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Boston Heights Overlook

This is a publication of Boston Heights Overlook.
Not an official public document by, of or for
the Village of Boston Heights OH.
Estate Properties Inc. Vizmeg & Sons Landscaping Omni/Liberty Harley-Davidson 7740 Olde Eight Rd. Dun-Rite Roofing Construction Supplies Inc.

On the agenda of the 04 September 2002 7PM meeting of the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals for the Village of Boston Heights, Ohio

  1. Estate Properties, Inc.
    Request for approval of subdivision of property at 7380 Walter Road
    Preliminary plans approved. See below.
  2. Vizmeg & Sons Landscape Co.
    with preliminary plans for development of 581 E. Hines Hills Rd. (Papes Farm)
    Discussed, no action taken pending Council. See below.
  3. Omni Realty - Liberty Harley Davidson/Liberty Parkway
    with building site plans and revised parkway (on E. Hines Hills Rd. east of Rt.8.)
    Site plan and preliminary building plans approved. See below.
  4. 7740 Olde Eight Road
    A "review" of an existing variance. This ended up being 1st on the agenda.
    BZA approved resolution recommending Village legal action. See below.
  5. Dun-Rite Roofing
    Final Approval (for additional storage buildings)
    Final approval granted. See below.
  6. Construction Supplies Inc.
    with a proposal for an equipment rental center on Akron-Cleveland Road
    Did not show up; no action. See below.
Also: consideration of suggested changes to proposed zoning ordinances. Extensive discussion & amendments far into the night. See below.
Estate Properties, Inc.
See also the 07-Aug meeting, where an initial version of the platting plan was discussed.
Mr. John Czerwien presented a revised site plan and subdivision plan for the "Annabelle Lake Estates" development. A minor subdivision of 4 lots had already been approved by the Village Engineer and Chair of the Planning Commission, as allowed by law. The large 4th lot is to be further subdivided to create the remaining home lots, all at least 1.5 acres. Village Engineer Schreiber noted a few remaining problems in the overall site plan with lot width-to-depth ratios that were yet to be worked out.
Mr. Czerwien noted that he had met with the Ashbrooke Residents Association and agreed to adopt "90 to 95%" of that neighborhood's covenants for his development. One exception would be that some new homes would have direct driveway access to Walters Road. Another would be that he will require a minimum 3-car garage (to Ashbrooke's 2-car), to minimize future requests for sheds and barns.
Mr. Scheiber & Mr. Czerwien also noted that construction truck traffic would be mainly relegated to an on-site drive already servicing a gas well.
Resolution:
The BZA granted preliminary approval of the site plans, subject to the resolution of the Engineer's remaining concerns.
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Vizmeg & Sons Landscape Co.
See also the 07-Aug meeting, where a preliminary plan was presented & discussed.
Mr. Vizmeg presented a new preliminary site plan, showing a tree nursery along the northern border of the property along Brandywine Creek, and a landscaping business along the eastern border, at Hines Hill Road. There was a great deal of discussion as to how the existing R-1 Residential and proposed OP Office Professional zoning would effect the various proposed uses. Mr. Vizmeg wanted to know how to proceed in view of his desired use; e.g. whether to request a variance, zoning change for part of the property, or what.
A representative of the owners (Papes family trust) made a frustrated observation about various previous proposals for this property that had come to nothing; Realtor Lisa Varga noted a lack of interest in its residential development. Dr. Cheung again pointed out that no formal plan or request for re-zoning had ever been presented for these previous proposals.
Mr. Kris Lightcap, with an adjoining home on Walters Road, again expressed his desire to have the Papes Farm property remain residential, as it was when he bought his property. Barring that, Mr. Lightcap requested that the PC/BZA allow only commercial zoning with minimal impact, e.g. Office Park, with maximum possible buffering and lowest-impact use at residential borders.
Resolution:
As there was not specific request before the PC/BZA, Mr. Vizmeg was advised to consider that the comprehensive rezoning plan might soon be enacted by Council. He was also warned that all his intended uses might not be possible under either current or proposed zoning for this property.
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Omni Realty - Liberty Harley Davidson
See also the 07-Aug meeting, where the BZA granted a conditional use for this use of the property.
Mr. Martin Jaster, Director of Design Services for Marous Brothers Construction, Inc., addressed the PC/BZA on Omni Development's planned Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership on the 7.64 acres on Hines Hill Road just east of the closed motel.
