[0:01] [snorts] >> Thank you all for coming. I am filling

[0:05] in for the president, Mr. Darko, who's not able to be here tonight.

[0:09] Um we will open the public hearing to the 2026-03.

[0:16] Oops, sorry. Case mission 2026-03 for

[0:20] an application for re-plat, and the public hearing is open.

[0:24] » Do you want to do the agenda first, sir? >> Um

[0:27] » Google. >> No.

[0:29] » Okay. >> the public hearing first.

[0:30] » First. >> Yeah, and then we do the meeting.

[0:32] » Okay.

[0:34] » So, go ahead. >> Yeah, so before you guys tonight is a a

[0:38] re-plat including waivers for the address 10222

[0:44] River View Drive, the Indiana parcel number

[0:48] 0203352-033.

[0:52] I do have all the documentation in your packet, including the

[0:56] application, the waivers uh that are included in that

[1:02] are requests procedurally to remove some requirements, and the

[1:06] requirements are that many of the things that we

[1:10] require as part of our re-plat are not can't be done because other agencies

[1:16] don't do them. We are one of the We are the only agency that requires it to go

[1:20] through a primary and a secondary within our code.

[1:24] Um so, the waiver would would basically eliminate the need for a

[1:29] second meeting 45 days if you guys so choose to approve that.

[1:34] So, that is what's in front of you. Uh it would still be required, if it's

[1:40] approved tonight, the waivers and the primary

[1:44] and um it would still be required to go to the

[1:47] town council for final approval.

[1:51] So, I can explain more of that if you have

[1:54] any specific questions, but procedurally, we're most

[1:59] areas only require one meeting for a replat,

[2:02] and the town of Leo Cedar Hill still requires two.

[2:10] » If you have a question, can you sign in on

[2:12] and then go up and ask your questions?

[2:24] So, the when you say a replat, is that just mean

[2:27] you're dividing up >> Yep, so it's just a basically a parcel

[2:30] split, and I started getting to it here, and then my my s-

[2:34] time hit. Give me 1 second, and I'll throw it on the screen so you guys can

[2:37] see what what it is. >> Is this one person?

[2:40] » Yes, as long as it has the easement at the

[2:44] end. >> It does.

[2:47] » Yep.

[2:51] All right, it'd be on the west edge, far west edge of the parcel, against the

[2:57] pine trees that are there now. >> Each

[3:18] » What?

[3:21] There's one there. >> [clears throat and cough]

[3:30] » There's a lot.

[3:36] I'm sorry. I was just There's a lot.

[3:42] » We need to stand at the microphone >> Yeah,

[3:45] if you guys can stand at the microphone when you guys go to talk, so that way we

[3:47] can make sure we get it recorded.

[3:51] Sorry, I know it's a lot of procedure, but it has to go out live, so.

[4:06] » Do you have any other questions I can help you with?

[4:14] Okay, my only other question is this is a gift to us.

[4:17] What's your name? >> Your name?

[4:19] » Okay, McAllen. >> Okay.

[4:22] » Um if you leave it next to us and then your

[4:25] parents pass I just want to make sure that they can't

[4:28] divide that period and put bonds on another house on the lot.

[4:32] » Uh I don't believe they'd have enough square footage with what I see there to

[4:35] get that done. Um basically the house that they're

[4:38] sitting on that lot is going to take up a good portion of that square footage

[4:42] with the rear setback requirements, the rear easement, the side easement, and

[4:46] then the front setback requirements. Though it says it's 0.736

[4:51] acre, there's not that much left to build on

[4:55] when it really comes down to it, to be honest. So, they would have to It'd be

[5:00] I don't think it could be done, to be honest. It would I I would never say

[5:03] never, it would but it it would be very hard in the current situation.

[5:07] So. >> So, we trust these guys but something

[5:09] would happen I just want to know that nobody else is

[5:12] going to come in and >> I I don't know.

[5:14] » and build like >> Yeah.

[5:16] » three houses down there. >> No, I don't see how that could be done.

[5:21] » if you're going to comment, you got to come up front.

[5:23] » Okay. >> So,

[5:25] yeah, I I I just don't see how that could be done, to be honest.

[5:28] » Okay. >> I would never say never, but looking at

[5:31] all the setback and rear boundary lines and the rear it just it'd be hard.

[5:36] » Thank you.

[5:38] » Really hard.

