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Planning board asks staff to study rezoning options for Strathmore subdivision
Summary
After a request from Councilperson Tina Paulson, the Valley View Planning Board voted to authorize the solicitor and engineer to research possible rezoning for the Strathmore subdivision, citing differences between Strathmore and the village's Country Home zoning.
The Village of Valley View Planning Board on March 18 directed Solicitor Dave Lambros and Engineer Todd Sciano to research potential rezoning for the Strathmore subdivision after Councilperson Tina Paulson said the neighborhood “looks and feels” different from other Country Home–zoned areas.
Councilperson Tina Paulson, present in the audience, explained she drafted a starter list of items to consider for a new zone, including parking standards, restrictions on recreational vehicles and campers, and different setback and lot-size rules. “When people complained about neighbors parking on grass or parking campers in the driveway, there was never anything they could do about it because Country Home zoning allows for these things,” Paulson said.
Solicitor Lambros and Engineer Sciano told the Planning Board that creating a new residential designation would require detailed work on lot sizes, setbacks and permitted uses and that the process must begin with Planning Board recommendations before going to Council. Board members discussed enforcement challenges, the possibility of grandfathering existing uses (for example, allowing current livestock or structures to remain while prohibiting new ones), and the concern that some proposed restrictions—such as banning residential rentals—could be legally problematic; Solicitor Lambros cautioned that rezoning is a “lengthy process.”
Member Joseph White moved and Member Mike Bertovich seconded a motion authorizing Solicitor Lambros and Engineer Sciano to prepare research and draft options for rezoning Strathmore. Roll-call vote: Aye—Marty Johnston, Joseph White, Mike Bertovich, Mayor Matthew March. The board gave staff direction to return with proposed language and analysis for future Planning Board consideration.
Next steps: Solicitor Lambros and Engineer Sciano will prepare draft zoning language and implementation options for review by Planning Board and, if recommended, referral to the Village Council for public hearings and possible adoption.
