MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/6B1D1A45/ZCminutes1104091.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP ZONING COMMISSION

LAFAY= ETTE TOWNSHIP ZONING COMMISSION

Regular Meeting 

6776 Wedgewood Road, Medina, = Ohio

November 4, 2009 @ 7:0= 0 p.m.

 

Zoning Commission Chair Karen Schoonover called the me= eting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call indicated five regular members of the Zonin= g Commission were present:  Karen Schoonove= r, Dianne Wenslow, Sherri Meinke, Russ Green and Mike Biskup.  Matthew Strehle (alternate) was al= so present. 

 

Minutes

Upon motion by Dianne Wenslow, duly seconded by Sherri Meinke, the October 6, 2009, regular meeting minutes were unanimously appro= ved and then signed.

 

Correspondence

The secretary distributed the following items:

= -      =    Drug Free Workplace Training (mandatory) for either Tuesday, November 10, or Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 7:00 p.m. at the township hall

= -      =    October and November 2009 Grassroots Clippings newsletter

 

Zoning Inspector Report

No report.  It is anticipated that next month = the Zoning Inspector will be able to relay information relative to the previous month’s discussion on outdoor wood-burning furnaces.

 

Old Business=

Status of Comprehensive Plan Revision

Chair Schoonover stated that the Lafayette Township Comprehensive Plan Open House held on October 22, 2009, at the Lafayette United Methodist Church was well att= ended with interesting speakers and feedback received from the public on various aspects of the plan.  The next meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Committee is scheduled for Thursday, Nove= mber 19, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the township hall.  All are encouraged to attend.

 

Zoning Commission Suggested Priority Items  (listed for informational purposes)

The list to date includes:

= -      =    Nonconforming Lots in Chippewa Lake Area;

= -      =    Comprehensive Plan Revision;

= -      =    Parking Regulations (Matt Strehle research/review);=

= -      =    Site Plan Review Procedures;

= -      =    Abolish Rear Lots (Dianne Wenslow research/review);=

= -      =    General Clean-up of Zoning Code;

= -      =    Lake Road Zoning Districts (Mike Biskup research/review);

= -      =    Allowable Uses in Local Commercial (Mike Biskup research/review);

= -      =    Conditional Uses;

= -      =    Signage (Sherri Meinke research/review);

= -      =    Solar and Wind Power (Russ Green research/review);<= /p>

= -      =    Transportation/Trolley.

 

Other Items

The board previously received a copy of Sherri Meinke’s research listing various definitions along with a copy of Montville Township’s Sign Regulations = for review.

Discussion took place indicating that the format of Montville’s regulations is easy to read where each topic was listed on the front page of the Signage section.  It was mentioned that any changes in our zoning code should list the effective dat= e of the change on the particular page section.=   There was discussion relative to definition of signs, window signs, indoor/outdoor signs, roof signs/items, inflatable items, the sign applicat= ion process and what kind of application form was used.  For the next meeting there will be= more discussion on signage and the board should review our current code along wi= th Montville’s= signage code to see what may need to be added, deleted, changed or reformatted.

 

Dianne Wenslow works for a company that recently manufactured part of a large wind turbine and she showed pictures of the completed wind turbine.  She a= lso received a copy of a handout relative to the Cleveland Ordinance governing = wind energy facilities.  The handou= t was prepared by the 2009 Cleveland Real Estate Law Institute, Regulating Wind Energy Facilities in Cleveland, Robert N. Brown, Cl= eveland City Planning Director.  The h= andout will be copied and distributed to the board at the next meeting.

 

Announcements

= -      =    Next Lafayette Township Comprehensive Plan meeting = will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the township hall. 

= -      =    Next regular meeting of the Zoning Commission will = be Tuesday,

December = 1, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the township hall. 

 

Adjournment

Upon motion by Karen Schoonover, duly seconded by Dian= ne Wenslow, it was unanimous that the meeting be adjourned.  Adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

 

 

Marlene L. Oiler, Certified PP, PLS

Lafayette Township Zoning Commission Secretary

 

 

(Note:  M= inutes approved on 12/1/09.)