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Administrative hearing: homeowner, planning staff say surveyor delays stall permit for shed at 3520 Homewood Avenue
Summary
At an administrative hearing in Stow City, planning staff said a shed that straddles a lot line at 3520 Homewood Avenue cannot be permitted until a lot split shows setbacks; the homeowner said the surveyor has been unresponsive and he cannot afford a second survey.
An administrative hearing on case B24-2017 focused on a single remaining alleged violation at 3520 Homewood Avenue: an accessory structure without a permit (113702A).
Planning Department staff told the board that complaints about the property began in December 2024 and that other violations at the site have been remedied. Staff said the accessory structure crosses a lot line, and the owner has submitted a lot-split application (June 2025) intended to place the structure on a single parcel. The lot-split submission, however, lacks setback measurements required to determine whether the structure would comply with zoning setbacks, and the surveyor who prepared the plan has been unresponsive.
"The accessory structure in question is actually crossing a lot line," Planning Department staff said, and added that the lot-split plan is missing the setbacks from the principal and accessory structures to the proposed new lot lines. Engineering staff have requested changes that were completed on other revisions, and planning said engineering is prepared to approve the lot split once the required setback information is provided and deeds are drawn for county filing.
Homeowner Mister Carver told the board he has called the surveyor multiple times and that the surveyor "forgot he was even supposed to straighten the issue out." Carver said he has already paid the surveyor and does not have the finances to pay for another survey, but that he would call the surveyor again.
Board members and staff discussed possible next steps, including planning staff recontacting the surveyor and the suggestion that city staff could reach out to the surveyor directly to encourage completion of the required revisions. Planning staff noted the enforcement timeline: an initial inspection and notice dated Dec. 10, 2024; a follow-up notice dated Dec. 11, 2025; and the administrative-hearing-board notice sent Jan. 8, 2026.
The hearing recessed at 09:40 to allow staff and the homeowner to confer and pursue contact with the surveyor. No formal order or final permit was issued during the session; the accessory-structure permit remains pending while the lot-split submission is completed.
