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Board of Zoning Appeals

** THERE ARE 2 MEETING DATES IN OCTOBER**
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHICH NIGHT EACH HEARING WILL BE HELD

The Danbury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold adjudication hearings at the Danbury Township Hall, 5972 E. Port Clinton Eastern Road, Marblehead, Ohio 43440 on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the following applications:

Withdrawn
BZA-2018-149      171 Lynn. Request for an Area Variance to Section 3.1.5 to allow for a new single-family home to be built in the same general location with a 0’ front yard setback (5’ required) and 1’ south, side-yard setback (3’ required). Skip & Amy Skolnik, Owner/Applicant; Travis Mayer/Agent. 
       Skolnik Ex. 3 Presented at 08.15.18 Hearing
       Skolnik Ex. 4 Presented at 08.15.18 Hearing

BZA-2018-215            171 Lynn. Request for an Area Variance to Section 7.9.3 to allow more than a 20% addition onto a nonconforming structure (237.6s.f. allowed/ 889.34s.f.; 75% proposed). Skip & Amy Skolnik, Owner/Applicant; Travis Mayer/Agent. 

Tabled from 09.19.18
BZA-2018-178      7185-7233 E. Harbor Road. Request for a Conditional Use in accordance with Section 3.1.10.C.ii & Section 4.2 for a 29 site expansion to an existing 119 site Recreational Camp/Campground. Also requesting Area Variances to Section 4.2.2.iii to allow 4 camp sites to encroach into the south, side-yard setback (45’ required/20’ proposed) and Section 4.2.2.v to allow a road right-of-way to encroach into the 20’ buffer, and Section 4.2.2.vi to alleviate the required open space (25%; 2.08ac. required/ 0% proposed) Tom Steinbrick, Agent/ Shady Shores LTD, Owner.     
       October Staff Report Addendum

BZA-2018-211            8230 E. Harbor Road (Former Prehistoric Forest). Request for a Conditional Use in accordance with Section 3.1.10.C.ii and Section 4.2 for a 108 site Recreational Camp/Campground. Also requesting Area Variance from Section 4.2.2.i to allow use on less than 10 acres (7.83ac. proposed). Takedown Investments, LLC, Owner/ BEC Associates, Rod Gillespie, Agent.

Parties wishing to give testimony may appear in person or by attorney. Said hearing(s) may be continued from time to time as necessary. A copy of the aforementioned applications may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Inspector at Danbury Township Zoning Department during normal business hours or by clicking on the case information above. 

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The Danbury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Special Meeting and adjudication hearings at the Danbury Township Hall, 5972 E. Port Clinton Eastern Road, Marblehead, Ohio 43440 on Thursday, October 18, 2018 beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the following applications:

BZA-2018-194      1741 S. Anna. Request for an Area Variance to Section 3.1.2.D   to allow for a front porch addition to encroach into the front-yard setback (36’ proposed/ 40’ required). William Rodwancy, Owners/Applicants.

BZA-2018-206      7771 Everett. Request for an Area Variance to Section 5.1.C.ii to allow for an addition onto the principal building to be less than 5’ from an accessory structure (3.5’ proposed). Dixie Hord & Brenda Thew, Owners/Applicants.

BZA-2018-208      567 Park Lane. Request for an Area Variance to Section 3.5.7 to allow for a storage room addition to encroach into the south, front-yard setback (20’ required/13’ proposed). Robert & Betty Kiley, Owners/Applicants.

BZA-2018-213      1697 S. Danbury North Road. Request for an Area Variance to Section 3.1.3.D to allow for a deck to encroach into the west, front-yard setback (35’ required/21’ proposed). Robert & Janet Hennig Owner/Applicant; Dean Rosier /Agent. 

Parties wishing to give testimony may appear in person or by attorney. Said hearing(s) may be continued from time to time as necessary. A copy of the aforementioned applications may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Inspector at Danbury Township Zoning Department during normal business hours or by clicking on the case information above. 

Zoning Commission

None at this time.

Board of Trustees

The Danbury Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing beginning at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the Danbury Township Hall, 5972 E. Port Clinton Eastern Rd., Marblehead, Ohio for the following application:

ZC-2018-182      Text Amendments to Art.2, adding new definition #25 “Building Footprint” and amending definitions #70 “Floor Area” and #96 “Lot Coverage”.  Article 5, Section 5.2.B clarifying parking standards when more than 50% of a structure is modified. Article 5, Section 5.5.7.C.i.e, remove reference to ‘reproduction value’ and replace with specific structural requirements for Nonconforming Signs. Article 7, Section 7.9, restructure entire section on Nonconforming Uses into like categories. Primary modifications include removing reference to ‘reproduction value’ and replace with floor area square footage requirements and to include a provision addressing the relocation of nonconforming structures. Danbury Township, Applicant.

A copy of the proposed amendment may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Inspector at Danbury Township Hall during normal business hours, at the Ottawa Regional Planning Commission office at the Ottawa County Courthouse or by clicking on the case information above. At the conclusion of said hearing and the Danbury Township Board of Trustees will take action.