Pataskala hearing reviews multiple agricultural-district renewal applications

Pataskala City held a public hearing to review multiple agricultural-district applications, during which staff provided property summaries and the agricultural committee recommended confirmation for each application.

Chair called the hearing to order and introduced the agenda of renewal and new agricultural-district applications. Scott, speaking as city staff, summarized each property. On the first application from Derek Lee for parcel O63-140340-00 at 10452 McIntosh Road, Scott said, "This property is located on the back and top road, almost 42 acres in size." He reported the parcel is zoned agricultural, described the filing as a renewal application, and noted staff had no objections. The chair confirmed the ag committee recommended the application.

Scott also summarized Whit Acres LTD's renewal for parcel O63-141378-00 at 12025 Cable Road, saying the property is "almost 72 acres inside" and that it is zoned agricultural; committee and staff recommended confirmation. A related renewal for Fred B. and Christy M. Whitaker (sub-parcel O63-141378-00.003) was presented as roughly 25 acres; Scott said it is zoned agricultural and recommended for conservation rural, and staff reported no objections.

An application from AirCat Limited for parcel O64-152868-00 on Mills Street was described by Scott as "almost a 190 acres in size." He characterized it as a renewal application zoned agricultural and noted staff had no objections; the ag committee recommended confirmation. Dale and Rachel Williams brought a new application for parcel O64-152880-00.007 (Granville Street) that staff noted as a new filing, and the committee recommended approval. Barbara A. and Christopher K. Jacobs submitted renewal filings covering parcels 063-140196-00 and 063-14020-00 on Columbia Road, which Scott summarized as about 75 acres in total and recommended for conservation; staff reported no objections. Finally, Scott said Tamara L. Hoogler's parcel O64-068124-00 at 8249 East Broad Street is approximately 30.5 acres, described the filing as a renewal, and noted zoning listed as general business but recommended for meeting density residential; the ag committee recommended the application.

The chair asked for public comment on the applications; seeing none, a motion to adjourn was moved by Mister Lee and seconded by Mary. The motion carried on a roll call with five recorded "yes" votes, and the meeting was adjourned. No formal council votes on individual agricultural-district applications are recorded in the transcript; the record shows staff presentations and committee recommendations and indicates no public objections were raised.

The record supplied parcel numbers, applicant names, acreage figures and committee recommendations; where transcript wording was garbled the article uses corrected place names (Pataskala City, Licking County, Ohio) and preserves the property details as stated on the record. The clerk noted the next meeting would occur in five minutes.