BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING
October 30, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
Board members present
were: Nancy Snyder, Audrey Malavite, Louis Grooms, Jerry Eibel
and Bob Burkhart presiding. Also in
attendance were Trustees, Doug Baum and Lee Strad; Zoning Inspector,
Sharon Perrine and twelve (12) interested parties.
Bob Burkhart opened the meeting by
introducing the Board members. Audrey Malavite read the legal ad that appeared in The Press News
October 12, 2006.
APPEAL #328
Mr. Burkhart asked if a
representative was present. Mr. Ted
Fetters said that he would represent the baseball association, as well as Thom Krupar would be representing the baseball association, as
well as the Miller family, who was providing the property for the ball fields.
Mr. Fetters was sworn in and
explained the association’s proposal for the construction of two (2) fields, at
the present time, and the locations of those fields. He also said that Mr. Krupar
was representing the Miller family and was involved in the association. He went on to explain that parking would be
on the property and no parking would be on
Mr. Krupar,
representing the Miller family, as well as being a part of the association,
explained further details of the parking area and the ingress and egress road
and where it was located on the property.
Several of the residents of Stinewood Drive, Mr. & Mrs. Murphy, Lloyd D. Milton and
Cris Henrix expressed their
opposition to the ball fields, stating their concerns that many of the small
children in the area play in the streets and with the road being so narrow and
the increased amount of traffic, their children would be at risk.
Mr. Fetters and Mr. Krupar stated they would be willing to install signs warning
of children at play, as well as, entrance and exit routes for the traffic and
plant foliage to block balls from leaving the propertyand
creating hazards for local property owners.
Johnny Miller and his family
expressed their approval of such a facility in the Township, stating that
Canton South Baseball Association is a good organization that maintains their
facilities and does a lot of good things for the children in the community. Also in the fifty or so odd years he has
worked with the group he has never had to clean up after them, nor has there been disciplinary problems at his field on
Audrey Malavite
made a motion to approve the Conditional Use Certificate with guidelines of
Section Four, Title I (C), (2) and the conditional proper signage and adequate
foliage be installed. (Private or publicly operated picnic areas,
playgrounds, parks, swimming facilities, golf courses, tennis clubs, country
clubs, riding academies and fishing facilities and/or uses, subject to
subsections (1), (2), (3), (5), (10), (12, (13), (14), (15), (17), (32), (44)
and (52).) Seconded
by Jerry Eibel.
VOTE: Nancy
Snyder, in favor of granting Conditional Use Certificate.
Audrey Malavite,
in favor of granting Conditional Use Certificate.
Bob Burkhart, in favor of granting
Conditional Use Certificate.
Louis Grooms, in favor of granting Conditional Use Certificate.
Jerry Eibel,
in favor of granting Conditional Use Certificate.
Vote was unanimous to
grant recreational Conditional Use Certificate.
OTHER BUSINESS;
Charles Hall,
requested to address the Board concerning the processes being implemented with
Countywide Landfill and the odor problem.
He explained that the jurisdiction was in the hands of the EPA and the
Health Departments and until they have completed their investigations and made
their suggestions, the Trustees would be wasting money and time to hire the
experts needed at this time. The Board
of Appeals cannot act on anything until the Landfill has actually broken a
zoning regulation.
Mr. Hall went into great detail of
the processes and as soon as actions and/or decisions have been taken by the
EPA and/or the Health Departments, then the Trustees may have an option to act,
but until that time it would be waste of time and taxpayer money to file suit against
the Landfill.
Louis Grooms made a motion to
adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Seconded by Nancy Snyder.
The Meeting was adjourned.