[1. Call to order and roll call]
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HEAR ME NOW? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
AND I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE ROLL CALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. BRANDT HERE. YES, MR. HORN HERE. OKAY. AND, I'D LIKE TO, WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. NO.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. 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. OKAY. AND, IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AND THERE'S TWO ON THE LIST HERE, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND WE'LL HAVE, LAURA SWEARING OR NOT SWEARING, BUT, TAKE YOUR OATH. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT, AND THAT YOU'RE TESTIFYING OF YOUR
[3. Approve the minutes from the June 24 meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals]
OWN FREE WILL? THANK YOU. GREAT, NEXT, ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 24TH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. SO MOVE, MR. BRANDT. YES, CHAIR. YES, MR. HAHN? YES. OKAY, THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR THE APPEAL OF NICHOLAS, LOW. PAUSINI. OKAY[4. Hear the appeal of Nicholas LoPrinzi, Fischer Homes representing the home buyer at 6130 Sweet Basil Lane, (Parcel #040-017793) for a variance to Section 1135.10-1 (a): To exceed the 900sf maximum for an attached garage by 15sf, for a total garage area of 915sf. ]
LOW. PAUSINI, FISHER HOMES REPRESENTED THE BUYER AT 6130. SWEET BASIL LANE, PARCEL NUMBER 040. DASH 017793 FOR VARIANCE TO SECTION 1130 5.1 0IA TO EXCEED THE 900 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM. FOR AN ATTACHED GARAGE BY 15FT, FOR A TOTAL GARAGE AREA OF 915FT■!S, WHICH IS LIKE TO, PRESENT YOUR APPEAL, PLEASE. YOU CAN. YEAH, YOU CAN, YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM THERE. YEAH. YOU GOT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD. SO IT'S 15FTS OVER. CODE, SO IT'S KIND OF MORE STANDARD TO HAVE THESE BIGGER GARAGES. NOT NECESSARILY THE GARAGES FACING THE STREET. WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE CODE IS THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A FULL GARAGE FACING HOUSE. THERE'S NOT SIX GARAGE DOORS AND THEN ONE FRONT DOOR. AND IT'S NOT VERY APPEALING TO THE HOME OWNERS. AND SO THIS ONE IS A TWO CAR SIDE GARAGE. AND THEN IT'S GOT SOME BONUS SPACE CALLED AN INTEGRATED GARAGE. SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S A THREE CAR GARAGE IN THERE. BUT REALLY IT'S GOT TWO DOORS ON THE SIDE. THEY'RE NOT STREET FACING AND THEN IT'S GOT A CARRIAGE GARAGE, THIRD CAR KIND OF ATTACHED ON THE ON THE SIDE ON THAT FAR RIGHT, THE 277 SQUARE FOOT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A VARIANCE OF THIS 15 SQUARE FOOT FOR THIS SPECIFIC FLOOR PLAN. MR. HAHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO, I WANT TO ASK LAURA. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT FROM ANY OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, I TAKE IT. NO, SIR. WE HAVE NOT. OKAY. AND I HAVE A QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY OF THE GARAGES THAT ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THEIR EXCEEDED THE 15 SQUARE FOOT, 900, 900FT■!S BY MORE THAN 15 OR MORE? NOT THAT I KNOW OF, THIS IS A NEW FLOOR PLAN, BRAND NEW TO US. SO THAT'S THE REASON WE THINK IT WAS CAUGHT. MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, MAN, WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, AND I KIND OF LOOKED INTO IT A LITTLE BIT AND WE DIDN'T. I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.I DIDN'T GO HOUSE BY HOUSE, BUT THE FLOOR PLANS THAT I THOUGHT HAD BIGGER GARAGES WERE UNDER 900 SQUARE FOOT. THIS IS JUST A NEW FLOOR PLAN FOR US. IS YOUR COMPANY THE DEVELOPER OF THE ENTIRE COMPLEX, OR DO YOU JUST DO INDIVIDUAL HOMES WITHIN IT, SO, GRANDE COMMUNITIES IS THE DEVELOPER OF FARMSTEAD, THIS COMPLEX, AND THEY ARE UNDERNEATH THE UMBRELLA OF FISHER HOMES.
OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I NEED. OKAY, OKAY. THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I CAN MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE APPEAL OF, NICHOLAS LOPRINZI FISHER HOMES, REPRESENTING THE
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HOME BUYER AT 6130 SWEET BASIL LANE, PARCEL NUMBER 040017793. FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 1130 5.1 0IA TO EXCEED THE 900 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM FOR AN ATTACHED GARAGE BY 15FT■!S, FOR A TOTAL GARAGE AREA OF 915FT■!S. WE HAVA SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. BRANDT? YES, CHAIR. YES. MR. HORN? YES.OKAY. YOUR VARIANCE HAS BEEN GRANTED, THERE'S A THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT, THE CITY COUNCIL COULD REVERSE OUR DECISION. HAPPENS VERY, VERY INFREQUENTLY. SO THERE'S. I WOULD RECOMMEND A 21 DAY WAITING PERIOD. AND I ASSUME THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE STARTING WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. OKAY. YEP. GREAT. AND I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. IS THERE A PROCESS OR SOMETHING. SO BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW FLOOR PLAN AND WE STILL HAVE MORE LOTS AVAILABLE IF SOMEBODY DOES CHOOSE THIS FLOOR PLAN AND OPTS TO ADD THAT THIRD CAR GARAGE, IT WOULD BE THE SAME THING WHERE WE'D RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S ABOUT A 2 TO 3 MONTH DELAY IN THE BUILD PROCESS WITH THIS ORDEAL, WHICH IS TOTALLY FAIR, IS THERE A WAY WE COULD DO SOME KIND OF BLANKET VARIANCE, OR DO I NEED TO APPLY FOR SOMETHING? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MINIMIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE JUST FOR THIS SPECIFIC FLOOR PLAN, IN THE CASE THAT THEY OPT TO GET THAT EXTRA GARAGE, WE'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MR. BOZZO ABOUT THAT. YES. YEAH.
BASIS I WOULD THINK ONE THING YOU COULD DO IS, APPROACH THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK THEM TO AMEND, FOR CERTAIN SIZE HOUSES TO HAVE A LARGER SIZE GARAGE THAN 900FT■!S. THEN IF THEY DO THAT, IT WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE APPEALS. BE GREA. YEAH. AND THIS IS A CONTINUAL VARIANCE REQUEST THAT WE, WE GET OH IS IT EVERY MONTH. YEAH. WE HANDLE A LOT. YEAH. AND THIS THIS WAS A, PART OF THE CODE THAT WAS PASSED A LONG TIME AGO WHEN GROVE CITY DIDN'T WANT, THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOUSE WITH A SURE BIG, BIG LOT THAT WAS MORE DOING BODY WORK OR WHATEVER. SO IT'S ANTIQUATED. SURE. AND SO YOU SAY APPROACH THE COUNCIL. HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT DOING THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING I CAN EMAIL YOU SEPARATELY AND WE CAN TALK. YEAH I CAN GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON HOW TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND THEN JUST SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS THEY WOULD GO FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT BECAUSE FARM STAND IS APPROVED UNDER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT. OKAY, OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH WHAT I THINK YOU WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO DO IS TO LOOK AT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THE HOUSE AND THEN SAY THAT THEY WOULD SET THE SQUARE FOOTAGE BETWEEN A CERTAIN FIGURE, TO ANOTHER FIGURE FOR THAT SIZE OF HOUSE, AND THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD EVEN DO IT FOR 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT SIZES, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM THE PINNACLE. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THOSE HOUSES COMPARE WITH WHERE YOU'RE SIMILAR DOING IT, WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS NEW FLOOR PLAN? I BELIEVE THIS ONE'S RIGHT AROUND 3000 SQUARE FOOT, GIVE OR TAKE A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, AND MOSTLY THE ONES IN THE PINNACLE ARE 3600 PER SQUARE. YEAH, BUT, SEE, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A PRACTICAL WAY OF DEALING IT AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR, PEOPLE DOING CONSTRUCTION. YEAH. FOR THE, FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION. I AGREE A REASONABLE PROPORTION RATIO. YES. YEAH PERFECT. THANK YOU SO
[5. Hear the appeal of Gregory Drenovas. Auto Doctors, LLC at 4125 Franklin St. (Parcel #040-001095) representing Gary Curry, property owner at 3515 Grove City Rd. (Parcel #040-000098) for a variance to Section 1145.19 to install an off-premise wall sign. ]
MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR THE APPEAL OF, GREGORY TRAVIS. DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH DRNOVICE. YEAH. THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY DARN CLOSE. OKAY AUTO DOCTORS, LLC AT 4125 FRANKLIN STREET. PARCEL. NUMBER 040-001095, REPRESENTING GARY CURRY, PROPERTY OWNER AT 3515 GROSS CITY ROAD. PARCEL NUMBER. 040-000095 FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 1145 .19 TO INSTALL AN OFF PREMISE, THE PREMISES WALL SIGN, YEAH. I MEAN, HOPEFULLY WHAT I TURNED IN IS, EXPLANATORY A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S A PERFECT PICTURE, WE'RE ALMOST 600FT BACK. I BELIEVE, FROM, THE POINT OF ENTRY THERE. GROVE CITY ROAD. SO, I JUST FEEL REGARDLESS OF HOW BIG A SIGN EVEN COULD BE BACK THERE, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, AS VISIBLE, HAVE MUCH VISIBILITY. AND CONVERSELY, IF WE HAD JUST WILD COLORS, IF WE, IF WE HAD A BIG SIGN UP AT THE ROAD, I STILL THINK THERE NEED TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BACK TO AT LEAST GET GET SOMEBODY THERE. SO HOPEFULLY, GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND OUR, UNIT, IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK OUT. OKAY, GREAT. LAURA, HAVE WE CONTACTED THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND HAVE WE GOT[00:10:07]
