Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hobart City Redevelopment Authority affirms fill-permit decision, approves tree removal and conditional bond release
Summary
At its meeting, the Hobart City Redevelopment Authority affirmed a planning commission decision to grant a fill permit (petition 2601), approved removal of a street-side locust tree at 7798 Tanager Street, authorized release of a developer performance bond for Lumen's Logistics once a maintenance bond is posted, and set an unsafe-building matter for April 15.
The Hobart City Redevelopment Authority voted to affirm the planning commission's decision to grant a fill permit under petition number 2601 and approved several routine development and enforcement items at its meeting. The chair moved to affirm the planning commission’s decision "having considered all of the evidence presented both in writing and on the record," and members carried the motion by voice vote.
The vote affects a list of appellants read into the record by the chair, including Barbara Cattellus, Eric Morris (on behalf of Stonematals LLC), Vance and Susan Thompson, Angelina Soriano, Joseph Khan, Jennifer McQuaid and others who filed appeals; the chair said the authority's decisions will be communicated in writing to each person who filed an appeal. The chair cited what was recorded as "Hoover Municipal Road Section 15904," described in the meeting as the provision relevant to fill permits.
The authority also approved a homeowner request to remove a locust tree from the public easement at 7798 Tanager Street after an arborist reviewed the tree. A speaker identified in the transcript as a resident said the owners "are gonna take it down on their dime" and plan to plant a different tree. The motion to grant removal was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Officials approved a refund for a building permit referenced in the record as number 2657 (Windham Nation cited in the transcript); the meeting record did not specify dollar amounts. The body also approved a conditional release of a developer performance bond for Lumen's Logistics, with staff recommending release once a maintenance bond is in place.
Staff updated the authority on an unsafe-building order for 300 West Old Bridge Road, saying the property owner had submitted paperwork to the planning commission for a one-lot subdivision and intends to demolish the house upon commission approval. The body set that matter over to April 15 for follow-up.
Routine housekeeping items — including approval of meeting minutes and claims — were handled by voice votes earlier in the meeting. The chair closed the meeting after recording the approvals and adjourned the session.
What happens next: the authority will transmit written notices of its written decisions to appellants and will revisit the unsafe-building matter on April 15 as scheduled.
