Planning, Zoning, and Building Commission


Composition and Term


The Commission shall consist of five (5) electors of the Municipality not holding other public office, all of whom shall serve without compensation for a term of five (5) years. The Commission members shall be appointed by the Mayor with confirmation by a majority of Council.
 
Powers and Duties of the Commission


The Commission meetings must be held at least once each month, shall be open to the public, and a record of its resolutions, findings, and determinations shall be maintained. The Commission shall have such powers and duties as are conferred upon it by the laws of Ohio concerning:

  • The preparation of plans and maps for the future physical development and improvement of the Municipality
  • The plan, design, location, removal, relocation, and alteration of any public building or structure and public property
  • The location, widening, extension, and vacation of streets, alleys, public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, and other public places
  • The approval of plats for the subdivision of lands
  • The regulation and restriction of the location of buildings and other structures; the regulation and limitation of height of buildings and other structures to be erected or altered
  • Regulation of the bulk and location of buildings and other structures to be erected or altered
  • The granting of variances

Members of the Commission

  • William Sasse

  • James Chubb

  • Scott Daffron

  • Charles Peck

  • Sally Lane                   

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