ANY RESPONSES? YES. WE DID, CONTACT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. AND JUST THIS EVENING BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, SHIZUE. THAT'S S H E Z O U GOMIA. I THINK IT'S G O M E A FROM 4111 FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN STREET. STOP BY. HE DID NOT WANT TO STAY, BUT HE THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE HE RECEIVED A LETTER, AND SO I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT THE VARIANCE WAS ABOUT, AND HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE, TRAFFIC BEING ROUTED, NEXT TO BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND, 35, 15. SO HE LIVES, HE BACKS UP TO THE ALLEY, FRANKLIN STREET ALLEY, AND HE SAID HE'S NOTICED SOME INCREASE IN TRAFFIC SINCE THE BUSINESS OPENED. AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT ■THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN, FOR THE MOST PART, VACANT FOR MANY YEARS, SINCE 3 A.M. AND I CAN REMEMBER AND YEAH, IT'S PART OF THE 2050 PLAN WHERE WE WANT TO REVITALIZE THAT AREA OF TOWN. AND SO CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE YOUR SPECIAL USE PERMIT. YOU PAINTED THE BUILDING, YOU'VE PROVIDED A LANDSCAPING. THE LANDLORD IS NOW IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT. YEAH, PUTTING DOWN NEW CONCRETE, NEW ASPHALT AND SO THAT'S NEXT MONDAY. YEAH. SO NICE. YEAH THAT WAS COMING. AND HE WAS GOOD WITH THAT AND SAID HE JUST NEEDED TO KNOW. AND HE LEFT. OKAY, GREAT.I HAVE ONE QUESTION OF LAURA. I TAKE IT THAT, THE SIGN IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING AS FAR AS WHAT WE WOULD AUTHORIZE AS THE SIZE OF THE SIGN. YES. IT'S ONLY 24FT■!S IN AREA. OKAY, THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION WAS BECAUSE WE HAD AN OFF PROPERTY SIGN BEFORE FOR THE HOSPITAL FACILITY UP ON, STRINGTOWN. RIGHT? YEAH, BUT IT WAS. IT WAS. OH, AND THAT WAS THEY WANTED A MUCH BIGGER THAN WE ALL, MUCH BIGGER SIGN. AND IT WAS LIGHTED. SO THERE WAS. SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, FOR MY OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHETHER IT WAS. YEAH. MR. HAHN, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT AS, AS THE PERMIT SAYS, JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR ELECTRIC PERMIT. AND THEY LIKE SEEING A PRE INSTALL. YES, I KNOW WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
BEEN IN CONTACT, THE CONTRACTOR IS TALKING TO WHOEVER JUSTIN IS. SO WE'RE ALL SET UP AS SOON AS THAT'S READY TO GO IN. YEP. AND WE TRY TO SEE THE UL LISTING ON THE SIGNS BEFORE IT'S PUT UP.
YEP, YEP. THEY'RE VERY VISIBLE. YEP. JUST THEIR THEIR LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE HERE. YES.
EXACTLY. NO I UNDERSTAND THAT WAY. YOU CAN'T JUST BUILD SOME RINKY DINK BOX AND CALL IT A SIGN. EXACTLY I GET IT. WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE THE AUTO DOCTORS DO, WE'RE FULL SERVICE AUTO REPAIR, SO WE DO EVERYTHING FROM BRAKES, SUSPENSION, STEERING BELTS, HOSES, FLUIDS, ALL THAT, PERSONALLY, I DO A LOT OF ELECTRIC KIND OF STUFF, SO ALL THESE CARS ARE SO, COMPUTER ORIENTED THESE DAYS. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO BE A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER SOMETIMES TO GET THROUGH IT. WE DO ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, SO. OKAY, NO BODY WORK, NO TRANSMISSION REBUILDS, NONE OF NONE OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. OKAY. WELL, OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE APPEAL OF, GREGORY, DRIVER'S, AUTO DOCTORS, LLC AT 4125 FRANKLIN STREET, PARCEL 040-001095, REPRESENTING A GARY CURRY PROPERTY OWNER AT 3515 GROSS CITY ROAD. PARCEL NUMBER 040-00098 FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 1140 5-19 TO INSTALL AN OFF PREMISES WALL SIGN, DO I SECOND SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. I'M SORRY. THE SECOND WAS FOR MR. BRANDT. SECOND.
BRANT. YES MR. BRANDT. YES CHAIR. HELLINGA. YES. MR. HORN? YES. OKAY GREAT. YOUR VARIANCE HAS BEEN GRANTED. AND AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN ALWAYS REVERSE THE DECISION WITHIN 21 DAYS. BUT UNDERSTOOD. STILL A 21 DAY PERIOD. IS THAT ALL? YEAH. OKAY I GOTTA HAVE THAT SIGNED PANEL MADE ANYWAY, SO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANKS.
THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS WE KNOW? AND, THE NEXT MEETING IS THE 29TH.
CORRECT AND WE HAVE ONE CASE SO FAR. SO, I HOPE YOU'LL PLAN TO BE HERE. AND I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE IN TOWN. OKAY, SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW. WEDNESDAY IS THE DEADLINE, SO WE COULD GET MORE, BUT OKAY. WE HAVE ONE. OKAY. GREAT OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER, ISSUES, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CHEESE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.