[5:41] » For just a minute say my name the first time. Um

[5:45] the passage of just a couple months ago of a square [snorts] footage

[5:50] per lot. But could that ever affect the rest of the houses on that street?

[5:55] » So, cuz what was like 8,250? So, that's that's a different zoning

[5:59] classification. So, this is an R3, that'd been an R5.

[6:03] » What does that fall under? >> Uh so, R5 is essentially set up for

[6:06] multi-family. Uh where you got to have over 8,000 or

[6:10] 8,000 square foot per uh family unit. Um this is R3, and I believe it's 9,000

[6:17] square foot requirement per lot. Um so, while I again, while I get there

[6:23] it'd be a really small house to go in there if they were

[6:26] » No, no, I agree. I didn't know if that would affect or could affect any of the

[6:30] other houses. >> No. No. So, that's it's already zoned.

[6:34] It's not zoned R5, it's zoned R3 currently.

[6:36] » Okay. All right, very good.

[6:44] » Is there any more questions from the public?

[6:49] Then we will close the public hearing. And we will now open in the regular

[6:53] Planning Commission meeting.

[6:58] » [clears throat] >> I will take a motion for approval of the

[7:00] agenda with flexibility. >> So moved.

[7:04] » Second. >> Second.

[7:05] » You second that, Randy? Is that right?

[7:08] » Yeah. >> And Jerry and Randy seconded it at the

[7:11] same >> All in favor?

[7:13] » Aye. >> Aye.

[7:16] » I will take a motion to review and approve the meeting minutes from the

[7:20] August 2026 meeting. >> I make a motion we approve the minutes

[7:26] from the previous meeting.

[7:29] » Great. I second that. All in favor?

[7:33] » Aye. >> Aye.

[7:37] » We just had the public hearing for PC 2026-03.

[7:43] And now Tyler will present review or the finding of facts for waivers and the

[7:48] finding of facts for the replat. >> So, uh before you have a finding fact

[7:54] that uh for the waivers they requested um as part of that it says the requested

[7:58] waivers are intended to facilitate the review and approval process of the

[8:02] replat while we were uh recognizing the nature and circumstances of the property

[8:06] and pro- proposed platting action. The approval of these findings allows the

[8:10] commission to approve the primary and secondary plats in the same meeting as

[8:13] all documents have been turned in and reviews have been complete. Uh

[8:17] essentially it goes through and it it says that uh this positive finding of

[8:20] facts says that the uh

[8:24] that you guys have no objections with the

[8:27] waving them and and it's really the like 25 copies of

[8:32] the plat to be turned in. Um procedurally it would require a

[8:37] sign-off from the Allen County um surveyor's office. Well, the surveyor's

[8:42] office won't review it because it's already a plat and it's already been

[8:44] approved, so they're not coming back to review it. So,

[8:46] uh each one of those is is along those lines. It's very specifically tied to a

[8:50] certain approval that is not needed um because

[8:56] uh it it is already in a plat.

[9:00] The only one that you will find in your packet is the uh sewer or sewer

[9:05] district. The sewer district gave them one more ERU, so there's already one ERU

[9:09] on that property. With the split, they'll need a second

[9:12] ERU and the and the sewer district has approved that.

[9:16] The waivers also eliminate the 45-day waiting period, and that's really for

[9:21] infrastructure improvement. There's no infrastructure improvement with the

[9:23] replat. It is literally putting a line on a piece of paper and actually for

[9:27] them two lines a adding easement line to the east edge.

[9:32] Um you guys have any questions on that?

[9:41] » I wanted to have a hearing to approve the signing effects for the waivers.

[9:45] » I'd like to make a motion that we approve the

[9:47] PC 26-03. We have four 10222 Riverview Drive.

[9:55] » I'll second it. >> And that was just for the waiver court.

[9:58] » Yeah, that's the waiver. >> Okay, thank you.

[10:01] » All in favor? >> Aye.

[10:05] » So, the second one is the actual finding of facts for the lot. Um

[10:10] and basically it says that it goes through each one of the questions that

[10:14] it's not interest to the community, that property values will actually be helped

[10:18] in that area with the new houses. Um and that it is consistent with our

[10:23] envision planning in there. You guys can read through each of those. It is a

[10:27] positive finding effect. If you guys choose to vote no, then I will make some

[10:31] adjustments to it and sign it then.

[10:36] » I got [snorts] one question and I don't know what at what point in the meeting I

[10:39] can ask it. Can you move that drawing so we can see the uh

[10:46] uh what's it

[10:50] There you go. There you go. Okay, if I'm if I'm

[10:55] seeing this right and you're looking at the lot lines,

[11:00] that street is on private property.

