Monthly Meeting Updates: August/September 2010

Over the past few weeks the Board of Zoning appeals, City Planning Commission, and the Design Review Committee met to discuss various issues that were brought before them:

Board Of Zoning Appeals
(Tuesday, August 17 2010 @ 1:30pm)

• Case NO. 10-07- St. Dominic's Church appealed  for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback from 30' to 5'; to add an addition on to an existing structure.  The property in question is located at 77 E. Lucius Avenue in an INS, Institutional Zoning District. The Board approved this measure.

•  Case NO. 10-08-Doris Lowe appealed for a variance to reduce the side yard set back on a corner lot from 23' to 6' to construct an enclosed porch.  The property in question is located at 1577 Medford in an R-7.2, Single-Family Residential Zoning District. The Board approved this measure.

Attended- Iris Guglucello, Chuck Sasho, Angelo Pignatelli, Irving Lev
Did not attend- Jason Roller, Heather McMahon

Planning Commission
(Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @2:00pm) 

• REF NO. 04-10 -RE: Legislation- To zone approximately 6.411 acres on meridian road formerly Austintown Township as shown on the Annexation Plat-IL, Industrial Limited.  The Commission recommended to approve this measure.

• REF NO 0510- RE: Legislation- To zone approximately 190.838 acres on Martin Luther King formerly Girard Ohio as shown on the Annexation Plat-IH, Industrial Unlimited.  The Commission recommended to approve this measure.

• REF NO. 06-10 ORD-10-230: The amending ordinance number 94-586, passed by city council on April 26, 1995, which adopted the urban redevelopment plan for the west end of Downtown Youngstown; and the amendment being: to revise the map in Section III (G) (I) on page 59 to remove the building located at 138 West Federal, Liberty/Paramount Theater, from the conversation plan.  The current page 59 will be replaced.  This amendment is required for the proposed removal of blight and saving of the facade for a parking area/public space. The Committee voted to approve this measure.

Attended- Iris Guglucello, Chuck Sasho, Angelo Pignatelli, Irving Lev
Did not attend- Jason Roller, Heather McMahon


Design Review committee
(Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @9:00am)

• Case NO. DRC 10-18: Mohammad Khan proposed to construct a fence.  The property in question is locate at 545 Market Street.  The committee deferred this measure.

• Case NO. DRC 10-19:  The City Printing Company submitted proposal for facade renovations.  The property in question is located at 122 Oakhill Avenue.  The committee deferred this measure.

• Case NO> 10-20: Joe Schiavoni proposed to construct a statue/memorial.  The committee deferred this measure.

Attended- Karen Perkins, Chuck Shasho, Summer Barker, Phil Kidd, Justin Rodgers
Did not attend- Jason Rupe, John DeFrance



Paper copies of the official meeting agendas can be requested from the City Planning Department, located at 9 W. Front St., 3rd Floor, Suite 315.