The Ellettsville, Indiana Plan Commission met in
regular session at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2000. Members present were
Kevin Farris, President; David Sorokoty, Vice President; David Drake,
Secretary; Terry Baker, Frank Buczolich, and Sandra Hash. Mr. Farris called the meeting to order.
COMMENTS:
Town Planner Bill Land gave an update on the status
of the East Ellettsville Area Plan. He
reminded the Commission that the Public Hearing on this matter will be July 25
at the Ellettsville Branch of the Monroe County Public Library.
OLD BUSINESS:
Drake gave the Commission an update on the status of
the proposed Communications Tower ordinance. A public hearing will be scheduled
for the Commission’s August meeting.
Farris reported the status of two complaints that
the Commission had received:
In regards to the group home operating at 843 Clover
Drive, Town Attorney Mike Spencer advises that the home is in compliance with
our zoning laws.
In regards to the fence located at 555 Miami Street,
apparently some new owners have bought the property, and Jim Davis is going to
talk to them about moving the fence. If
that is not successful, then Town Attorney Mike Spencer recommends that the
Street Department remove the sign and send the bill to the owners of the
property.
NEW BUSINESS:
Public Hearing on Ordinance 00-14: An ordinance to amend
Chapter 854 of the Ellettsville Town code by adding Section 854-40, Burying of
Utilities.
There was quite a bit of discussion about
terminology and definitions, and how they would apply to various
situations. Darlyne Sowder questioned
whether this ordinance would require everyone to bear the cost of burying their
current utility lines, and it was pointed out that this ordinance only applied
to new subdivisions. Kurt Fletcher had
concerns about whether people would be required to spend a lot of money burying
large utility lines that just happen to pass through their property if they
just wanted to divide off one piece of their property for another house.
After the discussion, Sorokoty moved that the
ordinance be forwarded to the Town Council for final approval. The motion was seconded by Baker. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1, with
Hash voting no.
Public hearing was held to
recommend the zoning of the RBBCSC property which is being proposed for
annexation into the town limits.
Jack Neal asked why the Town
would want to annex the property and what the benefit would be to the Town,
since the school system doesn’t pay taxes anyway. There was some discussion about the fact that since they are
Ellettsville schools, that they should be inside the Town limits. It was also pointed out that the old
Ellettsville Elementary could be turned into a private use when it is closed
down, and would then generate taxes, and we might as well annex it now while
the owner is willing.
Mentioned also was the fact
that annexing the High School, Junior High and new Elementary Schools property
would also help with contiguity for later annexations of property surrounding
the town.
Sorokoty made a motion that we
recommend to the Town Council that the zoning for these properties be as
follows:
Old Ellettsville
Elementary: C-1
Fire Station and Park
Area: R-1
Junior High School and High
School: R-1
New Elementary School Property
on Sycamore Street: R-1
The motion was seconded by
Buczolich.
The motion passed with a vote
of 6-0.
COMMENTS:
Bob Hawkins commented that the
scenery around Town was being detracted by junk, cars on the sidewalks,
etc.
Hash reported that she had
received an inquiry about whether multiple business uses were allowed at one
business on one site under the Town’s C-3 zoning. Rick Coppock advised that as long as it was zoned business, the
person running the business could do as many of the approved uses for that zone
as they wanted to.
ADJOURNMENT:
Sorokoty made a motion that the meeting be
adjourned. The motion was seconded by
Farris. The motion passed with a vote
of 6-0.
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Kevin Farris David
Sorokoty
President Vice
President
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Terry Baker Frank
Buczolich
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Sandra Hash Geraldine
McIntyre
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David Drake
Secretary