PIKE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES                                                          SPECIAL HEARING

May 12, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.

7134 East Sparta Ave. S.E.

 

Trustee President, Douglas Baum opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m.  Carol Barto read the legal ad that was published in The Press News, May 1, 2008.  Attorney, Charles Hall instructed the Trustees that any action they take different than the Zoning Commission, whether to accept, deny or modify the applications would require a unanimous vote of the Trustees.

 

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS - 5466 Cleveland Ave. S. Zone Change from R-1 to B-2 Commercial.  Even though Eunice Carpenter, applicant, had withdrawn her application for rezoning, the Board felt it needed to act upon the application.  Lee Strad made a motion to accept the Zoning Commission’s recommendation of denial.  Seconded by Don Charnetzky.

 

VOTE:           Don Charnetzky, yes

                        Lee Strad, yes

                        Douglas Baum, yes

 

Vote was unanimous to deny the zone change.  Zone change was denied.

 

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS - 6831   Cleveland Ave. S., Zone Change from R-1 Residential to B-2 Commercial.  Zoning Commission’s recommendation of denial. 

 

Harriet Beabout, representative of the Deel family stated that septic had been approved by Stark County Health Dept. for commercial use of this property and that was the reason the Zoning Commission had denied the zone change.

 

Richard Hamilton of “All Construction” stated that he had planned to buy the property and construction a 50’ x 100’ building to house his construction equipment in the lower level and have a bulk food store in the top level, facing Cleveland Avenue.

 

Anita Tripp, who resides at 6844 Cleveland Avenue, across Cleveland Avenue from the property stated that, now when she looks out her window she sees a residential property and if that changed, her view would greatly affect the value of her property. 

 

Mr. Hamilton stated that, for now, he only planned to have two full time employees for the cabinet making part and the bulk food store was only an idea he had for the upper level, and he had no immediate plans.

 

Richard Mahoney of 6821 E. Sparta Ave. S.E. voiced his disapproval of another commercial property in front of his property and his concerns if Mr. Hamilton, in the future, would sell the property. 

 

After the Trustees discussion, Lee Strad made a motion to accept the Zoning Commission’s recommendation for denial.    Seconded by Don Charnetzky.

 

VOTE:           Don Charnetzky, no

                        Lee Strad, yes

                        Douglas Baum, yes

 

The vote was two to one to deny the zone change.  Zone change denied.

 

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS:  Test Change to add surface and strip mining, as a conditional use, to B-1 and B-2 Commercial Districts.  Applicant, Wayne Wood.

 

Attorney Charles Hall, again reminded the Board that the business at hand was a text change, and that he had previously recommended the change to the Zoning Commission, when they were considering the Zone Change for the City of Canton property.  

 

Attorney Rex Miller represented Mr. Wood and again reminded the Board that a text change was applicable for the Commercial District and that most other Townships allowed strip or surface mining in Commercial Districts and that the Trustees should not treat this application as “a popularity contest”.

 

Numerous Ferndale Allotment residents, as well as East Sparta Village Mayor and residents spoke in opposition to the text change, stating that they just did not want mining on the Wood property.  Only one person, Anita Tripp commented that she presently lived with 100 feet of a sand & gravel mining operation and there were not adverse affects.  She also stated that the Sandy Valley Park parking lot was creating more dust that the mining did near her home.

 

Attorney Miller again stated that the comments presented were not applicable to the text change and the change would be fair to all of the township residents.  Attorney Hall, representing the Township stated that, based on the comments, he would recommend that the Trustees consider allowing the mining, with more stringent regulations.

 

Trustee, Charnetzky commented that thirteen or the seventeen townships in Stark County permitted mining in a Commercial district.  Lee Strad made a motion to accept the Zoning Commission’s recommendation to deny the text change.  Seconded by Don Charnetzky.

 

Vote:              Don Charnetzky, yes

                        Lee Strad, yes

                        Doug Baum, no

 

The vote was two to one to accept the Zoning Commission recommendation.  The text change was denied.

 

Lee Strad made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Seconded by Don Charnetzky.  Mr. Baum adjourned the meeting at 8:52 p.m.

 

Minutes read and approved:

 

                                                                                                                                   

            Don Charnetzy                                                 (date)

 

                                                                                                                                   

            Lee Strad                                                                     (date)

 

                                                                                                                                   

            Douglas Baum                                                             (date)