A meeting of the Village of Riverlea Planning Commission was held April 12, 2021 via Zoom teleconference software. Members present were Bryce Jacob (Planning Commissioner), Sheila Bagley, Paul Collini, and Rich Skowronski. Also present were Stephen Wisler and Kyle Ruhe. Joshua C. Mehling served as Clerk. The Planning Commissioner called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.

  1. The minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of December 12, 2020 were not read since each member had received a copy. Skowronski moved and Bagley seconded the motion that the minutes be approved as submitted by the Clerk. The following vote was recorded on the motion: Yea: 4, Bagley, Collini, Jacob, and Skowronski; Nay: None; Abstain: None. The motion carried 4-0.
  2. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Stephen Wisler at 248 Melbourne Pl to install a cedar fence along the west property line. The fence would replace the existing chain link fence along the property line. The fence posts along the fence will be capped. The homeowner may add a gate to the fence at some point in the future, but that is not part of the existing plan. Kyle Ruhe, the owner of the property on the other side of the proposed fence, submitted a letter of approval for the fence and spoke in favor of it at the meeting.

Bagley moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for the fence as shown in the plans and Skowronski seconded this motion. The following vote was recorded on the motion: Yea: 4, Bagley, Collini, Jacob, and Skowronski; Nay: None; Abstain: None. The motion carried 4-0.

Skowronski moved and Collini seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion was approved unanimously (4-0). The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 p.m.

 

Bryce Jacob, Planning Commissioner

Josh Mehling, Clerk