Board of Zoning Appeals - Regular Meeting

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We ready? I'm waiting on him to give me the thumbs up. Blake. 7 o'clock. I'd like to call this meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance to the flag of our country. Will you join me, please? 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. All right. Does everybody had a chance to read the minutes? Yes. Any additions, subtractions,

deletions? No. I make a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. I second it. Roll call. Mr. Ford. I. Mr. Kangro. I. Mr. McAdams. I. Mr. Wilker. I. Mr. Jen. I. Motion carries. Let me put my John Henry in here. The only thing only change I got is my first name is Ben. We'll make sure that that's a Scrier's error. Sure, sir. We'll make sure that's corrected.

Okay. Now, selection. What p What page did you see that on? LA very last page where I signed. Oh, we got you as Bob. [laughter] I answer I answer Bob McAdams and Ben J. [laughter] We close enough. We'll get it fixed. There we go. Thank you, sir. Uh have election officers. Can I make a motion to retain our current chair and vice chair positions from last year to current? I'll second that. Say Mr. Wilker with the first and Mr. McAdams with the second. Yes, sir. Roll call. Mr. Walker. I. Mr. McAdams. I. Mr. Jenk. I. Mr. Canro.

I. Mr. Ford. I. Motion carries. We have first case, please.

First case we have this evening is case number 126A. This is a variance request submitted by Mr. Neil John Neil at 3847 Fulton Grove Road for a reduction in the rear yard setback uh for a 970 ft uh addition to the principal residence. So you can see here I've got the uh we've got it pulled up here. Uh this is a unique configuration that is sort of imposed by uh the township boundary line. As you can see this Pierce Township to the south, Union Township to the north. Um and so that the applicant proposes to construct um the addition on basically what we would consider the rear to the rear property line. So that's a very attractive addition. Uh if granted, the variance would result in a revised rear road setback of 21 ft within the R2 single family residential district. That is relief sought in the in the amount of 9 ft. It's a little bit more than our 25% but in this particular case it's a large lot and uh it really doesn't appear that it's going to impede lighter air. It's not a hardship you know that's been self-created. This is kind of exists because of the partial configurations and uh it appears to be well taken and well suited for the subject property. So with that I know uh I try to be brief and uh this is where we are.

We have anyone here to speak in favor of this? If if you're going to speak, come up here. Did you fill out a paper? Yes, I did not fill out a paper back here. Okay. You can fill it out after you speak. Raise your right hand. You solemnly swear, tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth of the house of God. I do. State your name and spell your last name. Jamie Nichols. Nic O Ls. And your address? 2121 Claremont Meadows Lane, Amelia, Ohio. Okay. Go ahead. I'm just the builder contractor for this job and just trying to get this through to get it taken care of. You're the builder contractor? Yes. Okay.

Any questions from the board? No, sir. No. The only question I might have is I guess you guys have looked at every conceivable rotation or whatever. Correct. Yes. There's a septic on the land that's in the way of another place and there's a lot of hills and obviously the pond that's there. So, there's just not really anywhere else to put it. Gotcha. Nice. Okay. Fill out one of those papers for me. Yes, sir. Okay. Anybody else to speak in favor? State your name? Uh, John Neil. Spell your last name. Ne. And your address? 3847 Fton Grove Road.

Okay. You raise your right hand. You solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to help you God. I do. Go ahead.

Uh I am the owner of the subject subject property. As you can see, it's kind of a diamond shape, so it's difficult to work with. Um there are significant gullies and I'm from New England. We used to call them dingles. The dingles down the left side and then down back the back side. So, I just want to make the point that there's no even if someone were to want to try and build something on either side, this that side or the back side, it'd be virtually impossible and access would cost more than the house. So, um this was the best practical solution we had was building off the back kitchen door and putting it out back far enough so that it didn't impede the septic. Now, doing that resulted in the variance that we're talking about today. Mhm. Right.

I would also point out if you look at the aerial photograph and it's very difficult to see uh because of the lighting um there's a large pond on the property too that would see it on that one real good. Yep. Yep. So that sort of really hems them into the area proposed. So anything else? Uh that's it. Any questions for the board? No questions. Thank you. Let me just say I want to thank you for having the pledge of allegiance because a lot of your organizations don't do that. We always do that here. I I was in a similar type of situation and we always did too. So, thank you. You're welcome. Welcome. [clears throat]

Discussion of the board. Is there anybody against it that No. Okay. Yeah. I'll just point out to the board this is one of our alternates has joined us this evening. Okay. So I'll I'll say it anybody anyway. Is there anybody here against this proposal? Hearing none. Now we discussion. No. Anyone want to make a motion?

Sure. I'll make the motion. I make a motion to approve the applicant's request for variance to section 602 of the zoning resolution to allow for the construction of a 27.9 by 3411.5 addition to the rear existing structure in the designated rear yard based on the evidence testimony finding a fact which was uh to give an example the lay of the land and the impediments of a septic system and a pond. That's it. I'll second that. We've got a first and a second. Roll call. Mr. Ford I. Mr. Walker.

I. Mr. McAdams. I. Mr. Kangro. I. Mr. Jen. I. Motion carries. All right. Excuse me. Awesome. Just direct them to come and get their permits for the uh proposal and we'll have them off and running. Sir, come in and see the zoning board there. I mean the zoning and get your permits and that's probably going to be you. All right. I'm sure I'll be here tomorrow. There you go. Thank you. Have a great evening. Appreciate your comment on the flag, too. Yeah, Jimmy. Thanks. Is there anything else come before? Sir, I have no further business for the board this evening.

I make a motion to adjurnn. I second. Just I got Wait, wait, wait. Hang on. Mr. Ford with the motion. Who had the second? Mr. McAdams. Mr. B. No, McAdams. McAdams. Roll. Uh, motion to adjurnn. Uh, motion and second. Roll call. Mr. Ford. I. Mr. McAdams. Hi. Mr. Canro. Hi. Mr. Wilker. Hi. Mr. Jenk. Hi. We are adjourned at We are adjourned. 7:08 p.m. You'll never get my I tell you what, that was sweet. That was