Minutes of the Meeting of the Rootstown Township Zoning Board of Appeals
October 17, 2006

The regular meeting of the ROOTSTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. at the Rootstown Town Hall.

Those present:
Roy Kelsey, Chairman
Eugene Mills
Alfred Friedl
Troy Cutright
Patricia Saillant
Deron Boring

Those absent:

Also in attendance:
Zoning Inspector, Jim Mahood
Assistant Zoning Inspector, Van Black
ZBA Secretary, Mary Ann Greer

Mr. Kelsey called the meeting order. Mr. Kelsey introduced the Board members and explained the evenings' procedures.

The first item on the agenda was an application for a variance from Section 310.05-1-B for a proposed front porch addition for property located at 4762 Sundown Trail in a R-2 District submitted by:

Matthew Jones
4762 Sundown Trail
Ravenna, Ohio 44266

Mr. Kelsey swore in Matthew Jones, 4762 Sundown Trail. Mr. Jones Said he would like to add a small porch on the front of their house. It would be 8 feet by 14 feet wide. The house is masonry and the porch would match it.

Mr. Mills asked if it was strictly a porch. Mr. Jones said it was just a porch. Mr. Mills asked if it would be enclosed. Mr. Jones said it would be screened in only.

Mr. Kelsey said the Sandy Lake Association Board had approved the porch addition.

Mr. Kelsey asked the audience if there were any questions, comments, or concerns. There were none.

Mr. Kelsey reviewed the application

Resolution ZBA 2006-030. Mr. Mills made a motion to grant the variance for 4762 Sundown Trail from Section 310.05-1-B with the following stipulation, there is a long standing agreement with the Association and the Trustees that an authorized signature not a stamp must be on the original application. Mr. Cutright seconded it. A vote was taken as follows: Cutright - Yes Saillant - Yes Friedl - Yes Mills - Yes Kelsey - Yes. The motion carried unanimously (5/0).

Comment: Mr. Mills said there was a gentleman in the back of the room and was sitting on the Board at the time that some of these problems came to an existence. He said he was a hard character and he would always be that as long as he sat on the Board about that requirement (a signature from the Association). This goes for all the Associations in Rootstown.

Mr. Kelsey said that in the legal case with Portage Salt and Supply, Dr. Friedl wrote a statement giving his reasons for opposing that application. Mr. Kelsey said he agreed with it.

Resolution ZBA 2006-31. Mr. Mills made a motion that Dr. Friedl's statement be attached to any documents sent to the prosecutor, in that it reflects the position of the Board. Mr. Kelsey seconded it. A vote was taken as follows: Saillant - Yes Mills - Yes Cutright - Abstain (absent from that meeting) Friedl - Yes Kelsey - Yes. The motion carried by a vote of 4/0/1.

Resolution ZBA 2006-32. Mr. Friedl made a motion to accept the minutes of the September 19, 2006 with the following changes: page 3, paragraph 3 "can" should be "can not", page 3, paragraph 4, "could" should be "could not", and page 4, paragraph 2, insert "Mr. King said" before "hopefully". Mrs. Saillant seconded it. The motion carried unanimously (5/0).

Mrs. Saillant made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Kelsey adjourned the meeting.

Roy Kelsey, Chairman
ROOTSTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Mary Ann Greer, Secretary BZA
ROOTSTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS