Planning and Economic Development Committee - Regular Meeting

Alright. I'm gonna call the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission for Wednesday, March 18 to order. Start with the pledge of allegiance. Stand. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call, please. Miss Anderson? Here. Mister Birch? Here. Mister Bishman?

Here.

Miss Chadsee? Here. Mister Daniels? Here. Miss Thrasher? Here. Also present, our student representative, Jack Pickett, and our council liaison, Jeff Noble. K. Thank you. Alright. We'll start with our business items. Item 26DashO8, the Portage Lakes Boat Club sign ID sign, please. Would a representative for the project please come up? State your name and address for the record, please, when you come up. Thank you.

My name is Michelle Miller. My address is 3328 Charlene Avenue Southwest, Canton, Ohio. And I am here for the Porter's Lakes boat sign. So, basically, what we're doing is so there's going to be three poles that are three inch schedule 40, and then we are going to have fax treated wood pilings that go on the outside of them. There will be cutouts where we attach angle and we weld to the actual pole itself.

The cabinet will be what we call a shoe box. It will be illuminated or it won't I'm sorry. It won't be illuminated. It'll be aluminum. And then we have these internal solar lights that are weather grade for outside and then the rope that we're using that will be attached with adhesive and screwed

questions? Or we'll go staff report. Sorry, staff report.

Could you put your drawing Yes. Back up right Thank you.

That way or

you Staff flip

report, please. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The sign meets the size and height limits in the code, includes the required address and uses external downward lighting. It is proposed in an existing parking space near the center of the site. And the setback shown meets the minimum requirements. Landscaping is also proposed around the base. The design review board recommended an approval and the staff is also recommending approval is submitted. With the note that the location should be stacked before the installation so the staff can go and measure verify the setbacks.

Okay. Any questions from the commission?

I have one, Madam Chair. The address number that's there, 3910, how big is that?

You know what? I don't even know the answer to that question because usually we have that written on the drawing and I don't know why our designer didn't put that. Do you want it large? Like, you have a certain height that you want it? I'm

just wondering if it couldn't be larger and if you just put 3,910 down the pole.

Kind of agree with you because when I saw it, was wondering why we were squeezing it into that little space, or I even thought where the lantern is, it made sense to put it there.

Yeah. I just I wonder if it's big enough. That's my only question, and I'm not a sign expert. Sign looks great, but I'm wondering about the address. The addresses are very important on Main Street there.

It's

critical that people know the numbers, so.

And we can also use reflective vinyl on that, so when lights shine on it, you'll be able to see it. But I agree, I think it should be vertical and a little bit bigger.

Okay. Any other questions from the commission? Questions from the public? Comments? No? All right. Hearing none, is there a motion?

I'll motion, in favor of the sign that the sign location be staked prior to installation, the setback can be verified.

Do we want to add something about the numbers to that?

And that the address would be put on the outside the address. Vertically, so it utilizes the whole dimension of the structure.

Right. And we can make those a little larger. I mean, it's obviously have all that wood, and we kind of actually make it look better. I agree.

Do we need to rephrase that, Mindy? Are you okay with I'm good with it. Okay. Can we get a second? I'll second. Roll call, please. Mr. Bishman?

Yes.

Anderson? Yes. Chadzy? Yes. Mr. Birch? Yes. Mr. Asher? Yes.

Thank you. Thank you.

All right. We will move on to Item 20 six-ten, the Stoney Creek Phase V. Is there a representative for the project here? Please state your name and address for the record.

Jeremy Rosen, 25700 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, 4400122. Thank you all. We're here this evening for final plat approval for Phase five at Stoney Creek. It's the final phase of the project, consists of 27 lots. I'll mention the previous phase, Phase four, we developed 31 new lots. Currently, four remain to be sold. So we want to continue on that momentum in that fifth and final phase. Assuming we receive all our approvals, the goal would be to start construction June, July of this summer. And appreciate all your consideration. I did have two questions, but I can certainly wait until after the staff comments.

Staff report,

please. Chair, staff reviewed the plan and found the lot sizes, frontage, setbacks and layout to be compliant with the land development code. The lots will be served by public water and sewer. The road layout extends Timber Creek Circle, includes a north south segment that will be named Shady Creek Circle and ends with a cul de sac for internal access. Engineering reviewed the plans and found them acceptable with no comments from fire and no DRB review required.

Based on that, staff recommends a favorable recommendation to Planning and Zoning Commission subject to the street name change and performance bond submission.

Okay?

Can I say something wrong? Yes. I believe we did make the street name change in a PDF. Of course, we'll update the milers when we go to record, but we made that change and made some of the other language changes that were comments from staff.

And that's what's in our new They

have the copy tonight

As the revision.

But this went out before.

Got it.

