HomeMy Public PortalAbout1/14/2003City of Greencastle
City Hall
One North Locust Street
P.O. Box 607
Greencastle, Indiana 46135
Pamela S. Jones
Clerk- Treasurer
GREENCASTLE COMMON COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL
The Greencastle Common Council met in Regular Session Tuesday, January 14, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
at City Hall. Mayor Michael called the meeting to Order at 7:00 p.m. On the Roll Call, the
following were found to be present: Councilor Roach, Councilor Hammer, Councilor Sedlack,
Councilor Liechty and Councilor Rokicki.
The first item in Organizational Matters is to elect the Council President. Mayor Michael
opened the floor for Council President nominations. Councilor Rokicki nominated Councilor
Sedlack, seconded by Councilor Roach. Councilor Sedlack nominated Councilor Liechty.
Councilor Liechty declined the nomination. Motion to close nominations and elect Councilor
Sedlack as Council President was made by Councilor Rokicki, seconded by Councilor Hammer.
Vote was unanimous.
The next item was to set the date, time and place of meetings. Mayor Michael stated she feel the
second Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall seems to be working out and asked for suggestions.
Councilor Hammer suggested having two scheduled meetings per month. Councilor Roach
suggested looking at it month by month. By consensus the Council accepted the date, time and
meeting place as the second Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
Council Assignments to various Board and Commissions as follows:
Plan Commission Councilor Hammer
Park Board
Cable Access
Putnam County Foundation
Mainstreet Greencastle
Chamber of Commerce
Greencastle/Putnam County
Development Center
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Tree Board
Councilor Roach
Councilor Sedlack
Councilor Rokicki
Councilor Liechty
Councilor Sedlack
Councilor Liechty
Mayor Michael
Councilor Roach
Motion to accept the above appointments was made by Councilor Roach, seconded by Councilor
Liechty. Vote was unanimous.
Motion to reappoint Jim Ruark and Steve Gauley to the Redevelopment Commission was made
by Councilor Rokicki, seconded by Councilor Hammer. Vote was unanimous.
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F i r e
P o l i c e
S t r e e t
P a r k
C e m e t e r y
W a t e r
W a s t e w a t e r
C o u n c i l o r R o k i c k i
C o u n c i l o r H a m m e r
C o u n c i l o r S e d l a c k
C o u n c i l o r R o a c h
C o u n c i l o r L i e c h t y
C o u n c i l o r L i e c h t y
C o u n c i l o r S e d l a c k
T h e r e w e r e n o P u b l i c P e t i t i o n s o r C o m m e n t s .
M a y o r M i c h a e l n o t e d t h a t P o l i c e C h i e f H e n d r i c h , A c t i n g A s s i s t a n t C h i e f T o m S u t h e r l i n ,
C i t y P l a n n e r L i s a V o n T r e s s a n d B u i l d i n g C o m m i s s i o n e r A r t h u r a r e a l l a b s e n t .
C o u n c i l o r R o a c h t h a n k e d S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r M i l e s a n d S t r e e t D e p a r t m e n t e m p l o y e e s
f o r w o r k i n g C h r i s t m a s E v e a n d C h r i s t m a s D a y c l e a n i n g s t r e e t s w h e n t h e y w o u l d h a v e r a t h e r
b e e n a t h o m e w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s .
C o u n c i l o r S e d l a c k a s k e d S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r M i l e s i f h i s d e p a r t m e n t i s c h e c k i n g i n t o t o
t a l l e r p o l e s f o r s t r e e t b l a d e s . C o u n c i l o r S e d l a c k s t a t e d t h e o n e s b y h i s h o u s e o n A r l i n g t o n a n d
A n d e r s o n a r e c o n s t a n t l y d i s a p p e a r i n g . C o m m i s s i o n e r M i l e s s t a t e d t h e y a r e l o o k i n g a t t a l l e r ,
s q u a r e p o l e s .
W a s t e w a t e r T r e a t m e n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t M i k e N e e s e s t a t e d 2 9 a r e a s o f i n f i l i t r a t i o n w a s
f o u n d d u r i n g s m o k e t e s t i n g t o d a y i n t h e d o w n t o w n a r e a a n d s o u t h o f t h e s q u a r e . T h i s i s p a r t o f
t h e o n g o i n g I & I R e d u c t i o n P l a n .
A t t o r n e y R o b e r t s o n s t a t e d t h e b o n d i n g c o m p a n y f o r A y m i r C o n s t r u c t i o n i s m o v i n g a l o n g
o n p a y i n g s u b c o n t r a c t o r s . N o t a l l h a v e b e e n p a i d b u t t h e y a r e i n t h e p r o c e s s .
