The City Ordinance 93.o3 (Streets and Sidewalks) regarding Mail Boxes is quite clear. They are to be in clusters of four to six. Why would Centerville allow single and/or double mailboxes to remain (excluding those in existence prior to amending) when there have been multiple complaints?Hanzal Resigns From Planning Commission
The Citizen 10/18/2006
Hanzal's one sentence resignation letter, addressed to the "City of Centerville" and forwarded to the City Council for its October 11 meeting, reads as follows:
"It is with deepest regrets that I must resign from the Planning and Zoning Commission effective immediately following the October 3 meeting due to family obligations.
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Hanzal Subdivision Approved
The Citizen, 3/21/2007
At its March 14 meeting, the Centerville City Council unanimously passed four motions that will allow the Hanzal Subdivision development to go forward. The motions were based on recent recommendations made by the Planning and Zoning Commission after several lengthy and heated public hearings.
The first and second motions respectively amended the city's comprehensive plan and changed the zoning of the entire 6.36 acre Hanzal Subdivision-located at 7381 Old Mill Road-to Single Family Residential (R-2) Portions of the property were zoned Public/Semi-Private (P-1) and Single Family Residential-Estate (R-5)
The third motion approved the preliminary plat for the development.
The fourth motion approved a variance to permit a 25-foot front yard setback on one parcel of the property, 10 feet less than the normal 35 feet required in this zoning district.
A handful of residents were present at the meeting, some wishing to present additional testimony. However, since public hearings on the issue have already bee closed, City Administrator Dallas Larson told the public that "legal counsel has advised the city not to accept any additional comments this evening."
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When the City chooses to selectively enforce ordinances and approve variance changes without allowing public testimony (under advice of legal counsel, which the public pays for) it breeds mistrust and anger. Does this situation looks suspicious?
14 comments:
It sure does look suspicious! The developer suddenly resigned and got the variance 5 months later after SEVERAL LENGTHY HEARINGS!
UNBELIEVABLE!
How many hearings did they have? Did the hearings start immediately upon this guys resignation?
What a joke!
This is another example of why we need new people elected. They have probably covered their a$$es but the stench still lingers.
"The first and second motions respectively amended the city's comprehensive plan."
I thought the comprehensive was written in stone and could not be changed! What happened to being locked in, like Capra and Paar said during the forum?
Maybe if you have enough money, you can get change. It's time the people stand up to this double standard!
The City's comp plan has changed many times the officials just don't want the public to know it.
The comp plan is subject to change at any time if it suits the officials or one of their buddies.
When there is a change to the comp plan public hearings are held. It is your responsibility as a citizen to read the legal notices in the paper. Property owners within 350 feet are notified in writing of any proposed change. You people amaze me by always complaining after the fact. Start paying attention during the planning stages, not after the fact.
Public hearing were held for the Hanzal property. Notices of the rezoning, prel. plat were published in the legal paper, and mailed to property owners within 350 feet of the proposed development. Why do people wait until after the fact to start complaining and accuse others of wrong doing? Prehaps you spend to much time blogging instead of paying attention to the things that are important.
You fail to mention the fact the citizens were not allowed to speak against it.
"A handful of residents were present at the meeting, some wishing to present additional testimony. However, since public hearings on the issue have already bee closed, City Administrator Dallas Larson told the public that "legal counsel has advised the city not to accept any additional comments this evening."
The Citizen 3/27/2007
They were present but not heard by the City. The attempt was made to speak out at the time... Your comment is irrelevant.
Your comment is irrelevant. The time to speak is at the PUBLIC HEARING - get it? PUBLIC HEARING.
If you want to live somewhere that squashes free speech, why don't you move to China or Russia?
We want our citizens to be heard in Centerville! Be it in a PUBLIC HEARING OR COUNCIL MEETING!
The fact remains that the current council does not represent the public and their voices are falling on deaf ears.
What about the mail boxes on Mill road that are singles. Sounds like selective crying.
Um... The mailboxes that were put in before the ordinance change do not apply. Drive down the south end of Brian Drive for confirmation.
All construction since the amendment must be in clusters of 4-6. This developer is in violation, the city administrator confirmed that.
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