Zoning & Subdivision Review Committee

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday – December 14, 1999 – 7:30 p.m. – MCRPC Offices

Members Present	Others Present
Samuel L. Scott, Chairman	Lisa Holm, Planner
James Rollinson	G. Thomas McConnell
Clifford McCandless	Attorney William G. McConnell
Burroughs Price
Ray Foster

Mr. Scott, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. A quorum was present. The Minutes of the October 19, 1999 meeting were approved as mailed with no additions, corrections, or deletions. The motion passed.

N E W B U S I N E S S

1. Hermitage Zoning Text Amendment – Ms. Holm reviewed this with the Committee. She stated that this request is to add banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions as permitted uses in the Institutional Zoning District. Banks are currently permitted in the Central Commercial CC-1 District. Current permitted uses in the Institutional District include medical, dental and professional offices, government offices, nursing homes, hospitals, clubs and lodges. Banks are classified with offices in the parking requirements and would be required to submit a parking lot plan to Hermitage as part of any office or Commercial Building/Complex.

William and Thomas McConnell requested this amendment to the City of Hermitage. They noted that a bank would be more fitting in an Institutional District than many presently permitted uses. It was stated that banks have expanded their areas and are now more frequently found in areas, which are Institutional Districts.

After brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Rollinson and seconded by Mr. Price to recommend approval of the requested text amendment to add banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions as permitted uses to the Institutional District in the Hermitage Zoning Ordinance. This was based upon the determination that such financial institutions would be comparable with other uses permitted in the district. The motion passed.

2. Modification – Robert G. Minor Subdivision – Worth Township – Ms. Holm reviewed this with the Committee. She noted that this request is for a modification to the 4 to 1 lot width to depth ratio. The party wishes to subdivide property between existing land uses and adjoin the 5-acre parcel to an existing property 150 feet wide along Millbrook Road.

After brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Price and seconded by Mr. Rollinson to recommend approval of this modification request to the 4 to 1 lot width to depth ratio requirement based upon the size and configuration of the land and original lot. The motion passed.

 

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Holm
Planner

 

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