VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

MAY 20, 2008

The Vanderburgh County Rezoning Board met in session this 20^th day of May, 2008 at 5:42 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Jeff Korb presiding.

Commissioner Tornatta: Good afternoon.

Janet Greenwell: Are we ready to go? Okay, I’m Janet Greenwell with the Area Plan Commission.

Janet Greenwell: I guess, first I will ask you to approve our rezoning minutes from the last meeting.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

Janet Greenwell: Okay, the first rezoning we have on for hearing tonight is Mr. Reddick’s rezoning on North Green River Road. Mr. Reddick’s requesting to, I’m sorry, is requesting to down zone his property from C-4 and Agricultural to R-1. I’m sorry, I’m wearing two hats tonight. I’m doing both, and the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing sometimes. Basically, Mr. Reddick has a 1.6 acre residential lot, zoned C-4, and he is needing to down zone it to bring it into compliance so he can sell it. It’s, the down zoning is consistent with the residential use. This is the zoning map, I believe the house falls within the C-4,and Mr. Reddick has run into a snag with the banks. It is definitely a house, and he’s wanting to bring it into conformance so that he can sell it.

President Korb: So, it will go from C-4 to R-1, is that what you said?

Janet Greenwell: C-4 and Agricultural to R-1. The Plan Commission voted May 8^th to recommend approval with eight, with seven affirmative votes.

Commissioner Nix: What road is that in front of there? I’m sorry, the one right up there.

Janet Greenwell: It’s Green River.

Commissioner Nix: Okay, that is Green River.?

Janet Greenwell: Yes.

Commissioner Nix: I didn’t see it on the map.

Janet Greenwell: Actually, the access to this property is right at Green River where the railroad tracks kind of V.

Commissioner Nix: Thank you.

Janet Greenwell: It’s a little difficult to see.

Commissioner Nix: Okay, I’ve got it now.

Commissioner Tornatta: Is anybody here to remonstrate?

Commissioner Nix: No remonstrators?

President Korb: I’ve got one coming up. No, he’s not?

Commissioner Tornatta: Okay. I make a motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. Congratulations, Mr. Reddick.

Commissioner Tornatta: Roll call.

President Korb: A roll call vote?

Commissioner Tornatta: Uh-huh.

Commissioner Nix: That was on first reading.

President Korb: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes.

Commissioner Nix: That’s first reading though, is that correct?

President Korb: No.

Janet Greenwell: This is for final reading.

Commissioner Tornatta: It’s final reading.

Commissioner Nix: Okay, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

President Korb: Final reading.

Janet Greenwell: Second and final.

Commissioner Nix: Okay, I’ve got it here.

Commissioner Tornatta: You were looking at the–

Commissioner Nix: The top one, right.

Commissioner Tornatta: –out of order.

President Korb: Okay, great. Is that all we have on that one?

Janet Greenwell: That’s it.

President Korb: Alright.

Janet Greenwell: The next rezoning is VC-5-2008, the property at 140 East Inglefield Road. Ken Zinn and Tri-State Module are requesting to rezone their property from agricultural to M2. It’s located just west of the corridor, the 41 corridor that’s designated for industrial. Tri-State Module owns and operates the business adjacent east. I believe that’s a little bit better shot. That’s their business, and they’re proposing to rezone the house. They’re proposing a building across the back of the property. The M2 will facilitate the expansion and will allow them to build their new building. The Plan Commission voted at their meeting on May 8^th to recommend approval with seven affirmative votes. That’s about all I have on it.

President Korb: What is that piece of property currently? Not the one we’re rezoning, but the other one, is it currently zoned C?

Janet Greenwell: It’s zoned M2. The machine shop was, well, I think I have some pictures of it. Again, I apologize, I’m not, it’s a machine shop that was built around 1978.

President Korb: Okay.

Janet Greenwell: Expanded in ‘91. The first time they added an additional parcel. This will be there second expansion. I believe, at Plan Commission they said Tri-State Module operates a business that rebuilds t.v. insides, and that they’re in dire need of some warehouse space. They’re proposing to rezone the house next to their business and expand. The house will become legal, non-conforming, and it will be subject to the non-conforming restrictions, but they plan to build behind the house.

President Korb: Okay. Do we have any remonstrators with regards to this? Discussion amongst the Commissioners?

Commissioner Tornatta: I make a motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. Janet, real quickly–

Commissioner Tornatta: Roll call.

President Korb: Roll call vote. Is Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes.

President Korb: Did I miss the first reading for Dale Barker Wright?

Janet Greenwell: I apologize.

President Korb: That’s okay. I just, we’ve done that before.

Janet Greenwell: We do have a first reading, our docket number 2008-22-PC, VC-7-2008, Dale Barker Wright is proposing to rezone C-2 to C-4 the property at 12640 State Road 57. It’s for a dog kennel. That’s just a first reading. You’ll be seeing it soon.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

Janet Greenwell: The last rezoning on your docket tonight is VC-6-2008, Dauby Properties and Investments. This is a little tricky for me.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: You’re doing a good job.

Janet Greenwell: I’m doing two things at once, and I’m not used to it. Dauby Properties and Investments is requesting a very unique rezoning. They’re rezoning a couple of strips, one from C-4 to R-3,and one from R-3 to C-4. The blow up shows you a little bit of the two different little strips. What I’ve done is overlaid the Hunter Chase Subdivision that was approved at our May 8^th meeting, and you’ll see that the R-3 and the C-4 are really kind of out of sync. The rezoning, aw, come on, the rezoning, this is the subdivision that was approved, and the zoning once it is approved has all of the four lots in the front zoned commercial and the back part is all R-3 for a condominium development. Basically, it’s an exchange, a little piece of R-3 became C-4, it had originally been intended as the frontage for the condos. Their plans changed and they moved the access point to the center of the property, platted the lot, divided it into four commercial lots, and then the public roadway, which will cul-de-sac at the condos, then become private from that point, was all platted together as Hunter Chase Subdivision. The zoning just pretty much cleaned up the little pieces that were mismatched.

President Korb: They’ve already started construction on the models, haven’t they, Janet?

Janet Greenwell: Actually, they, we’ve issued a permit for the first condo building.

President Korb: Okay.

Janet Greenwell: What you see up, going up out there is the condominium building.

President Korb: That’s what I thought.

Janet Greenwell: The first one.

President Korb: Okay. Because, it’s basically, it looks like it’s either a duplex or a four plex. Yeah, it’s all garage up front.

Janet Greenwell: Yeah.

President Korb: Got it. Okay.

Commissioner Nix: What was the recommendation of the Plan Commission?

Janet Greenwell: I’m sorry. The Plan Commission heard the rezoning at their meeting on May 8^th and recommended unanimously, with seven affirmative votes, for approval.

President Korb: Discussion amongst the Commissioners?

Commissioner Nix: Do you want to ask for remonstrators?

Commissioner Tornatta: Remonstrators?

President Korb: Remonstrators? Seeing none. A motion?

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. Congratulations.

Commissioner Tornatta: Roll call vote.

President Korb: Roll call vote. Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes. Great. Thank you.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. Meeting adjourned.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.)

Those in Attendance:

Jeff Korb                                             Bill Nix                            Troy Tornatta

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.                    Janet Greenwell             Madelyn Grayson

Others Unidentified                             Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

Jeff Korb, President

Bill Nix, Vice President

Troy Tornatta, Member

(Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.)