet of rezoning request and pay rezoning request fees prior to publication for Public Hearing, Public Hearing set for the next regular city.council meeting April 11 at 6: 30 p.m. at the Tiffin Fire Station if all paperwork is received in sufficient time to meet publication deadlines. Doug Frederick reported that the zoning change from R- 3 to R- i on Lot 2 of Sadler Subdivision appeared to be a transcription mapping error, there did not appear to be any record of zoning change request. Motion Reeve,, second Walls to recommend approval of Lot 2, Sadler Subdivision from R- 1 to R-3 multiple family zoning due to transcription mapping error. Ayes: Reeve, Berner, and Walls:,` Absent: Huedepohl, and Richardson. Motion carried. Building inspector Schott explained' that Mr. Wear would like to combine Lot 1 and' Lot 2 into one lot that could then possible allow the addition of 8 new units on this location. Planning and Zoning questioned location of front and rear of lots. The current front is to the east facing College Street. It would not be possible to call the front another direction' when all building is combined on one lot with a determined front. Mr. Wear would not be able to call' two different directions front. Doug Frederick gave report on a possible route for the proposed Ireland`Avenue. Mayor Potter reported that the school would appreciate effort to stay as{ far east as possible for• this street. The school does not want to, see a reduction in parking lot, nor reduction m size of the ball field. Hart should review the area to see if some right- of-wayycan be taken from each side and report to city at next regular meeting. I RJ Dvorak and Rick Moore of Johnson County Zoning visited with the Planning and Zoning regarding growth plans by the city. The new fringe map includes all areas' currently desiring annexation. Dvorak and Moore expressed Johnson County support of all new growth of the community with Schneider. the exception of area south of Schneider is very anxious to come into the city. Dvorak explained that the city would not 340th want the high maintenance costs that would be inevitable with Street, and