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Findlay council, residents debate sidewalk code change for cul‑de‑sac properties; committee asks law director to review
Summary
Owners of condominiums on Glen Eagle Drive objected to a planning committee discussion that could require sidewalks on rear property lines. Councilmembers said the immediate step is to update code language; the council accepted the committee report and will review the affected property case after code changes.
At the Aug. 5 Findlay City Council meeting, multiple residents and council members debated whether the city's sidewalk rules should require property owners on cul‑de‑sacs to install sidewalks where properties back onto another street.
Resident Gene Meyer described the parcels at the rear of 3340 and 3342 Glen Eagle Drive and told council: "They should not have to pay two times for sidewalks," saying condominium owners paid for front‑facing sidewalks at construction and do not own the rear land where the city might later require sidewalks.
Council discussion and committee action: the Street, Sidewalks and…
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