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Board approves large greenhouse after trustee raises drainage questions
Summary
The board approved a variance permitting a 4,440-square-foot poly-covered greenhouse for Roland Steiner on a 4-acre parcel, despite a Harrison Township trustee’s concerns about runoff, county tile connections and precedent for similar structures.
The Preble County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance June 23 allowing Roland Steiner to install a 30-foot by 148-foot (4,440 sq ft) poly-covered greenhouse 10 feet from a side property line on a Restricted Rural Residential lot in Harrison Township. Steiner said the structure replaces an old building and that he plans to install perimeter tile drainage; the board voted unanimously to approve under Section 1404.01 D (1–7).
Harrison Township Trustee President Brady Creech questioned whether the greenhouse’s roof runoff and the property’s existing wet backlands could overload nearby tile and asked whether the structure would be used commercially. Creech said the area already "lays pretty wet in the back" and requested more detail on drainage and potential impacts. Brad Kramer, Zoning Director, said the county has no maintenance code to require removal of dilapidated temporary structures and noted the greenhouse, as described, would be temporary in nature and could be removed by a future owner. The board approved the variance with standard findings.
Why it matters: The decision allows a sizable temporary greenhouse near adjacent agricultural parcels; trustee concerns highlight unresolved local drainage coordination between property owners, township trustees, and county engineers.
