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Trustees instruct planning commission to limit McKenna Associates' zoning-interpretation role; land-preservation ordinance counsel sought
Summary
The Eagle Township Board directed its Planning Commission to review the Interim Zoning Ordinance with the goal of restricting and removing McKenna Associates' authority to interpret ordinance language, and authorized the supervisor to consult legal counsel about a land-preservation ordinance. Both actions passed May 15.
At its May 15 meeting the Eagle Township Board instructed the Planning Commission to review the Interim Zoning Ordinance and to take steps to restrict and remove McKenna Associates from making language interpretations of the ordinance.
Trustee Rob Currie moved the instruction; Trustee Michelle Hoppes supported the motion. The minutes show the motion carried.
Separately, the board approved a motion directing Supervisor Troy Stroud to consult with legal counsel regarding an ordinance for land preservation. That motion was moved by Supervisor Stroud and supported by Trustee Currie and was recorded as carried.
Planning Commission Chair Brad Rich previously told the board the commission is continuing review of sections of the Interim Zoning Ordinance and has sent several sections to McKenna for review; the commission has scheduled a public hearing on a rezoning request for May 27 that will be routed to the board for a final decision.
The board did not record a detailed discussion in the minutes about the reasons for removing McKenna's interpretation role or the legal scope of a potential land-preservation ordinance. The actions are procedural steps that send the issues back to staff and counsel for further review and will likely return to the board for formal consideration after the Planning Commission's review and any required public hearings.
