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Neil Menon was awarded a scholarship from the National Honor Society.
Split decision
Glendale council reviews property owners’ plans to divide lot into three By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com
A Glendale resident might be back to square one after winning approval for the division of his East Fountain Avenue lot. On March 2, village council approved the division of Ralph Navaro’s 2.38-acre parcel into two lots. Navaro had requested that the property be divided into three parcels. His home occupies the western portion. Council unanimously agreed that the middle parcel was not an adequate size to meet regulations of the historic district, where the property is located. The Village’s Planning Commission had reviewed the request and recommended the denial of three lots, citing the middle lot as being too small. Navaro’s attorney, C. Francis Barrett, presented an appeal of that decision, citing the Village’s Codified Ordinance 154.46(D), which states: “The footprint of any new building erected on a lot adjacent to a lot containing a pivotal building shall not exceed the footprint of the pivotal building.” Navaro’s home is considered a pivotal building, as are several homes nearby on East Fountain Avenue. It also states: “New buildings shall have front yard setbacks similar to surrounding pivotal and
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Attorney C. Francis Barrett outlines the proposed division of Ralph Navaro’s property.
Glendale resident Ralph Navaro wants to divide his property into three parcels. Council earlier this year approved a split into two parcels – the second being the red shaded area. The red dotted line shows where Navaro would like to divide that second area. contributing buildings.” Barrett said that though Navaro’s house of 8,878 square feet would not fit into the .8 acre space in the middle, which has a 45-foot buildable area at the narrowest part of the lot, some surrounding pivotal buildings were smaller and comparable to what would fit that space. Council remanded the issue to Planning Commission, where the ordinance will be examined and Navaro’s request will be reviewed. During the appeal, Glendale Solicitor Michael Honerlaw questioned whether the original approval was valid in light of information questioning whether it had been filed with Hamilton County Recorder Wayne Coates within three months, as required.
If it hadn’t, the original lot division would be null and void and the property would remain as one lot. Barrett, who had not represented Navaro during that time, wasn’t sure if the lot division had been recorded. Village Administrator Walter Cordes sent a letter to Coates July 7 asking for confirmation of the recording. The letter stated: “Please regard this conveyance as official notice that should the above referenced plat not have been recorded by June 2, 2009, the village of Glendale withdraws its approval of the plat subdivision.” Navaro will present his request at Planning Commission’s Aug. 3 meeting.
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