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Planning commission backs Sikora rezoning, minor subdivision for 5.66-acre parcel
Summary
The Stark County Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 18 recommended approval of a rezoning and a minor subdivision plat for a 5.66-acre parcel owned by George and Linda Sikora, allowing the existing home to remain while a portion is subdivided for a family member.
The Stark County Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 18 recommended approval of a rezoning and minor subdivision for a 5.66-acre property owned by George and Linda Sikora on 106th Avenue Southwest.
Nick Jensen of Western Edge Surveying represented the applicants and told commissioners the rezoning from Agriculture to Rural Residential is intended to allow the existing house to remain while the remainder of the parcel would be sold to a family member. “Before you is a request for a rezone from agriculture to rural residential,” Jensen said, describing the proposal as a family transfer tied to an existing residence.
County planner Steve Josephson told the commission the county’s future land use map shows the area as General Agriculture, which generally recommends 10-acre lots, but noted physical constraints on the parcel and nearby subdivisions with smaller lots. “Staff recommends approval,” Josephson said, citing the existing residence and the surrounding pattern of development.
A commissioner moved to recommend approval of RZ 0925; the motion was seconded and the chair declared the motion carried following a roll-call vote.
The commission then considered MSP 7-25, the corresponding minor subdivision plat for the same parcel. Josephson said the plat meets the requirements for a minor subdivision—no new streets or easements are proposed—and that consulting-engineer comments were addressed in a revised 11x17 plan included in the packet. A commissioner moved to recommend approval of the MSP 7-25 Sikora Subdivision; the motion passed on roll call with multiple commissioners recorded as voting “Aye.”
Both recommendations will be forwarded to the Stark County Commission for final action at the Dec. 29 county commission meeting.
Why it matters: The change would allow a small residential split in an area mapped for larger agricultural lots; staff said the existing house and nearby lot patterns make the request reasonable. The county commission will consider the recommendations at its next meeting.
