Town Of Clear Lake Indiana
Plan Commission - Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Feb 1, 2010 Meeting

Present: Chris Folland
             Bill Geiger
             Sue Williams
             Emma Brown
             Mike Long
             George Schenkel

Absent: Bob Lewis

Others Present:
            Neal Blythe, Town Attorney
            Bruce Snyder, Zoning Inspector
            Laura Farquhar, Record the Minutes of the Meeting

Visitors: There were 3 guests in the audience.

The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Bill Geiger.

Minutes of the November 2, 2009 Plan Commission Meeting was emailed to all the members. There was discussion on corrections to the minutes.

A motion was made by George Schenkel to approve the minutes as amended. Sue Williams seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the motion carried.

Stephen and Amy DeMaio sent a letter and they are opposed to the zoning change for Knight Anderson. However, this matter is not being heard at this meeting.

Election of officers:

Sue Williams nominated Chris Folland as President to the Plan Commission. Emma Brown seconded the nomination. Mike Long nominated Bill Geiger as President, due to the fact there was not a second motion to Bill Geiger being elected President, Chris Folland was elected President to the Plan Commission.

Chris Folland nominated Bill Geiger as Vice President to the Plan Commission. Emma Brown seconded the nomination. All were in favor of the motion so the motion carried.

Chris Folland nominated Sue Williams as Secretary to the Plan Commission. George Schenkel seconded the nomination. All were in favor of the motion so the motion carried.

A motion was made by Chris Folland to recess the Business Meeting. George Schenkel seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the Business Meeting was recessed.
A motion was made by George Schenkel to open the Public Hearing. Sue Williams seconded the motion. With all in favor, they proceeded with the Public Hearing.

Dean Day was present to represent the Janet Zachrich Trust for the land across from 464 Lake Drive. They wish to have this land rezoned from Conservancy to Lake Accessory.

Dean Day was also present to represent Larry & Jo Cutshall for the land across from 462 Lake Drive. They wish to have this land rezoned from Conservancy to Lake Accessory.

There was a discussion on the process to adding Administrative Sub-division to the UDO document.

A motion was made by Chris Folland to close the Public Hearing. George Schenkel seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the Public Hearing was closed.

A motion was made by George Schenkel to re-open the regular Plan Commission Meeting. Sue Williams seconded the motion. With all in favor the meeting was re-opened.

A motion was made by Emma Brown to send the matter of the Jan Zachrich Trust onto the Council with favorable recommendations to have the land re-zoned to Lake Accessory. Sue Williams seconded the motion. All was in favor of the motion.

A motion was made by George Schenkel to send the matter of the Larry & Jo Cutshall rezone onto the Council with favorable recommendations to have the land re-zoned to Lake Accessory. Mike Long seconded the motion. All was in favor of the motion.

Bill Geiger gave an explanation of what the Administrative Sub-division contains. Neal also gave his interpretation of the document.

Bruce Snyder gave his proposal of what he feels the document should state. His recommendation is that two Plan Commission Officers will review and make sure the application is in compliance with the UDO rather than the Zoning Administrator and one appointed member of the Plan Commission Board. After discussion about the document the Board has decided to pass it on with favorable recommendations to the Council once the changes have been made.

A motion was made by George Schenkel to accept the recommended changes. Chris Folland seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the motion carried.

A motion was made by Emma Brown to certify to the Council the Administrative Subdivision text amended with favorable recommendations. Sue Williams seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the motion carried.
Chris Folland appointed himself, Emma Brown and Bill Geiger to a working committee for review of documents.

New Business:

There was a discussion on the process for changing miscellaneous zoning map errors. The Plan Commission will approach Chad Hoover to make changes on the GIS map as needed.

The Board set their meeting dates for 2010 and they are as follows:

February 1, 2010
May 5, 2010 (Wednesday)
August 2, 2010
November 3, 2010 (Wednesday)
February 7, 2011

There will also be a meeting held on June 7, 2010 for the Knight Anderson proposed zoning change.

A motion was made by Sue Williams to except these dates for the meetings. George Schenkel seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the motion carried.

A motion was made by George Schenkel to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Sue Williams seconded the motion. With all in favor of the motion, the meeting was adjourned.

The next regular scheduled meeting of the Plan Commission will be held May 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.


Attested:


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Sue Williams, Secretary of Plan Commission


Attachments: Agenda
Applications for rezone for Cutshall and Zachrich Trust
Administrative Subdivision Documents
Letter from Bruce Snyder, Zoning Administrator
Sign in sheet
Hand written notes