Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

All right, good morning. We are live. Today is Tuesday, October 14th. Larry City Planning Commission meeting. Um, first order of business is roll call. Mayor Brewbaker here. Director Panowski here. Sam Battle, Tom Aiden, Derek Tedro here, Barry Huard here, Maggie Barera here. Great. This time I'll uh entertain a motion to approve the minutes of September 9, 2025 as distributed. Do I have a motion? Moved by Director Powski. Second.

Second by Miss River. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carried. There is no miscellaneous correspondence. There is no old business. There is no new business. We do have two public hearings this morning. The first one is public hearing 2025-1000112 Ridgewater LTD 260 South Logan Street Ohio 44035 requesting for an approval of the final plat for the Juniper Ridge subdivision. Are there any proponents? Bob Yoast, Ridgewater LTD. Uh please go ahead, Mr. Yoast.

Thank you, sir. As you know, we've uh we put a street in over in the corner of Brunswick and West Ridge known as Juniper Drive, consisting of 50 units uh similar to what we had previously done over in the Ridge Ridgewater subdivision. Uh the improvements are complete. Everything but the uh gas line has not been installed yet. Electric is is being worked on and um we're ready to build. Great. Thank you, Mr. Yoast. Mr. Shy.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. through you. The property uh 062400200000017 located at the southeast corner of West Ridge Road in Brunswick Drive uh was previously approved for a cluster development as well as it received previous approval for a preliminary subdivision plan back in March of this year. Uh overall the residential medium density district is utilized. Comments were provided by the city engineer. Um there were typos and other issues that have since been corrected by the engineer and surveyor and the fire marshall did have uh some comments as well which has been included in your uh staff report that has been provided. Overall staff recommendation from planning is an approval and I will defer to the fire marshall for further comments. Okay,

great. Thank you Mr. Shy. Miss McKillis from engineer. Anything additional to add? No. Assistant Chief uh Fire Marshall G.

Uh thank you, Chair. Any property that's built in the city, commercial, subdivision, residential, uh there's two concerns from the fire prevention bureau, and that would be accessibility and water supply. Um among accessibility, we look at the apparatus access roads uh their ability to support our vehicles to accommodate the turning radius. All this is listed in uh a summary report that was shared through Mr. Shonik. Uh water supply um and that's city mains as well as an addressing through the engineering department. We give conditional approval at this time. We look forward to seeing on the final plans uh more detailed to address the concerns that I've laid out. Thank you, sir.

Great. Thank you, Mr. G. Any questions from the commission? Yes, I just have a quick question for for the fire department then. So, you say you're granting condition or you would be in favor of a conditional approval. We we feel that this is uh would imagine similar to other developments that have been put in. That is correct. Okay. Thank you.

Any other questions from the commission? Are there any proponents? Are there any proponents? Are there any proponents? Are there any opponents? Are there any opponents? Are there any opponents? Okay. The committee report is 2025-1000112 Ridgewater LTD 260 South Logan Street Ohio 4435 requesting for an approval of the final plat for the Juniper Ridge subdivision. Do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Moved by Mr. Tedro second. Second by Director Panowski. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carried.

Thank you Mr. Yoast. The second item on the public hearing agenda this morning is 2025-1000113 Builders and Developers Company, Inc. 27201 Royaltton Road, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028, requesting for a reasonzoning for a residential multiousehold lowdensity R-MHL to residential multihold high density R-H. Is there a proponent here? Please state your name and address for the record, please.

Good morning. Rich Baron, 27201 Royalton Road with builders and developers. We are requesting to reszone the western part of this 9.6 acre parcel from low density to high density. The proposal is to have a total of 92 units. There'll be 23 buildings. Each one will have its own entrance way of four individual units. Um the proposed site plan shows storm water detainage for our site right down the middle of the site. There'll be two entranceways uh private entrance ways into the area. One from West Ridge and one from Brunswick Drive. The sanitary sewer is located on Brunswick Drive. The water is available at both Brunswick and West Bridge. Um what we've done is there's a total of four items. Uh Chris has done a good job of laying out what would be needed as far as a site plan review. There are four items that will request we have to request to the zoning board of appeals. Um all of which can be either attained by reducing uh like the signs the number of signs or square footage or in the case of the buildings the setbacks based upon whether they have windows or not. This time I'd be willing to answer any questions you may have. Okay.

Uh reports from staff. Mr. Shy.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Through you, the property uh located at 8899 West Ridge Road. It currently has a zoning designation of both RMHL as well as RMH. Uh that was due to a lot consolidation prior to this request for zoning. Uh overall, the applicant has met many of the criteria that are indicated in the RMH zoning uh district. Uh complete review was provided as indicated in your staff report. However, as Mr. Rich Baron has indicated, there are a need for four variances. Those are also listed in your uh staff report that it was provided to you uh due to the windows being on the facade of both uh sides of the building. There is, believe it or not, a requirement for uh 40 foot setbacks from each building. Uh the applicant is indicating 20 ft between the buildings. So that is an example of one that will be required as well as some for the parking. Overall uh the criteria of the RMH zoning district has been met based on the site plan that was provided. Uh this would be an extension of the predominantly RMHz zoned area. uh ensures the entire property has a consisting zoning classification due to the split that is there currently and staff does recommend a approval of this as it does meet the spirit and intent of the zoning code. Uh furthermore the uh comments were provided by uh various entities within the city the wastewater fire and engineering department and applicable comments uh were provided from them. I will defer to them for any further comments. Thank you.

Great. Thanks, Mr. Showing. Uh, engineer McKillips, any comments? No additional comments. Thank you. Assistant Fire Chief Marshall G. Uh, I have one. Uh, no parking on any streets where they're 26 feet or less in width and post signs where required by the Ohio Fire Code. Thank you.

Great. Thanks, Mr. Assistant Chief Go. I will say that for you that may not be aware of this area, um this particular plot of land has been farmed for many, many years, straw and hay. Um so it sits right in the middle of other um units that are R-MHH. Uh as Mr. Showning said, um I did speak with the councilwoman in this ward. um she is in favor of this um because it does fe uh meet the uh need for the area as well as meets what is already built in and around that area. So are there any questions or comments from the commission? Director Powski.

Thank you through uh through you I guess to Mr. Shig or to Mr. Craig if necessary. So what's being presented to us today um asking us to approve a change in the zoning it recognizes in the reports a number of variances would be need in order to move forward with the project. So would our zoning approval today be contingent on those ultimately being um granted or is this separate and apart more just a how the next step of the process works through the chair to Mr. Powski director. It would not be contingent on the variances. Okay. The project wouldn't be able to move forward without those ultimately being granted. Do those come back to us for consideration or is it another body

that will come back to us for the plans initial plat? Okay. And uh variances would be to the board of zoning appeals. Okay. Very good. Thank you. And there is uh one waiver of some design reviewer review guidelines um that will be on the next set of agenda items on the back of your agenda. So any other questions from the committee are there any go ahead I have Oh sorry Mr. Hbert go right ahead.

So Mr. Mr. Shig. Um I believe the the plot or the uh overhead that's presented to us right now shows this parcel, right? So are we dealing the the lower the neighboring parcels to the left? Is that what's already in that high density?

Yes. So uh on page of your st uh page seven of your staff report indicates the current zoning classifications of the neighboring properties. Uh as you can see it is split currently down the middle. The western portion has the RMHL zoning classification. Everything to the east of that split has a zoning classification of RMH. And as indicated during the report, this will bring everything into compliance. This is pretty much the uh loan section of the area that has RMHL. All right. Thank you. Any other questions? Are there any proponents? Mr. Mr. Oswald,

state your name and address for the record, please. Uh Kenny Oswald, 237 Pepperdine Drive. Uh I just want to mention I'm all for this. There is, like you said, a lot of farmland out there. Councilwoman um Mitchell, pardon

Mitchell. Yeah, I had a brain. So anyhow, she's always wanted to get these filled. So this is a good thing. I like the idea we got two entrances in and out. That's a good thing to fill up this farmland. I know we've been talking we need some grocery stores and things like that. What comes first, the grocery store or the homes? So now if we can get more of this development out there, which is happening, this is something very good. And I hope this all goes through and good luck to you. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roswald, are there any proponents? Are there any proponents? Are there any proponents? Are there any opponents? Are there any opponents? Are there any opponents? Seeing none, I entertain a motion to approve 2025-1000113 Builders and Developers Company, Inc. 227201 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028. requesting for a reszoning from a residential multiousehold low density R-MHL to residential multihold highdensity R-H. Do I have a motion to approve? So move. Moved by Mr. Tedro. Second

second by Mr. Huard. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by I. I opposed. Nay. Motion carried. Thank you Mr. Barren for your continued uh investment in the city of Ayria. There are no more public hearings. There are a couple planning commission cases. The first one is 2025-1000118 Express Asphalt 1803 Tyler Boulevard, Lorraine, Ohio 44053 requesting for a lot consolidation for 12 existing lots into one. Is there a proponent here to speak on behalf? Yes, sir. Please state your name and address for the record, please. Good morning. Uh Rodney Hilton, 131 William Street, uh Yri, Ohio, requesting for 12 partials to be consolidated into one. It's zoned light industrial right now.

