Articles About Planning Commission

• B&B change now off planner’s table

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 5, 2014

  

  A potential change in a village bed and breakfast stirred up controversy among neighbors this week. Read more.

• Zoning update on final round

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 19, 2013

  The new Yellow Springs zoning code could allow more flexibility in how Yellow Springers live and work. Council passed the first reading of the updated code at its Sept. 3 meeting, and will vote on the second and final reading Sept. 16.

• Antioch College Farm conditionally approved for continued operations

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 15, 2013

  After hearing from many concerned neighbors at their Aug. 5 meeting, Village Council members unanimously voted to allow Antioch College to create a farm on its property as a conditional rather than permitted use.

• More candidates vie for offices

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 1, 2013

  With just under two weeks left to file petitions to run for local office, the races for Village Council, school board and Township Trustees are becoming more robust, according to the Greene County Board of Elections this week.

• Food trucks, school approved

  By Lauren HeatonJune 20, 2013

  At their meeting on Monday, June 10, Village Planning Commission approved two conditional use applications, one for the continued use of Village BP lot for food truck vendors, and one for a Montessori school on Tower Court.

• Planners limit tiny homes

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 21, 2013

  In response to the question, “how small can a house be in Yellow Springs?” Village Planning Commission on Monday night chose to split the difference between those who favor and those who oppose allowing tiny houses in the village.

• Zoning effectiveness a concern

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 20, 2012

  

  While Council and Planning Commission officials and Technical Review Committee members applauded the proposed zoning code draft for its new clarity and usability, several raised concerns that the revised code could end up making local development less likely, rather than more.

• Food carts allowed, but with rules

  By Sarah SiffJune 7, 2012

  

  The “French fry truck” will no longer enjoy prime frontage along Xenia Avenue downtown. It was ordered not to “obstruct access or sightlines” to other businesses.

• Planners pursue a parks plan

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 6, 2011

  Many discussions over the past several years have led Village Council to designate a revision of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan as a 2011 goal.

• Planners push zoning change

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 23, 2010

  Village Planning Commission voted 5–0 at its meeting Monday, Dec. 13, to recommend that the Village follow Ohio law and immediately adopt a different set of criteria to evaluate zoning variance requests.