Sylvania Municipal Planning Commission

 

Minutes of the regular meeting of March 12, 2008.  Mr. Kriner called the meeting to order.

 

Members present: Sandra Husman, Patrick Kriner, Mayor Craig Stough, Mary Westphal (4) present.

 

Ms. Westphal moved, Ms. Husman seconded to approve the Minutes of the February 13, 2008, meeting as submitted.  Vote being: Husman, Kriner, Westphal, Stough (4) aye; (0) nay. Motion passed by a 4 to 0 vote.

 

Item 3 - Council Referral - Petition, requested by the abutting property owners to vacate a portion of Twain Drive adjacent to Lot 153 and 154 Whetstone Park, Sylvania.  Ms. Debra Feichtinger present.  Mr. Kriner mentioned that this had been postponed from the February 13, 200 meeting to allow the planning commission to obtain legal guidance from the city=s law department.  The planning commission received a letter from The Olander Park System and a short memo from Ms. Leslie Brinning of the Law Department.  Mayor Stough stated that he is not sure the city wants to vacate Twain Drive.  The abutting property owner is not in agreement with the vacation request, the city has  utilities in the right-of-way, and the city may need that area for future improvements.  He said that they would need permission from the city to construct a driveway in the right-of-way and they may want to have the zoning office assist with going to the Board of Appeals to waive the side yard setback to match the house to the west.  Reduce the side yard from twenty-five feet (25') to six feet (6').  Twain Drive would remain a public right-of-way.  The city has a use for that right-of-way, it has drainage in it and there is the possibility that a street could be built.  This is not a dead end that could never be connected to another street.  Ms. Feichtinger presented pictures that show the catch basins, the power pole, and the guy wire for the power pole.  Mayor Stough moved, Ms Husman seconded to recommend that right-of-way of Twain Drive not be vacated, that the owner be granted permission to construct a driveway to a proposed garage location in the rear portion of the yard within the right-of-way, and that the applicant request a variance from the Board of Appeals to reduce the side yard setback from the required twenty-five feet (25') to six feet (6').  Vote being: Stough, Westphal, Husman, Kriner (4) aye; (0) nay.  Motion passed by a 4 to 0 vote.  Mayor Stough mentioned that works best for the city.  The board asked Mr. Oberly to prepare a drawing, for the members of city council, showing the location of the utilities within the right-of-way of Twain Drive.  If possible they would like toe drawing for the next city council meeting on March 17, 2008.

 

Ms Westphal moved, Ms. Husman seconded to adjourn the meeting.  All present voted aye.  Meeting adjourned.

 

 

Submitted by,

 

 

 

Barbara Taylor, Secretary

Municipal Planning Commission