Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-01-15
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at Munson

MUNSON - Chairman Veror
J. Warner, of the Munsor
Township Trustees, and Cair.
man Martin c. Miller, of the
Munson Zoning Commission
have jointly announced that
the first changes in Munson's
five year old Zoning Reso.
luton are soon to be made. A
public hearing has been called
by the Zoning Commission for
eight o'clock Monday night
January 19, 1853, at the Village
Hall. Everyone is invited to
come and learn about the
changes. A week later, jan
uary 26, 1858, the Trustees will
welcome any citizen who wishes
to be heard with respect to the
changes at the regular Trus-
tees meeting.
All of the changes in Mum
sons Zoning Ordinance are
small. They are based upon the
experience of the Zoning Com
mission in the last five years.
The notifications are designed
to strengthen the Resolution
and make it serve all the
people of the township. Most
of the changes are merely to
take care of minor details not
covered by the original Reso-
luton as passed.
A new rule will permit any
one who wants to take in up
to five boarders to do so any
where in the township. More
than that is a business and
must be done only in the busi-
ness area.
The Resolution how says how
far houses must be from prop
erty side line. 1t doesn't say
how far apart houses must be
and for fire reasons, that is
to be covered.
Some people with very deep
lots and wide fronts on a
road would like to sell off the
front or back. The new rules
state how that can be done.
Some folks want guest
houses on their lots in addi-
ton to their own houses. New
rules covering such buildings
are proposed.
Sometimes builders forget or
neglect to take away their tool
sheds. These can become an
unSightly nuisance. Rules cover
ing such sheds are included.
Finally, a temporary special
permit is granted to Bass Lake,
Inc, to remove peat from an
area east and north of Bass
Lake. This swamp area was
originally zoned for first class
residences. The original Zon-
ing Commission was not told
that it was totally useless for
that purpose. Bass Lake was
asked for the right to remove
the peat to make the area
suitable for residential use.
Some of the area will become
part of a larger Bass Lake.
The Attorney General of the
State of Ohio has ruled that
a Zoning Commission has the
power and duty to control an
activity such as the removal
of peat. Part of the changes
in the Resolution are to state
the manner and the time in
which this operation shall be
be handled. Minimum interfer-
ence to rights of abutting prop
erty owners is the basis for
the proposed change in the
Resolution.
The text of all the changes
and the map of the Peat Bog
can be inspected at the home
of Martin Miller, Chairman of
the Zoning Commission between
the hours of two and five pm.
on Sunday, January 18,
Since the Zoning Resolution
was accepted by the voters
five years ago, over 180 build
ing permits have been issued
in the township by the Zoning
Inspectors. The Commission
and the Appeals Board, chair
by Lynn H. Reiter,
all feel that the new changes
are for the good of the whole
area. Unless there are objec-
tons to the changes, after the
two hearings, they will auto
matically become part of Mum