STREETSBORO BOARD OF ZONING AND BUILDING APPEALS

Mrs. Szabo agreed.
Mr. Szabo stated the property had an aeration system for septic; he had a letter from Portage
County Health Department stating if the septic system failed it could be replaced in the exact
same location therefore it didn’t require additional land. The property at 8729 was denied for
a regular septic due to the slope so the county allowed the aeration system.
Mrs. Mustafa pointed out the letter in the packet from Loyd Groves dated April 3 for the
environmental health district regarding what Mr. Szabo just stated.
Mr. Cieszkowski stated his memo dated May 9, 2013 included his review comments as it
relates to this submitted application. He reviewed the memo with the board.
Mr. Vazzana echoed Mr. Cieszkowski in that the standard is a practical difficulty and there
are 8 factors outlined in the code that you can read and you are to balance. If they rise to the
level of a practical difficulty then you can go ahead and grant the variance. Finally, always
remember that the conditions that we balance with these factors, the things that trigger these
factors possibly are conditions that rise from the property itself, not the personal situation of
the property owner.
Mrs. Mustafa asked if the Duncan Rules apply to this hearing.
Mr. Vazzana stated the rules that apply to this hearing are the rules that are spelled out in our
code.
Mrs. Mustafa asked again if the Duncan Rules applied to this hearing.
Mr. Vazzana said no. You have the factors to weigh as you come to your decision and that,
as John pointed out in the memo, is 1105.12(c)4.
Mr. Newill asked about the applicants’ response to the first question on the application which
was yes.
Mr. Szabo said the answer should be no. He misread the question.
Mr. Newill asked if his reason why the variance was necessary was totally what the applicant
perceived to be a liability issue with the lake being part of both parcels instead of being totally
on the [north] parcel.
Mrs. Szabo answered yes a lot of it is.
Mr. Newill asked what brought them to this conclusion.
Mrs. Szabo said the buyer did not want to have anything to do with the lake and their
insurance was telling them it could be a liability so they were having issues with the insurance
on the property.
Mrs. Mustafa asked if there was a letter to that effect.
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