Zoning & Subdivision Review Committee

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday – September 21, 1999 – 7:30 p.m. – MCRPC Offices

Members Present	Others Present
Samuel L. Scott, Chairman	Lisa Holm, Planner
James Rollinson	Peg Heldorfer, Associate Planner
Clifford McCandless	Dennis Puko, Executive Director
Burroughs Price	Norm Straub, Surveyor
Ray Foster	John Lindey, Liberty Township
	Jack Berkovitz, Pine Township

 

Mr. Scott, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. A quorum was present. A motion was made by Mr. Price and seconded by Mr. Rollinson to approve the corrected Minutes of the August 17, 1999 meeting due to the fact that a quorum was not present at the August meeting and the members present voted to recommend approval of all items at that meeting. The motion passed.

 

N E W B U S I N E S S

1. Major Plan – Liberty Gait Plan – Lots 4-2, 4-3, 4-5 to 4-8 – Liberty Township – Ms. Holm reviewed this with the Committee. She stated that this major subdivision is for preliminary plan review for 6 lots and approximately 900 feet of public street, Eastgait Drive. The subdivision is west of State Route 173 near the County line. Each lot will be one acre or larger, have access on the proposed street, and is intended for on lot sewage. She also noted that perc tests have been done on each lot, but we have not received DEP approval as of today. Liberty Township is not zoned so the subdivision must meet the requirements of the Mercer County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. She noted that the street will be built to meet the Township’s specifications. The Township requests a turnaround on the proposed street, basically for maintenance trucks or school buses. She also stated that the Committee would need to review this plan for final plan also. She noted that at this point, this plan meets all of the requirements for a preliminary plan, but it does not meet all of the specific requirements for final plan which include DEP approvals and road construction or bonding for the improvement.

After brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Price and seconded by Mr. Rollinson to recommend approval of this preliminary plan for Liberty Gait Subdivision, Lots 4-2, 4-3, 4-5 to 4-8. The motion passed.

Mr. Straub, surveyor for this subdivision, asked adamantly if he could get a contingent approval for the final plan. It was stated that we couldn’t grant contingent approval for the final plan now due to the fact that two of the major requirements for final plan approval are still lacking.

2. Modification Request – Glen Lake Estates Mobile Home Park – Pine Township – Ms. Holm reviewed this with the Committee noting that two months ago the Committee reviewed and approved preliminary approval for the Glen Lake Estates MHP Expansion. She stated that Mr. Berkovitz now is requesting a modification of Article VII, Section 704:G relating to cul-de-sac configurations. He is requesting the use of a hammerhead turnaround at the end of the proposed street rather than the 80’ diameter cul-de-sac required by the Ordinance. He noted that the street would be paved to required standards, however it will remain a very low volume private street within the Mobile Home Park serving only 9 lots with off street parking provided. He noted that basically only maintenance trucks and only a few residents at the end would use the hammerhead turnaround. He stated that because the streets in the Mobile Home Park are private buses do not enter this park, they drop and pick-up the children from the main road, Route 208.

After brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Price and seconded by Mr. Rollinson to recommend approval of this modification request for the turnaround in Glen Lake Estates Mobile Home Park. The motion passed.

3. Modification Request – Charles and Mary Wilson – Lot #1 – Worth Township – Mrs. Heldorfer reviewed this with the Committee. She noted that Charles and Mary Wilson are requesting for a modification of Article IV, Section 407:2 regarding the 4 to 1 ratio. She stated that this is an adjoiner lot to be added to an existing lot. She also stated that their son wants to buy additional property from his parents. It was noted that he couldn’t purchase any more property due to a sewage system, which it would encroach upon. Therefore, conditions on the site dictate this lot configuration.

After brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Rollinson and seconded by Mr. McCandless to recommend approval of this modification request to the 4 to 1 ratio for the Charles and Mary Wilson subdivision. The motion passed.

 

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Holm,

Planner

 

 

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