A t t o r n e y R o b e r t s o n r e p o r t e d t h a t t w o o f t h e w e l l f i e l d p r o p e r t i e s a r e p u r c h a s e d , t h e t h i r d h a d t o
h a v e a f e w c h a n g e s i n t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e C i t y h a s h i r e d D a r r e l l F e l l i n g t o a c q u i r e t h e p r o p e r t y
n e e d e d f o r t h e w e l l f i e l d f r o m t h e J a c k T o r r F a r m b y c o n d e m n a t i o n .
M o t i o n t o a p p r o v e m i n u t e s f r o m D e c e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 0 2 , E x e c u t i v e S e s s i o n w a s m a d e b y C o u n c i l o r
H a m m e r , s e c o n d e d b y C o u n c i l o r S e d l a c k . V o t e w a s u n a n i m o u s .
M o t i o n t o a p p r o v e C i t y c l a i m s w a s m a d e b y C o u n c i l o r H a m m e r , s e c o n d e d b y C o u n c i l o r L i e c h t y .
V o t e w a s u n a n i m o u s .
P u t n a m C o u n t y L i b r a r y D i r e c t o r A l i c e G r e e n b u r g w a s p r e s e n t t o d i s c u s s a l e t t e r s u b m i t t e d
r e q u e s t i n g t h e L i b r a r y ' s p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e C i t y ' s h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e . M r s . G r e e n b u r g e x p l a i n e d
t h e r e a r e 1 1 e m p l o y e e s a t t h e L i b r a r y , b u t o n l y t h r e e a r e i n t e r e s t e d - t h e o t h e r s a r e c o v e r e d b y
s p o u s e i n s u r a n c e . I n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s r e q u i r e 5 0 % p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d t h e y d o n o t h a v e t h a t . I t
w a s d e c i d e d t h a t m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n w a s n e e d e d a n d t h i s w i l l b e l o o k e d i n t o f u r t h e r .
A l e t t e r t o E n g i n e e r M o r r o w i n s u p p o r t o f t h e I D F A B r o w n f i e l d S i t e A s s e s s m e n t G r a n t w a s
a p p r o v e d o n a m o t i o n b y C o u n c i l o r H a m m e r , s e c o n d e d b y C o u n c i l o r R o k i c k i . V o t e w a s
u n a n i m o u s .
A letter from the Park Board requesting a $20,000.00 Additional Appropriation at the February
meeting for land acquisition was presented for information only. Council consensus to move
forward.
Resolution 2003 -1, A Resolution Appropriating Grant Monies for Operation Pull Over was read
by Mayor Michael. Motion to approve made by Councilor Roach, seconded by Councilor
Rokicki. Vote was unanimous.
Resolution 2003 -2, A Resolution Authorizing Additional Appropriation, was read by Mayor
Michael. Councilor Hammer asked if the $40,000.00 includes hardware. CT Jones stated it
includes the hardware for the City. Motion to approve made by Councilor Hammer, seconded
by Councilor Rokicki. Vote was unanimous.
Ordinance 2003 -1, An Ordinance Adopting the City of Greencastle, Indiana, Zoning Ordinance,
first reading, and Ordinance 2003 -2, An Ordinance Adopting the City of Greencastle, Indiana,
Sub Division Control Ordinance, first reading, were discussed together. Jeff Bergman, Ratio
Architects, handed out memos dated December 3, 2002 and December 19, 2002 addressing
changes for the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Control Ordinance that were made at the
TZ Public Hearing and the Zoning Board Meeting. Said memos are attached to and made a part
of these minutes.
Motion to waive reading and adopt Ordinance 2003 -1, first reading, was made by Councilor
Rokicki, seconded by Councilor Hammer. Vote was unanimous.
® Motion to waive reading and adopt Ordinance 2003 -2, first reading, was made by Councilor
Rokicki, seconded by Councilor Roach. Vote was unanimous.
Engineer Morrow reminded Council there is a Special Session set for February 3, 2003, 7:00
p.m. at City Hall for discussion of capital projects that will include Indianapolis Road. This
meeting will be ajoint session of Council, Board of Works, CACFID and the Redevelopment
Commission,
Councilor Hammer stated he has received a letter complaining about smoking in City Hall.
Councilor Hammer stated he feels all City buildings should be non - smoking. Councilor Roach
stated that each building needs to be evaluated individually. It was agreed this will be discussed
at a later meeting.
Motion to adjourn made by Councilor Sedlack at 8:55 p.m., seconded by Councilor Rokicki.
Vote was unanimous.