Okay, great. Thank you, Mr. Shing.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Through you, the properties located 131 William Street and 322 Sumar Street were previously reszoned uh to Light Industrial. There was uh many concerns in terms of zoning previously with these properties and they have all been brought forth into a LI zoning classification. The next steps for Mr. Hilton is to consolidate these properties into one lot. Uh as previously directed by the assistant law director, a consolidation was brought forth in the last planning commission meeting. Uh and this is going to be standard practice moving forward. Anything that does exceed five lots will require a uh hearing for planning commission. Uh this has been sent to the city engineer, fire marshall as well as wastewater department. No comments were provided. Um and this will need based on the consolidation, it will need various different uh variances. Uh and it will be heard at the next board of zoning appeals meeting. Overall recommendation from planning is approval of the lot consolidation. Thank you.

Great. Thanks for showing. I will add in at a previous city council meeting there were a couple residents that came and spoke in favor of this and the work that you are doing there um and how you've cleaned up the uh the area and the lots in that neighborhood. So thank you. Are there any questions from the commission director Powski? Thank you through you to Mr. Shig. You and I previously had a conversation where we pulled up the aerial on auditor's website and there was some concerns about the county and approving because of some classification that was on. Has that been resolved so that he's not going to have any roadblocks to that process?

After a conver uh through the chair uh to director Pinowski um we did reach out to the county auditor regarding this. Um they did say that the whole entire previous subdivision would not need to be surveyed. Uh I will defer defer to the county as to their requirements. Um but in terms of the city's end, we will have all this situated once this is completed. Uh and once the variances are heard, uh Mr. Hilton can go forth with the county auditor and get that cleared up with them on their end.

Any other questions from the commission? None. I entertain a approval to approve planning commission case 2025-10 0118 express asphalt 1803 Tower Boulevard, Lorraine, Ohio 44053 and the request for a lot consolidation for 12 existing lots into one. Do I have a motion to approve? Moved by Miss Rivera. Second. Second by Mr. Tedro. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carried. Thank you.

Thank you. Next item on the agenda for planning commission cases is 2025-1000114 Builders and Developers Company, Inc. 27201 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, Ohio, and a request for a waiver of the design review guidelines for continuous poured concrete curbing around the perimeter of the proposed parking lots. Mr. Barren, so what we are proposing is not a dedicated street. All of our parking areas will be private and all the roadways will be private and a regular dedicated uh layout that's the city design is for the crest of the road to be in the middle of the roadway. We would like to take all of the road and all of the parking areas and drain it to the middle of the proposed area. Um that eliminates curb gives a flush transition from the concrete without a step to the lawn areas or to any of the walkways leading up to the units. so we can conform to many more ADA units than we would if we had to make that grade change. Uh we will then eliminate that curb and propose to do parking bumpers. Uh the rollup curb is probably a little less effective as far as stopping traffic if that's what you're trying to do. The bumper has a 90 degree angle face side to it. Um and as far as the integrity of the concrete or the parking lot, we don't believe it jeopardizes that at all.

Great. Thank you, Mr. Bears. Mr. Shying. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Chair, through review property at 8899 West Ridge Road. Applicant does indicate a desire not to have the continuously poured concrete curbing requirement. Our design review guidelines do make that a requirement. Uh comments were provided from the engineering department on this. So I will defer to them for further comments. Great. Thank you, Mr. Snowy. Miss McKillips. Um since this is a private road, um at this time there's no preference one way or the other. So you would be in agreement or okay with them transitioning to this? Yes. Okay. Great. Thank you. Any comments from Assistant Chief Gaul?

Fire our department. No comment. Any questions from the commission? Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to approve planning commission case 2025-10114, Builders and Developers Company, Inc. 27201 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028, and the request of a waiver of the design review guidelines for continuous poured concrete curbing around the perimeter of the proposed parking lots. Do I have a motion to approve? Moved by Mr. Hubard, second by Mr. Aiden. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carried.

Again, thank you. Item number nine on the agenda is design review applications that have been approved by city staff. Is there any comments or questions from the commission? Okay. Any staff or commission reports? None. Our next meeting will be November 12th, 2025. Um, right here in council chambers. With no further business before this commission, I'll entertain a motion to approve.

Moved by Mr. Huard, second by Mr. Aiden. All in favor signify by I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carried. Me being adjourned. Thank you everyone. [Applause]