Mr. Jaster showed a site plan indicating where future subdivision of the property would occur, and how the driveway off of Hines Hill would service those lots. For the immediate future, a storm water detention pond would be built in the center east of the main lot, and the Hines Hill area would remain largely as wooded wetland.
Mr. Jaster also showed further drawings of the proposed dealership building, mostly as previously described. There was a spirited discussion of the Ordinance 1171.14 requirement for masonary facing on such building. The proposed building has a glass and metal-panel sheath. There was also a question of signage; Zoning Inspector Ron Fenn stated that this was not currently under consideration, but that Omni/Marous had been made aware of the restrictions.
An audience member asked whether motorcycle test drives would be permitted, and where. The answer was that such test drives were rare because of the value of the machines.
Mr. Bill Hinkle asked whether the faux V-Twin engine block atop the building was a structural element or a non-structural ornamentation, i.e. whether it could be easily removed if the building were to be used for some other purpose. The answer was that it could be removed in such a situation without compromising the structure.
Resolution:
Upon a motion by Dr. Cheung, the PC voted to approve the site plan and preliminary building plan, except for the non-masonary material. Omni/Marous was advised to seek a materials variance from the BZA at the next month's meeting, if desired.
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Owner of 7740 Olde Eight Road
"Reviewing" an existing variance.
This property comprises two R-1 Residential parcels totalling 16.62 acres, #1400091 and #1400090. The owner is record is John W. Brumfield.
This property has been discussed at Council recently; see the Audience Participation section of the May 2002 Council Meeting.
Per a motion by Dr. Cheung, this matter was placed first on the evening's agenda. This was structured as a formal hearing, with a court reporter taking notes on behalf of the Village, and deputy Solicitor Ed Muse handling the questioning and presentation of evidence. Mrs. Brumfield was on hand to rebut some neighbors' contentions that the owners were exceeding the mandate of their 1983 variance to operate a landscaping business, with certain specific restrictions, in the residential area. Dated photographs were presented and examined. Zoning Inspector Ron Fenn gave a history of the related citations and 2001 legal action instigated by the Village in which the owners apparently had been found to be violating the zoning ordinances.
The sense of the BZA was that, while it certainly appeared that the variance terms were being violated, it was not clear that the board had the power to rescind a variance.
Resolution:
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a resolution declaring its opinion that the variance was being violated, and remanding the matter to the Village executive for possible legal action in Common Pleas Court, if the property is not brought into compliance within 30 days.
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Dun-Rite Roofing
Final Approval (for additional storage buildings) at the Dun-Rite facility at 6395 Chittenden Road. This property comprises two B-1 Business parcels totalling 16.62 acres, #1300228 and #1300229. The owner is record is Boston Commons Storage.
A representative of Dun-Rite displayed plans for additional storage buildings to the PC/BZA. This is Phase 2 of the overall development, which apparently had been waiting on completion and approval of a septic system, after 1999's Phase 1.
The plans had been found by the Village Engineer, Zoning Inspector, et al. to be in compliance.
Resolution:
Final approval was granted to proceed with this project, based on the plans as presented and subject to final approval by the Village Engineer.
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Construction Supplies Inc.
Proposing an equipment rental center.
Apparently at 5813 Akron-Cleveland Road, parcel #1300023 (owned by Denovi Investment Group Ltd), or possibly next door at 5797, parcel #1300418 (owned by Virginia Dinovi).
Both are B-1 Business parcels with existing houses.
The CSI company appears to be currently at 480 W. Aurora Road, Sagamore Hills.

Resolution:
This party did not appear at the PC/BZA meeting, and so the matter was not considered.
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Consideration of suggested changes to proposed zoning ordinances.
A number of amendments were made to the draft ordinance, and proposed zoning was changed for a few specific parcels. When the meeting dragged on after midnight, the entire matter was "tabled" until the next regular PC/BZA meeting. It is not clear (to us!) whether these will be considered by Council at the Public Hearing on 11 September 2002.

Zoning parcel changes include:

Proposed amendments include (aside from typographical corrections):

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