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Pamela S. Jones, Clerk -T ea rer
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• From: Jeff Bergman, AICP
ARCHITECTS Date: December 19, 2002
kchileclure Subject: Plan Commission's Proposed Ordinance Modifications
Interior Design
landscape NcNlea nne
Based on the actions taken by the Greencastle Plan Commnission at their December II, 2002
Preservation meeting to adopt the proposed zoning and subdivision control ordinances I am making a note of the
DrhanManning following modifications that will be made to the documents and /or zoning map. The actions taken
by the Commission forwarded the ordinances to the City Council with a favorable recommendation
subject to these changes being made. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Zo ing Ordinance
An asphalt plant will be added to the use list and indicated as a special exception in the LI and GI
zoning districts.
ivision Control Ordinance:
odifications will be made to all portions of the document addressing the location of private
utilities consistent with the request of Cinergy (which will place them in the front, rather than rear
yards).
• Zoning Map:
4 The property generally located south of Martinsville Street and east of Bloomington Street
will be changed from SD2 to GB1 between Bloomington Street and the nearest east -west
str et.
The property immediately to the southwest of #1 above will also be changed from SD2 to
G 1.
A total of 5 lots located on the north side of Indianapolis Road at Kentwood Street (with 2
lots on the west side of Kentwood and 3 lots on the east side of Kentwood) will be changed
from SDl to GB 1. An additional 6 lots to the north of these lots will be changed from SDI
�t SD2.
¢ The Wal -Mart Distribution Center property will be changed from LI to GI.
The area of Ottawa Park along the Bloomington Street frontage where manufactured home
sales are occurring will be changed from GB 1 to GB2.
area at the southeast corner of Jackson Street and Veterans Highway will be changed
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Suite 100 7 Areas along County Road 50N and 300S will be changed from AG to A/R in areas where
107 S. Pennsylvania St. homes are present.
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ARCHITECTS Date:
December 3, 2002
Architecture Subject:
Ordinance Final Revisions
InteriorDesign
landscape Architecture
As we discussed, I have created a summary of the changes made to the proposed Greencastle zoning and
Preservation
subdivision
control ordinances that resulted from the public presentation and our final steering committee
Urban Planning meeting.
That list follows. Please note that I have excluded changes that corrected typographical errors or
other minor
inconsistencies in the documents that did not change the regulations that are imposed.
Zoning Ordinance
1.
Article 2: The pages have been re- arranged so that both pages describing each zoning district
may be viewed at the same time.
2.
Article 2: Wireless telecommunication tower /facility has been deleted from the special
exception list for all residential zoning districts.
3.
Chapter 5.14: Several minor changes have been made to this chapter as a result of input from
the Dept. of Natural Resources to ensure that Greencastle's regulations comply with the
required model ordinances for flood protection.
4.
Chapter 5.14: Text regarding the hazards posed to and by local dams has been added. This
text indicates that any standards of the City and/or the City Engineer must be accommodated to
address these hazards.
5.
Section 5.15(Part 2)(A)(2): Non -farm dwellings may have parking spaces of crushed stone or
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pavement.
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Section 11.3(B)(1): The following members have been added to the TRC - the water works
superintendent, the wastewater superintendent, and the plan conunission attorney. Also it has
been clarified that no more than 5 members of the Plan Commission (including the City
Engineer) may serve on the TRC.
Subdivision Control Ordinance
1.
Section 12(13)(1)(d)(iii): The topographic details may be based on suitable data sources as
determined by the City Engineer
2.
Section 3.3(13)(4): The curve table requirement has been deleted.
3.
Section 5.2(C)(3)(a): A statement has been added indicating that streets adjacent to the
development and others used for construction traffic should also be clean.
4.
Section 5.3(D)(3)(a): A statement has been added indicating that streets adjacent to the
development and others used for construction traffic should also be clean.
5.
Chapter 6.5: Provisions have been added as Section 6.5(B) discouraging private streets and
indicating the required standards for their construction.
6.
Chapter 6.6: A new Section 6.6(D) has been added describing the need for right -of -way to
follow the curb line at comers.
7.
Section 6.6(H)(3): Additional bicycle lane standards have been added (there are currently 2
Section Hs in this Chapter - this will be corrected).
8.
Section 6.12(B)(1): Street names shall only not duplicate those within the City of Greencastle.
9.
Section 6.15(A): All sanitary sewer systems and easements shall be dedicated to the City of
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Section 6.16(A): All water supply systems and easements shall be dedicated to the City of
Greencastle.
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Section 6.16(D): This section was clarified to indicate that wells may not provide the primar
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source of water to the affected subdivisions and that wells for secondary uses are permitted.
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Chapter 7.2: The following definitions have been added - "as- built ", building, dwelling, and
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Zoning Map
1. Two lots on the southeast comer of US 231 and Edgelea Dr. have been changed from GB I to
PB.
2. A block at the northwest corner of Hill and Indiana Streets has been changed from TD to UN.
3. The area along the west side of US 231 along the frontage of Ottawa Park has been changed
from MH to GB 1.
4. A parcel on the west side of Woodhaven Street has been changed from SD2 to MD.
5. An area west of Jackson Street at Sunset Drive has been changed from GI to AIR.
Please let me know if you have any questions about these changes.
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