A meeting of the Village of Riverlea Planning Commission was held February 11, 2019 at the Evening Street Elementary School.  Members present were Bryce Jacob (Planning Commissioner), Sheila Bagley, Janet Brown, Robert Davis, and Taylor Surface. Also present were Aaron Haines, Mike & Kathy McClintock, and Luis Martinez, Laura Watson, and Robert Raskin from the Cleary Company. Joshua C. Mehling served as Clerk.  The Planning Commissioner called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

  1. The minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of January 14, 2019 were not read since each member had received a copy. Brown moved and Surface seconded the motion that the minutes be approved as submitted by the Clerk. The following vote was recorded on the motion: Yea: 3, Brown, Davis, and Surface; Nay: None; Abstain: 2, Bagley, Jacob. The motion carried 3-0-2.
  2. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Mike & Kathy McClintock at 171 Riverglen Dr to replace the roof, gutters, and fascia of the house, replace the current front porch, and paint the garage door. The new shingles on the roof will match the existing clay tiles. The paint colors for the new 8” columns & fascia will be brown to match the existing trim on the house. Bagley asked whether the existing gutters were salvageable and the answer is that they are not. There are no issues with lot coverage for this project. The Planning Commissioner asked what color the inside of the new porch ceiling will be and the answer was dark brown.

Brown moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for this project as shown in the plans and Davis                 seconded this motion. The following vote was recorded on the motion: Yea: 5, Bagley, Brown, Davis, Surface,               and Unrue; Nay: None; Abstain: None. The motion carried 5-0.

  1. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness by Aaron & Annette Haines at 5833 Westchester to update the count, size, and location of some windows due to the relocating of the kitchen to an existing enclosed porch, as well as updating the siding on the house. Haines explained that the project was an attempt to utilize some currently unusable spaces in the house. The project will involve eliminating several smaller windows in the rear of the house and installing 4 – 2 panel windows, as well as removing and replacing an existing door at the rear. The existing windows in a brick wall will be infilled with wood shutters. All of the siding on the house and garage will be replaced with a seagrass color with this project.

Bagley had a question on the color and type of railing to be installed. It will be black metal, replacing the                       current PVC railing. The rung style will be similar to that of the current. The new door will be a vinyl sliding                  door.

Davis moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for this project as shown in the plans and Surface                seconded this motion. The following vote was recorded on the motion: Yea: 5, Bagley, Brown, Davis, Surface,                and Unrue; Nay: None; Abstain: None. The motion carried 5-0.

Davis moved and Surface seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion was approved unanimously

(5-0). The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

 

Bryce Jacob, Planning Commissioner                          Josh Mehling, Clerk