[11:04] So, >> Well, there's an easement in there.

[11:08] » Okay. So, there is an easement there. >> Yes.

[11:13] For the turnaround? >> Yeah.

[11:15] » Yeah, that turnaround that >> Yeah.

[11:17] » It just to me seems like it shouldn't be on a

[11:21] a private property cuz now you're going to improve and it's on private property

[11:25] or improving it. >> So, there would be an easement with that

[11:27] street. >> And it's already there. It's in

[11:31] » I I did not it, but I would guess that it is, yes. It was done prior to my

[11:36] existence, so >> Well,

[11:40] okay.

[11:43] » That's that's one thing that I that I don't really care for right

[11:47] there, but

[11:51] And we can dry out prior discussion with >> him about this stuff? Did you have a

[11:53] prior discussion with him about this stuff?

[11:55] » No. >> Okay.

[11:56] » Not that. >> Okay.

[11:58] » I did ask who Uh I did ask the title company about who

[12:03] maintained the street. >> Yeah.

[12:06] » So, I would guess and I can go back and look and I'm assuming that if it's if

[12:10] it's that if that's a sticking point, I can add it as a contingency in the

[12:13] finding of facts that

[12:16] we ensure that that easement exists for that roadway. It does not change their

[12:20] build lines or anything like that. They would just have to get us an easement

[12:23] and uh

[12:24] drawing in for that. >> Okay, it's just a technicality that

[12:28] » Yeah. >> somewhere down the road it could come to

[12:31] bite you if somebody wanted to be really uh

[12:33] stickler about things. >> Are we not able

[12:37] » How long is it going to take you to check that?

[12:40] » Uh I'd have to reach out to them. The

[12:42] » Okay. >> It's going to take It's not It's not a

[12:44] phone call. It's not a phone >> Okay.

[12:45] » No, it was not a phone call. >> Okay.

[12:49] » Uh >> Maybe.

[12:52] » Cuz I thought we would see his name on there.

[12:55] I could be wrong. >> Let me go to land guide.

[12:58] I didn't know if it was something we had back in our prior meetings.

[13:01] » Mhm. >> Let me go to land guide. That'll tell

[13:04] me. >> [clears throat]

[13:10] » Send me an email if you have any questions.

[13:14] » I have to go to Ashley What's What's the average

[13:17] um lot size in that area?

[13:21] » That's a good question. >> The average lot size in that area?

[13:25] Uh just shy of an acre. So, 0.8 to 0.94 96.

[13:31] » Do these fit within the averages? >> They're pretty close. I mean, they're

[13:34] 0.76, I think, is the smaller one. And 0.89 [clears throat] is the bigger

[13:38] one. So, they're within the averages in that

[13:42] area. So, to be fair,

[13:45] that whole turnaround is not on It's So, the north half of that is in city of

[13:49] Fort Wayne property and it's not a public easement and the

[13:52] south half is on their property. So, basically, the whole

[13:57] turnaround is outside of easements.

[14:02] » Okay.

[14:04] » So, like I said, we can ask them to add that an easement line around there. I

[14:09] don't know that it's going to be

[14:12] Actually, I take that back. The other easement went through it.

[14:17] » I >> Yeah.

[14:18] » Yeah.

[14:21] I think it's >> Well, no, the other easement was on the

[14:23] other side of it. It doesn't matter. It's not on that side of it.

[14:26] » It's not on that side. >> No, it actually included the roadway

[14:30] right in here. That's where the old easement line went through.

[14:35] So, right in there. >> Okay.

[14:39] » So, basically, that's all on pri- That whole end is on private property.

[14:45] So, again, we can have them add that line as part of the the findings of fact

[14:49] and that would be acceptable as a change. It'd just take them a

[14:54] a week or so to probably have that line added as part of the deal, but it would

[14:58] not change their ownership line. It'd just be an easement line.

[15:04] » Does there have to be >> Huh?

[15:06] » Does there have to be a turnaround there?

[15:08] » Uh, recommended, yes. >> Just asking.

[15:12] » That's technically small, which is probably why it's all on private

[15:15] property. That's why it is small.

[15:21] Well, with the replat, there's not infrastructure improvements. So,

[15:26] » [sighs] >> and I don't

[15:29] have permission from the city of Fort Wayne to improve either.

