HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes-12/07/2001 (2) City of Tiffin
Planning and Zoning Commission
Wednesday, December 7, 2001
6:30 p.m. Tiffin Fire Station
Call to Order
Minutes
Old Business—Application not received from Mick McGrew
New Business
Building Request for Tower—US Cellular
Other Building Requests
Comprehensive Plan Work
Adjournment
Tiffm Planning and Zoning Commission December 5,
2001
A regular meeting of the Tiffin Planning and Zoning Commission was brought to order
by Member Melvin Reeve, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at the Tiffm Fire
Station. Members present: Melvin Reeve, Tina Walls, and Dave Shaffer. Arriving 6:40
p.m Terry Richardson. Absent: Steve Berner. Also present: Mayor Glenn R. Potter,
Jim Bartels, Karin Dils and Mike Ryan.
No application has been received from Mick McGrew at this date. McGrew continues to
work on planning in the area west of his home located on East Marengo Road. No one
was present to report on update. No action.
David Reardon of Williamsburg came to visit with the members regarding his proposal to
work in a house on Sewell Street to include himself and approximately six employees in
a phone and car damage claim. Phone claims are received and claim adjusters go out to
damaged cars. No customers or clients come to the premises. Mr. Reardon would like a
conditional permit to run this business in a non-commercial area to save taxes. Mr.
Reardon would expect that the conditional permit would become invalid at the time that
his use of the property in this manner was extinguished,and at that time the zone would .
once again require residential use. Mr. Reardon would expect no problem, with the
possibility of perhaps on occasion the location for parking seven cars. Mr. Reardon does
not approve of on street parking and would probably search for parking space on property
located on the south side of the street in the future. Much of the time Mr. Reardon would
not expect that all seven cars would be at the business. On occasion Mr. Reardon
indicated that employees might be forced by weather to stay over and not drive home.
The Planning and Zoning will ask the city attorney to study a draft ordinance providing
this kind of condition use. Planning and Zoning will place on next agenda for further
consideration.
The City Council has approved a ground lease with US Cellular for a fee of$600/month
beginning when construction of the communication tower begins. The proposed tower is
planned to be at least 10 feet taller than the current water tower. US Cellular has agreed
to pay costs of removing the old water standpipe in this location. The planned tower does
not follow all sections of the city ordinance.
Motion Walls, second Shafer to note that the US Cellular tower proposed for location
near the city water tower will require exception to city ordinance,that the Planning and
Zoning cannot favorably comment on tower for this reason and that the request for
communication tower be passed to the Tiffin Board of Adjustment for review and
consideration. Ayes: Shaffer, Walls, Richardson, and Reeve. Nays: None. Absent:
Berner. Motion carried.
Members reviewed comprehensive mapping and planned zones as they have been
considered to this date. Additional recommendations were provided to the plan and will
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be continued in the next meeting. Karin Walls indicated that contact has been made with
IDOT regarding the need for planning for Ireland Avenue north from I-80 and for Hwy
#6 from Ireland Avenue east back to I-380. Members considered if Coralville may use
state, county, school and Coralville money to move their blight area from the Iowa River
area to the Clear Creek area. Starting a new blight plan may include upgrade of Hwy#6
from the Mall out to I-380. Should this blight area be started in Coralville along Hwy#6
near the Clear Creek, it will redouble the need for Tiffm to plan improvement of Hwy#6
to connect to these upgraded roads in Coralville east of I-380. Members agreed that all
arterial roads for Tiffm should be considered looking 20 and 50 years into the future.
JCCOG has heard about work of the Tiffm P&Z, and members expressed interest in
obtaining additional help in these plans from either JCCOG or ECICOG as study work
becomes more complete. Members agreed that their additional help will most likely be
desired.
Member Tina Walls has submitted letter of resignation from the Planning and Zoning
Commission. Tina said she will retain her seat long enough for the city to locate a
replacement. Dave Shaffer has been elected to the City Council effective 1/1/01. Sandy
Huedepohl may be able to return to P&Z seat.
Motion Walls, second Shafer to adjourn. Motion carried. 6:45 p.m.
Melvin Reeve, Chair Margaret B. Reihman, City
Clerk
Planning and Zoning Commission