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Stow City hearing on Echo Valley dumpsters continued after dispute over whether code requires four‑sided enclosures
Summary
A Stow City administrative hearing over unscreened dumpsters at 4339–4353 North Gilwood Drive was continued to July 10 after the property representative disputed notices and the planning staff said the zoning code can be interpreted as requiring four‑sided screening.
Stow City’s Administrative Hearing Board on June 19 continued a hearing about alleged zoning violations at 4339–4353 North Gilwood Drive after the property representative disputed both the notice process and the city’s interpretation of its dumpster‑screening rules.
The hearing concerns violation 25‑63, alleging that the property owned by Echo Valley Stowe Properties LLC lacks required screening around a dumpster in violation of the city zoning provision cited by staff (referred to in the record as 11 63 0 6 f). The board set a new hearing date of July 10 at 2 p.m. and directed staff to gather examples of prior interpretations before the next meeting.
Hearing officer (unnamed) opened the record by stating the complaint and the file numbers, and told participants the hearing was being broadcast and recorded under section 219 of the Stow City Charter. Planning department staff said inspectors visited the property on May 1 and May 20,…
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