[15:32] » Yeah. >> So, if that's something you guys want to

[15:35] consider, we can add that as a contingency on the finding of fact and

[15:39] basically when they have that done, I'll review it

[15:41] and we can finalize the sign off if that's what you like.

[15:43] » That sounds fair. >> It's up to you guys.

[15:47] I would recommend >> [snorts]

[15:49] » a motion to do that and then

[15:53] » So, you're saying have a motion for um approving the replat with the

[15:57] contingency of getting easements for around the roundabout.

[16:01] » Yep. >> On the their property section.

[16:07] » In village, you don't have to do nothing, but on your folks' part is

[16:12] another regrow.

[16:16] Is that a big issue to do that or >> I'm assuming it'll cost them money. I

[16:21] don't know.

[16:24] » What's the worst case if we don't do it? It's just It's just there.

[16:27] » If we never go back in and we wanted to improve the roadway, we'd have to

[16:30] request at that point we'd go in and say, "If

[16:33] you like for us to do it, we're going to have to gain garner easements." So, we

[16:36] can do it easily now or we can do it as part of the contingency of the replat or

[16:41] we can go back in later if we choose to do it and garner easements. It's up to

[16:46] you. >> Well, like we talked the other day, that

[16:47] road needs just a little bit of uh

[16:51] TLC right now, so What's the odds of us doing that though?

[16:57] Especially with funds the way they are. We got a lot more roads than than that

[17:00] little turn around. >> we got to worry about right now.

[17:02] » I know. It's >> For the seven cars that drive it.

[17:05] » Yeah, the seven cars. >> It's in the future, but what I'm saying

[17:08] is you know, it's going to need some

[17:11] uh work down the road here. >> So, I would just suggest that you make a

[17:16] that the motion is if that's the way you're going to go then I would make a

[17:19] motion that states that they add a redraw.

[17:24] » So moved. >> Can't do that.

[17:29] » At this point I think I'll make a motion

[17:33] » He made a So you have a motion >> Did you put that as a motion?

[17:37] » Yeah, but I >> Yeah. Okay, and as a redraw

[17:41] » Yeah. >> Yep, to add that easement to dead end.

[17:43] » They're added and go ahead and approve the replat or wait?

[17:48] » No, it's always one. So to approve the replat with the redraw.

[17:51] » very good. That's what I didn't know. >> So we're not going to have to meet

[17:53] again. >> That's the goal.

[17:55] » Yeah. >> So is that a second Jerry to his?

[17:58] » Yeah. >> Okay, does that make sense to you Angela

[18:00] that they're going to

[18:02] approve the replat by adding the easement around the turn around on the

[18:05] turn around on their property. >> All in favor?

[18:09] » I. >> I abstain. I I wasn't following the

[18:14] » Did you ask to discuss >> No.

[18:17] Over my head.

[18:22] » All right.

[18:28] Now we need to do the last one. >> So do the secondary, right? Okay, I just

[18:31] want to make sure I'm going the right >> Yep.

[18:33] » Okay, so now that the first is cleared then we will go ahead to entertain a

[18:37] motion to review the secondary plat. Um now that the waivers have been

[18:41] approved so we do not have to go through all of this again.

[18:43] » So moved. >> Great.

[18:47] » Second it.

[18:50] » All in favor? >> I. I abstain.

[18:56] » Old business. >> So Zoneco received uh approval from the

[19:00] town council at the last town council meeting. We are finalizing the contracts

[19:05] right now. I would expect to meet with them in person or meet with them via

[19:08] Zoom probably in the uh next week or two, uh, depending on

[19:14] their schedule and our office schedule. Um, they are eager eager to get going.

[19:19] Um, they they reached out today and we shot

[19:22] a couple emails back and forth. They're excited to help us out and hopefully

[19:26] uh, clear up some of the confusion like we have with replats and all that other

[19:30] stuff. So, um, as soon as we get them the finalized

[19:33] contract, which has been signed, it just hasn't been sent over yet, then we will

[19:37] be good to go. So, I'm excited to get it moving. It's

[19:41] looking like an 8-month timeline from start to finish.

[19:46] So, and I have the full timeline laid out if you guys would like to see it

[19:49] after the meeting, I can pull it.

[19:54] So, that's all I have on that. Any questions for me?

[19:59] » Does anybody have any other business?

[20:03] Our next meeting is October 13th, 2026 and if there is

Town of Leo-Cedarville Plan Commission September 8th, 2026

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