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Council rescinds major-mod recommendation, sends Canterbury Trails buffer minor-mod to planning commission
Summary
Beavercreek council rescinded a June 23 motion recommending a major modification for the Canterbury Trails/Amberwood buffer and instead voted to send a minor modification — permitting a limited 5-foot encroachment and a 3-foot maintenance buffer for uncovered patios or decks — to the Planning Commission for review.
On July 14 the Beavercreek City Council rescinded its June 23 motion recommending a major modification for the nondisturbance buffer along Canterbury Trails adjacent to the Amberwood side of the golf course, and instead voted to forward a minor modification to the Planning Commission.
Planning staff described a proposed compromise that would allow up to a five-foot encroachment into a 25-foot nondisturbance area for uncovered patios or decks only, paired with a three-foot maintenance buffer around that encroachment. The proposal would not permit primary-structure encroachments, accessory structures, fences or encroachments in multifamily portions of the development; staff said any encroachment would require an approved plan.
“We're proposing to allow a 5 foot encroachment into that 25 foot do not disturb zone with only uncovered decks or patios,” planning staff said during the presentation. Staff described sample calculations showing that typical patios would preserve roughly 83–88 percent of the nondisturbance area on example lots.
The council opened the item for public comment. Resident Bob Trout of 2187 Bassett Court asked council to ensure a mower can access any permitted lawn area and urged the city to allow a 42–48 inch mower clearance. “If you're going to consider just a little bit of a means to take care of it, at least allow it to where they can run it through when they send a lawn service out there,” Trout said.
Councilmembers discussed past decisions, covenant language and neighborhood impacts; several members said the proposal represented a compromise that preserved most of the nondisturbance area while allowing limited homeowner use. One council member noted covenants on the opposite side of the fairway already cover a 25-foot nondisturbance buffer.
Councilmember action sequence: the council voted to rescind the June 23 motion to send a major modification to the Planning Commission, then voted to send the minor-modification proposal for Canterbury Trail buffer to the Planning Commission for review. Both votes were taken by voice and recorded as all in favor.
Planning staff said conditions could be added at the planning-commission stage (for example, limiting encroachments in multifamily areas or capping percentage of nondisturbance area that may be converted). Staff will bring the minor-modification request to the planning commission as directed.
