03-02-1976 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers
on Tuesday, March 2, 1976. The meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Ray
at 7:30 P. M. with the following members present: Mrs. Cook and Messrs. Czech,
Sargent, Norquist and Jones. City Official present was Acting City Manager
Smythe.
The Invocation was given by Chairwoman Ray.
Chairwoman Ray announced the following sub committee appointments, stating
the first named would be chairman of the committee, unless the committee had
other desires.
Planning: John Sargent
Jane Wilkins
Nick Jones
Safety: (Including Police and Fire Station Improvements)
Ken Norquist
Ben Cunningham
Jane Wilkins
Signs: Nick Jones
Laura Cook
Jane Wilkins
Subdivision: Ben Cunningham
Henry Czech
Ken Norquist
Zoning Henry Czech
Laura Cook
Ruth Alice Ray
Under old business, the item of the Central Business District zoning was continued
until the next meeting. Members were requested to put their thoughts and
recommendations in writing for presentation and discussion.
County Regulation of Annexed Property was tabled until the next meeting.
Acting City Manager asked the Commission for their input on Private Tennis
Courts in residential zones as there was no ordinance covering private tennis
courts. The Planning Sub Committee was requested to review the subject and
present their recommendations at the next meeting.
The matter of On Site Water Retention which has been pr~'ious~eview by
the Commission, with recommendations to the Council, was discussed. Acting
City Manager Smythe stated that On Site Water retention presently requires
approval of the Lake County Pollution Board and he felt the city should have
its own On Site Water Retention Ordinance as a guideline. One of the points
brought up in discussion was attention to removal of down spouts in roofing
repairs as a means of distributing water run off. Further discussion was
postponed until the next meeting and fNr. Jones was requested to present
suggestions on down spouts in writing and Acting City Manager Smythe was
requested to submit any suggestions he had.
Following a discussion on road priorities submitted to the DOT, motion was
made by Mrs. Cook, seconded by Mr. Jones that the Planning and Zoning
Commission recommend to City Council that they submit a Resolution to the
Lake County Board of Commissioners to channel SR 561 down US 27, west on
Highway 50 to 12th Street. Motion was made by Mr. Sargent, seconded by
Mr. Norquist and carried that the previous motion be tabled until the next
meeting and that it be discussed by the subcommittee prior to the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P. M. by Chairwoman Ray.
Ruth Alice Ray, Chairwoman
M. Dollar, Secretary