City of Canton Joint Planning & Zoning met May 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the Joint:
The Meeting of May 14, 2018 was called to order by Ed Patton at 5:30 p.m.
Roll call was taken: 15 members with 11 members attending - Quorum present.
Members Present - Kathy Lock, Maria Orwig, Ed Patton, Greg Gossett, Alan Dilts, Angie Lingenfelter, Phil Fleming, Kay Long, Roy Hopper, Dave Pickel & Eric Duffield.
Members not present –Craig West, Angela Hale, Scott Miller, Harriett Williams
Others Present – Petitioner(s) BSI Partners, LLC attorney, Andrewe Johnson, Royce Kleinschmidt and Director of Planning & Zoning, Bob Ackerman.
Chairman Ed Patton called the meeting to order. Ed asked for A Motion to approve the minutes from the meeting of March 12, 2018. A Motion was made by Kathy Lock and seconded by Angie Lingenfelter. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
Chairman Patton read the first petition, Case 18-003, a public hearing for properties located on E Cypress –Golf View Villas, Lots 17, 18, 19 & 20 with frontage on E. Cypress. Petitioner(s), BSI Partners are requesting a zoning change. The current zoning is Planned Unit Development or P.U.D. and they are asking that those properties be changed back to AG-1.
Andrewe Johnson spoke on behalf of BSI Partner’s LLC and their request for rezoning. Mr. Johnson said that his clients believe that they have sold all of the property for homes at this time and have had these remaining lots on the market since 2012. The lots are being taxed at about $700 each and would like the four remaining lots put back to agricultural use.
Members had several questions for him:
(Roy Hopper)Will the zoning change affect current homeowners in the area’s tax? No, they will retain their residential status and nothing will change.
(Angie Lingenfelter) Will there be enough room for farmer to get his equipment in? yes
(Dave Pickel) Concerned that they had already requested to be rezoned once and doesn’t want them to come back and want to rezone it back again. It is his client’s intention to remain AG-1.
Bob Ackerman asked if the row of trees would be removed and Drewe was not sure.
(Dave Pickel) asked about the easements that ran along the rear; city water main/line and electrical. Drewe said he was asking for the same thing that Ralph Sedgwick had asked for a couple of years back. They would still handle the easement the same exact same way as the previous adjacent 4 lots.
Dave Pickel made A Motion to approve the Finding of Facts as yes to all and approve the request for the rezoning with a second from Phil Fleming. A unanimous roll call vote resulted in all Ayes, none opposed. Motion carried.
Chairman Patton read the second petition, Case 18-004, a public hearing for property located at 355 S. Ave A. Petitioner, Royce Kleinschmidt is requesting a 148 foot variance on the front yard to build a detached garage. The current zoning is R-3.
Royce addressed the Commission telling them of his plans to build a detached garage 24 X 32 (768sq ft). The house that originally sat on the property burned down about 20 years ago and the family relocated to what was the garage that they turned into living space. Royce made more improvements since he purchased it and plans to put a 216 ft addition, which will make the square footage on the house more than the garage. He plans to tie it all together and feels it will be a nice look and improve the neighborhood. The garage will be built by Coach House Garages, so it will be done professionally.
Bob Ackerman said that this is a unique situation and he didn’t have any problem with Royce’s plan. He didn’t know that he would always agree with this type of situation but felt it was appropriate for this particular request.
There were just a couple of questions for Royce and Maria Orwig made a Motion to approve the Finding of Facts as yes to all and approve the request for the variance with a second from Eric Duffield. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote.
Angie asked Bob how the plans for Jimmy Johns were going and Bob thought they should start in a couple of weeks. The demolition is complete and he has looked at the plans and said everything looked good.
The people that bought the former Brown’s Snappy Service are moving along and Bob thinks they will be open in a month or so.
No more word on the Fish Processing Plant and Bob thinks they are still entertaining a hotel on where the Siesta was located.
Nancy had told the Commission about a phone call she received that day regarding a complaint on a garage that is being built by Stevie Beaird and Pam Smith on East Elm. The neighbors are complaining because they feel the garage will encroach on their property. They supposedly have a survey that proves the boundaries that Beaird/Smith is saying is their property are questionable. A few of the members had asked Mr. Beaird when he appeared before the Commission previously asking for a variance to build a garage. Stevie said that he had spoke to the actual owner of the neighboring property and received a verbal okay. We will discuss and take measure, if necessary, at the next meeting. So far Stevie hasn’t even applied for a building permit and until that time we have no idea what his plans are. Drake Wilson is also aware of what the issues are and checks on the property frequently.
The Commission thanked Greg Gossett for serving on the Joint Planning & Zoning Commission and as he is already serving on another Board for the City must resign from this one. The Mayor appointed Harold Jump to serve out his term. Harold was a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals before they joined the 2 boards into one.
Phil Fleming made A Motion to adjourn the meeting and Greg Gossett seconded followed by all Ayes.
Meeting adjourned at 6:08 pm
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