Understood. So the cul de sac would be called Shave Creek Drive. And the other one was on the front page. It was about the easements. They had Santeris Sur within the easements, which are pretty much dedicated to electric gas and fiber optics telecommunications.

Are those all your questions?

No. I have two questions.

Okay.

I assume we need a new developers agreement for this phase. Is that going to be coming from planning department?

We will get back

to you. Okay. Awesome. And then a question on the performance bond. So we're working on that currently. Previously, was told that we needed to have all information assuming we get approval by the time we had City Council approval to move forward to record the plat. But based on some of the language in here, seems we might need that before it's even introduced to council, which I would assume means first reading. I just wanted to get clarity on when we need to have that information.

Our legislation indicates that we have a bond in the amount of X, which I think I saw that we had agreed upon the amount. So, it's a matter of you guys getting us that bond and letting us review it.

Okay. And do we need to do that before it's introduced Before for first first yes. Okay. Those are my questions. Thank you.

Okay. Any questions from the commission?

How many grand total lots will be in there then? Originally, we were at $228,000,000 Did we end up at that number or?

No. Let's see. I think you might have highlighted that. So we did okay. So there's a lot of different moving parts and pieces to this project. So to be developed, there were 31 in the last phase plus the 27 here, that's 58. And I'm just going to speak for my portion because the previous phases predate me and I don't know exactly how many lots were in those phases. In addition to that, we purchased seven fully improved lots that are along that big amount of dirt when you come in. So those are included. Two of those seven have already been sold.

So plus seven, that's 65. And then we have one additional lot towards the entrance of the subdivision that will be built on as well. So that would be 66. And if you include the model home, 67. So six we personally will be adding 67 new homes to this allotment. As far as the grand total, I'm not entirely sure what that brings the entire allotment to based on previous phases.

Mike, these guys, just for history. Hirschberger Homes was the original developer of Phase one, and then it went to CRM out of Cleveland, which was Phase must have been two and three. And then four and five was has been FLG Stony Creek. I

have a question. There is an existing mailbox section. Will these be added to that mailbox section that's currently in four?

Yes.

Okay. So it'll just grow for the existing section that's there that's off of Fox Ridge?

Yes, that's correct. And I think that we've already poured the foundation for that. I don't know if all the additional mailboxes have been added. But yes, we I believe we reached out to the city for comment on that and they were fine with it and that's where we were going to add the additional mailboxes for that phase.

Okay. Any other questions from the commission? Questions from the public? All right. Seeing none, is there a motion?

I'll make a motion, for favorable recommendation to city council pending the receipt of the performance bond requirements to the planning department for approval.

I'll second that.

Roll call. Ms. Anderson. Yes. Mr. Birch.

Yes.

Do you second?

I second it. Okay.

Sorry. Ms. Tadze? Yes. Mr. Bishman? Yes. Ms. Thresher? Yes. Thank you.

Thank you.

All right. We'll move on to Item 20 Six-twelve, Southwood Drive Phase 2. Is there a representative for the project here?

That would be me.

Oh, there you are.

Only got But three. Here we or I can do it from here if you want to put something up.

I think we've got it. Sure. It's in my zone of all of

This is the right page. I don't know if it's unfolding on. That's not it. That's So anyway, as you did see Southwood Phase 1, is coming Greenland Trust built Southwood from Arlington Road to the edge of the apartments, the Spring Hill, where the apartments are to that property line. The city then took last year took it from the edge of the property line, the east property line of Greenland Trust or the apartments, if you will, over just past Jacobs Lane.

That was part of an arrangement with Pulte Homes to provide an outlet for Jacobs Ridge out onto Southwood. Primarily for financial reasons, we broke this into two projects. So what we're coming back with this year is to construct basically between Tabs Drive and Jacobs Lane, the balance of the roadway. So this will provide a connector from Forest Lake, but also all the development that was already in Akron Canton Business Park as an alternate way to get out of that business park for Tabs Drive to get out of the businesses on Tabs Drive, the industrial businesses to get out of the area without using Butler Road or Butler Road and just Masson Road. And looking at all this, it just made more sense, the city's investment on this, rather than ever trying to do anything with Butler Road again.

That way, Butler Road should be able to stay as where you see today for a very long time. So, this is an extension of about seven eighty five feet. It would connect we had Forest Lake Kehovanian who did Forest Lake construct the road up to their property line just as we did with Greenland Trust up to their property line, and we're providing the connection in between. So, there is a roundabout at Jacobs Lane that was constructed last construction season, and this is pretty much just a straightaway, if you will, between Jacobs Lane and Tabs Drive. We just for history, Pulte dedicated 40 feet on the south area of Jacobs Ridge.

