Minutes-07/05/2000

1 Tiffin Planning and Zoning July 5, 2000 A regular meeting of the Tiffin Planning and Zoning was brought to order by Chair Steve Berner. Planning and Zoning members present: Steve Berner, Tina Walls, Terry Richardson, Melvin Reeve and Sandy Huedepohl. Absent: None. Also present: Mayor Glenn Potter, Councilmember Jim Bartels, Councilmember Karin Dils. No meeting held in June due to lack of quorum. Vic Zender was present to request that the city sell him some ground adjacent to his own east of the city. Vic is presently part of his ground for soccer fields for youth. The City has not made any notification of desire to sell, as they are presently in the process of purchase themselves. Chair Berner indicated that one plan for the area was to develop the area being discussed into city park area and selling it to Mr. Zender might make that plan impossible to complete. Berner asked Vic if he could provide any assurance that the site would remain in recreational soccer use. Mr. Zender indicated that soccer use would be his intent, but he couldn' t really assure that use into the future. Motion Berner, second Hudepohl that the Planning and Zoning not recommend sale of proposed city property to Mr. Zender. Ayes: Richardson, Walls, Hudepohl, Reeve and Berner. Absent: None. Motion carried. Planning and Zoning members indicated that Mr. Zender could present his request to the city council should he wish to do so. Melvin Reeve presented request to change zoning from R-3 Multiple Family Zoning to R 2. 5 Multiple Family Zoning for ground directly north of Highway# 6 on the he owns east side of the city. Motion Huedepohl, second Richardson to recommend approval of change of zoning for the Melvin Reeve property north of Highway# 6 on the east side of the city, changing current zone of R- 3 to R- 2. 5. Ayes: Richardson, Berner, Walls, Huedepohl. Abstaining: Reeve. Absent: None. Motion carried. Ed Cole was present to give Planning and Zoning members more information about possible design plans for a subdivision on the most west edge of the city, located directly east' of the electrical substation and on both north and south sides of Highway# 6. Members explained a desire to allow four lots of space on the southwest corner of the subdivision for playground location for the children residing in manufactured housing district, the playground location would be abutting school ground if the school can make acquisition of the land east of this subdivision. Open or playground space was not considered on the north side of the highway. Motion Huedepohl, second Walls to adjourn. Motion carried. 7: 25 p. m. w r Steve Berner, Chair M. :.'- :. Reihmarn Cit Clerk Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission City of Tiffin