BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

May 9, 2007 - 7:00 p.m.

7134 East Sparta Ave. S.E., E. Sparta, OH

 

Board members present were:  Nancy Snyder, Audrey Malavite, Louis Grooms, Bob Miller and Jerry Eibel, presiding.   Also present were Alternate, Barbara Harding, Zoning Inspector, Sharon Perrine, Zoning Recording Secretary, Carol Barto and six interested persons:  Robert & Ruth May, Kevin Davis, Wayne & Frances Kiser and Florence Mallott.

 

Mr. Eibel opened the meeting asking Mrs. Malavite to read the ad as published in The Press News, April 19, 2007.

 

APPEAL #330

 

Frances Kiser (POA) for Ines A. Yockey owner of property located at East Sparta Ave.  S.E., Magnolia, Ohio in the NW Qtr. Sec. #14 of Pike Township, is  requesting a thirty-three (33) foot frontage variance on 14.3 acres, in two parcels, which does not meet the minimum one hundred (100) foot frontage requirements of the Pike Township Zoning Resolution.

 

Mr. Eibel asked if Mrs. Yockey or a representative was present.  Frances Kiser stated she was representing her mother, Mrs. Yockey, and had a power of attorney to act in her behalf.  Mrs. Kiser said they had auctioned the property, on the condition a variance would be granted for a frontage difference.   Two separate individuals had purchased the two parcels.  The larger parcel (11 acres) was purchased by an adjacent property owner, and they just needed a variance for the smaller parcel (2.99 acres) that currently had only a 67 foot frontage onto East Sparta Avenue. 

 

Sharon Perrine, Zoning Inspector addressed the Board and stated that she had talked to Reva Butera, in Stark County Regional Planning, who researched the property and found that the parcels had been in existence since the 1940’s.  Mrs. Butera recommended that the variance be granted by the Board, because it could be deemed non-conforming by the Court System.

 

After open discussion by the public, the Board deliberated.  Louis Grooms made a motion to grant a thirty-three foot (33’) frontage variance for Parcel #4800489 (2.99) acres.  Nancy Snyder seconded the motion.

 

VOTE:                                   Nancy Snyder, in favor of frontage variance.

 

                                                Audrey Malavite, in favor of frontage variance.

 

                                                Louis Grooms, in favor of frontage variance.

 

                                                Bob Miller, in favor of frontage variance.

 

                                                Jerry Eibel, in favor of frontage variance.

 

Vote  was unanimous to grant a thirty-three foot (33’) frontage variance for Parcel #4800489.

 

OTHER ZONING BUSINESS

 

Sharon Perrine asked that the Board members, who could, attend a meeting at the Township Hall on Monday May 14th at 8:30 a.m. to meet with a geologist regarding affects, if any, a lake on the Canton City property would have for neighboring water wells.

 

Audrey Malavite made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Nancy Snyder seconded the motion.  Mr. Eibel adjourned the meeting at 7:33 p.m.