15 August 2017 Dearborn County Commissioners Meeting Notes

15 August 2017 Dearborn County Commissioners Meeting Notes

Present: Shane McHenry, President, Art Little, and Kevin Lynch

Also present: Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator

ABSENT: Gayle Pennington, Auditor- covered by Connie Fromhold

Baudendistel read the Title VI statement as legally required.

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

Proposed amendments to Zoning Ordinance- P & Z Director Mark McCormack:

Article 2 Section 200- Advisory Plan Commission- and Article 3 Section 300- Board of Zoning Appeals Baudendistel read the ordinance for both 200 and 300 as it explains the simple changes. This change also allows for surveyor or designers or the county engineer can one alternates for the surveyor on the PC. The Extension Office can have a designee also as alternate. This state law and now our law also allows for alternates to be selected for each position of the county decides to do that.

Ordinance to Amend Article 2 and 3 of DC Zoning Ordinance- Passed. 

Article 20 - Signs  - revisions throughout the ordinance- temporary  non-commercial free standing non- illuminated signs are allowed for 90 days without permits. Sizes were designated. For sale or lease signs were addressed. Signs for safety or public spaces etc and flag areas were addressed. Some of these codes were changed based on the recent Supreme Court decisions. Agricultural signs were addressed. Home occupation businesses were addressed but may have further revisions. Highway interchange signs were eliminated and they plan to change all H-1 zones to B-2s soon. Manufacturing districts will be changed to Industrial zones. So the signal rules reflect that future change. Mixed use developments and Planned developments were also given sign rules that didn’t change much. Off-premise signs were also developed. These would be abutting major arterial roads- like highways. Large scale off premise signs had slight changes. Small scale off premise signs were also covered. Example like seeing a peach sign for the orchard at the beginning of the road leading to that property. Signs have to be maintained regularly to keep them in good and safe condition. There have been problems with that in the past per McCormack. Electronically changing message boards were addressed. 

Ordinance to Amend Article 20 of the DC Zoning Ordinance- Baudendistel said the Court case was in 2015 that forced some of these changes. No public comment . Ordinance passed. 

Mr Goddard from Langley Heights- asked about survey issues. He has had surveys done from Archie Crouch. and Johnny Wright pulled out pins ad said they were wrong. Baudendistel said they have a BZA case with him now for a contempt case. The 2008 case was dismissed WITH PREJUDICE so it cannot be refiled. McHenry said he wants this over with and has his life threatened 3 times. Wright has been charged and convicted of threatening Listerman and McCormack. The road will be fixed tomorrow that Wright has torn up and there will be a deputy there. They will proceed with the court case. Goddard’s tenants are at risk also. They get harassed and then want to move. He wishes he could live up there some day. McCormack said they can enforce better with documentation of pictures or police reports. 

Dearborn County Hospital Board of Trustees, Reappointment of Betty Bischoff- approved for January of 2018 for 4 more years.  

HIGHWAY DEPT. Todd, Listerman, County Engineer- Sue Hayden- presenting- Line Striping Award- three bids turned in. And A safety, Indiana Sign and Barricade and Ogelsby Construction was the lowest bid for $83,983.76. Ogelsby was approved.

ADMINISTRATOR- Sue Hayden- Patricia Burke had accident spinning out at Bond Road and Sand Run due to ponding. So in the north bound land the highway dept will bank it more to improve that. There are numerous accidents there. They will also put signs there. 

AUDITOR- Connie Fromhold presented claims that were approved. 

ATTORNEY- Andy Baudendistel- nothing more.

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS - none

PUBLIC COMMENT - none

LATE ARRIVAL - none

Meeting Adjourned at 7:07 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township