Ordinances Committee Meeting
April 30, 2012
Thomas Worthington High School
The Ordinance Committee of the Council of the Village of Riverlea met on the above date at the Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington. The following committee members were present: Chair Jenny D. Jones, Co-Chair Scott K. Gordon, Carolee Noonan, Michael Jones, and Jacalyn Slemmer. Also present was Pamela M. Colwell. At 7:06 pm, the Chair called the meeting to order.
The minutes of the previous meeting were not read since each member had received a copy. Slemmer moved and M. Jones seconded a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted by the Committee Chair. The motion was approved unanimously.
The committee began to review each section of Title XV: Land Usage using compiled comments submitted by the members. Starting with Chapter 150: Building Regulations, the group identified obsolete sections where the language referred to responsibilities that now belong to Franklin County. Other sections were considered better placed with zoning ordinances (Chapter 151. Zoning Code).
Sections identified as obsolete were:
§150.004 (C) & (D) & (E)
§150.006
§150.040-041
§150.047
§150.050
§150.052
§150.053
§150.056 (possibly or move to Chapter 151)
§150.075
§150.085
§150.100
Sections identified to be moved to Chapter 151:
§150.004 (A) & (B)
§150.005
§150.022-023
§150.046
§150.051
§150.054-055
§150.057
§150.076
§150.086
§150.999
Review of Chapter 151. Zoning Code proved to be more challenging. The members decided to “shelve” this chapter for further review and discussion at the next meeting.
The committee also briefly discussed Chapter 152. Signs. Jenny questioned whether the language was overly restrictive. She suggested that the language be simplified to reflect the intent, which was to ensure signs are not located as to interfere with the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
Finally, the group discussed Chapter 34. Police Department and the role of the Marshall in language and in practice. These ordinances were also shelved for further discussion.
The Chair will compile Title XV with the preliminary changes and send to the Committee members for review, discussion, and decision prior to the next Committee meeting, scheduled for May 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 pm.
JENNY D. JONES, CHAIR