We did do some acquisition of the land to the north, 40 feet to the north of about probably four property owners, about six parcels, somewhere in there. I can't remember exactly. Over the last two years, we were working on that. So, that's pretty much it. If there's any questions, I'd be glad to answer them. But we do need to take this to City Council, so we'd be looking for recommendation from Planning and Zoning Commission to take the final plat to City Council. Confuse you guys.

Questions from the Commission? How does the construction timeline of this last missing piece align with the Arlington Road construction? Like, will this be completed before that?

This is ready to go to bid, and we're thinking it should this is one construction season. Arlington will probably be two construction seasons, but they may run somewhat simultaneous. Arlington Road is going to be primarily on the east side. So, there should be lane maintenance while the northbound is being constructed, if you will, because we're not really shifting. But there are utilities, of course, that are being relocated and things like that.

So it's it would have been nicer to do it last year, but financial constraints asked us to split it in two projects. Ben?

Yes. I was just thinking about once this is connected, there will be more traffic on Southwood. But it sounds like that's going to be connected before the roundabout goes in.

But just there's also instead of going all you don't always have to go out to Arlington, you could go out to Fortuna and up to 619. So that was the idea a little bit. It provides an outlet to Fortuna for 619. But also, yes, a lot of people may think just go to Arlington, go north. But they'll figure it out quick. If there's construction, go to Fortuna and go north. You have a traffic signal at Fortuna in 619, so.

Blaine, when you talk about the industrial traffic that's coming from Tabs Drive, what does that necessarily mean?

So there's a number of businesses on Tabs Drive. There's I mean

It's not like Port Of Green where you're going to have

50 No, no. I'm sorry. Just wanted to clarify. So, was a really bad day down at Port Green because of we're not sure what happened, truck traffic. And I-seventy 7 collided, if you will, and I don't mean that by any pun. 77 was shut down for about four or five hours northbound.

Yes.

And I think every truck that was bound to go to Port Green showed up at the same time yesterday.

I just want to clarify the definition of industrial traffic. Yes.

But this is more or less a couple of motor machine shops back there. But also, all the industry that if you go back behind Giant Eagle, it's more office, but it's zoned industrial, but a lot of it's more office oriented type traffic. You'll see probably more box trucks coming out of some of those than you will tractor trailers, I guess, is probably my take on that, not what you see is distribution wise down at Port Green.

Okay. Any other questions from the commission? I have one. Is Southwood Drive a city maintained road?

It will be a public roadway, yes.

It will be. So will that extend all the way to TABs then as far as city maintenance?

That part

that portion will? Okay. Any questions from the public? All right. May I have a motion?

All motion for a favor oh, motion to approve the recommendation by city council to, accept the dedication plat? Is there a second?

I'll second.

Okay. Roll call, please. Mr. Bresher? Yes. Mr. Bishman?

Yes.

Ms. Chatzi? Yes. Ms. Anderson? Yes. Mr. Birch?

Yes.

Okay. All right. That concludes our regular business items for today. Are there any unfinished business? No? Okay. May I have an approval, ask for approval or changes to the minutes, from the last meeting, February 18? Any changes? Okay. May I have

a motion to approve? Motion to approve the minutes from Second. February

Okay. Roll call, please. Ms. Anderson? Yes. Ms. Burch?

Yes.

Ms. Chatzi? Hossein? Wasn't here. Oh, sorry. There's more. Mr. Bishman?

Yes. Ms.

Thresher?

Yes.

Okay. Thank

you. Mr. Daniels can vote on that. Oh, Mr. Daniels. Yes. Mr. Daniels? Do you want to?

He's still in

front. Since you abstain. Yes. Mr. Daniels?

Yes.

Okay. Thank you.

All right. Director's report.

Okay. We do have an agenda item for April 15 meeting. So hopefully, you can all make it. I think spring break's coming up in the next week or two, so maybe those will all be over. So April 15, next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

And I think we spent a lot of time at our last meeting in regard to Sea Loop commercial development. As per Land Development Code, that project, your decision to approve it has been appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals that will be held on a hearing on foursixteen, April sixteen. So the Board of Zoning Appeals will either decide to uphold your decision or they could overturn it. So you're just as welcome as anybody else if you want to hear it again. So, that said, I think that's all I've got right now.

Okay. Council report?

We had our public hearing for 988 East Turkey Foot Lake Road Rezoning, which is the one that's at Turkey Foot And Fortuna from R 1 to, B 1. So we had that at our March 10, our last council meeting. We had that public hearing. No one came and spoke spoke at it other than the administration and the applicant. And so we will vote on that this will vote on that rezoning this coming Tuesday. I suspect it will pass. There was no nothing to indicate from anybody that they were against it. That's all the items that are agenda.

That's all I have to report.

Okay, thank you. All right, may I have a motion to adjourn?

So moved.

All in favor? Aye. Thank you.