22 May 2023 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting Notes
Present: Dennis Kraus, Jr., Chairman, Russell Beiersdorfer, Joe Vogel, Jake Hoog, Dan Lansing, Jim Thatcher, and Eric Lang
ABSENT: Jeff Hermesch and Mark Lehman
Also present- Mike Perleberg, Jeff Stenger,
Also Present: Nicole Daily, Planning and Zoning Director, and Andy Baudendistel, Attorney.
Baudendistel read the Title VI statement as legally required.
ACTION ON MINUTES- April 24th minutes approved.
OLD BUSINESS: none
NEW BUSINESS:
Zone Map Amendment from Agriculture to Local Business B-1. Steve Naltner/S&K Investment Properties LLC- 7140 Hyland Rd Parcel# 15-02-14-400-017.003-101 Kelso Township- 3 acres
Nicole Daily presented - Church auctioned the property off and it was sold. Future land use map B-2 across teh street- storage units. The old golf course near there is no longer in existence. Property is near SR1 corner. Small church building and large parking lot. Use exiting building for professional or medical offices. There are no restrictions on the request. Public sewer. No flood plain and no cemetery. Planning on just using the interior for the proposed businesses. 3192 sq ft in the building. Parking lot bollard will be removed- it was put there to prevent semis from turning around in the lot. Using the entire 3 acres for B-1.
No applicant here to speak for this.
Opened Public Discussion
Bobbi Bauman- haș house and 3 acres west of the church. Don’t want any more businesses as it devalues her property. Bought 3 acres to raise their family- not be surrounded by businesses.
Greg Hyland- has 168 acre farm there. Church has tall lights there and there needs to be a light trespass consideration there. It lights up the entire area.
End public discussion.
Nicole Daily- The Plan Commission makes a recommendation to the Commissioners for the zone change. Discussion regarding if they can put restrictions or conditions on the zone change. Beiersdorfer could not vote for this is if they could put the landscaping buffer there. Lang was concerned about the photometric plan to see what to do about the lighting overspill.
Hoog motioned to give a favorable recommendation from Ag to B-1 with written commitments landscaping on the west side with current standards and lighting to meet the current standards. @nded by Beiersdorfer. All ayes with Thatcher abstaining as he will vote when it gets to the commissioners..This will go to Commissioners at Tuesday, June 20th meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE
DEARBORN COUNTY PROPOSED ZONING TEXT CHANGES – To review and discuss proposed ordinance amendments and updates to the Dearborn County Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, specifically with respect to the text(s) of: Articles 9 and 10, regarding Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts; Article 25, regarding General Standards and new Use Development Standards; Article 27, regarding Definitions.
Nicole Daily had put some text changes in these from the meetings etc. In the Ag district - Added: produce stands seasonal and yearly. Recreational camping not more than 180 days per year. Taste testing added for vineyards.Sale of nursery and landscape products.
Ag Homestead-
Added cRecreational camping nor more than 180 days per year.
Took out the minimum of 5 acres as its in the development standards.- for keeping of animals.
Residential 1- barns pole buildings and other common storage structures. Minimum lot size in R1 must meet minimum lots area as determined by DC Health Dept if sanitary sewer is unavailable.
Residential 2- manufactured home park- conditional use also commercial recreation conditional use- sanitary sewer must be available
Residential 3- sanitary sewer must be available
Developmental standards were gone thru- especially the animal units.
NO COPIES OF THE CHANGES WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THESE CHANGES - ONLY THE POSTING ION THE SCREENS S THEY RAN THRU THE ITEMS CHANGED.
PUBLIC-
Steve Perrine- Scenic Drive- discussed a weighting system for teh criteria that would be there for consideration of the changes people are requesting for their properties. Example having large acres be weighted heavily for Ag etc. Sewere yes and no.
Greg Hyland- Our property is going to Ag Homestead. Asked what is a minor or major subdivision?
Kraus answered- Minor R subdivision is 7 lots and a remainder or less.
Major R subdivision - 8 lots and more.
Jeff Stenger- Ag text - Even changing the minimum lot size to 2 acres is a taking. Haven’t found a way to do this without a need to change the subdivision ordinance. Not enamored of Ag Homestead- - it’s nearly the same as R1. Wants to have the minor subdivisions be readied to Ag zone.It’s discriminatory toward the larger property owners. Ag Homestead has 1 acre lot min and Ag has 2 acre lot minimum. That does not conserve farmland. Road widths determine some of this too. MS$- and stormwater issues are to be considered.
Chris Mueller-Family divisions were updated to Minor subdivisions years ago. For estate purposes- family divisions were less expensive. Answer- Now- this wouldn’t be an issue as the fees are per lot.
Nicole will look over seeing subdivision ordinance and the minor and major divisions in that regard- board is OK with teh other text changes so far. They will move toward maps again.
Lang wants to know about sewer data and a layer on the GIS maps- DISTRICTS are on the maps but not actual sewer lines.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
