Planning commission recommends 20-year CUP for Tidtree LLC; clarifies firewood-sales condition

The Miami County Planning Commission voted 9-0 on June 3 to recommend approval of Conditional Use Permit 25002 for Tidtree LLC, a contractor shop and yard on a rural property north of Hillsdale.

The commission’s recommendation included a modification to Condition No. 9 to permit limited transport of off‑site material to the site for sale as firewood during specified hours while continuing to prohibit off‑site dumping, burning and long‑term storage of waste. Planning staff said the Board of County Commissioners previously stated support for Tidtree selling firewood, and commissioners moved to make that allowance explicit in the CUP conditions.

Commissioners heard from planning staff and applicant Chris Tidd about operations and site controls. Staff described the property as several miles north of Hillsdale, bounded on the west by U.S. 169, on the east by a railroad right of way and on the north by West 230 Ninth Street. Staff said the parcel is largely surrounded by large properties, with a handful of smaller residences along a nearby road, and noted the applicant intends most storage and equipment to be kept inside the proposed…