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1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: Helen Hartmann, Curt Strasburg, Curt Van Auken, Tom Williamson, Dane Zook. Members Absent: Chairman Chester Goodman. Staff Present: Deputy Clerk Joan Drehmel.  MOTION (Strasburg/Van Auken) to appoint Dane Zook as Acting Chairman. PASSED, without negative vote. 4. Certify Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Met: A notice of the meeting and an agenda was posted in the three public places & newspapers were notified, a notice of the public hearing was published in the newspaper. 5. Adopt Agenda:  MOTION (Williamson/Strasburg) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Consider Sign Permit in Downtown Business District @ 102 E Lincoln Avenue: Loren Duda’s permit was reviewed. The dimensions and location of the sign remain the same, the only change was the new name of the bar.  MOTION (Williamson/Van Auken) recommending approval of sign permit. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Public Hearing Re: Amendments to Village Ordinances: Acting Chairman Zook opened the public hearing at 6:33 p.m. There was no public comment. A. Zoning § 268-79 through 91 Wellhead Protection: This amendment repeals the current ordinance, recreating it to remove Well #2 (which has been abandoned) and include Well #3 & #4 (which went on-line in January). B. Zoning § 268-46 through 56 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: This amendment repeals and recreates the current ordinance. In October 2018, AT&T applied for permission to install equipment on the existing tower. At that time it was discovered that the current ordinance was not enforceable due to changes to state laws. C. Zoning § 268-43.B. Signs: The current sign ordinance needed to include the newly created R5 Residential and Light Commercial Mixed-Use District in § 263-43. D. Zoning § 268-12.B. Fences: The current fence ordinance did not address fences in properties zoned agricultural. E. Zoning § 268-29. Downtown Business District: The current ordinance did not include this district. F. Zoning § 268-3. Definitions, Adult Day Care Facility: The current code book did not address adult day care facilities. The closest definition referred to nursing homes, rest homes or convalescent homes. G. Zoning § 268-23 R2 and R3 District, Adult Day Care Facility as Conditional Use: The current code book places nursing homes, rest homes, or convalescent homes in R2 (two-family) and R3 (multi-family) districts as a conditional use. The amendment will treat adult day care facilities the same. 8. Consider Amendments to Village Ordinances:  MOTION (Strasburg/Hartmann) recommending approval of zoning ordinance amendments as presented. PASSED, without negative vote. 9. Adjourn:  MOTION (Strasburg/Hartmann) @ 6:47 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Joan Drehmel, Deputy Clerk Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Public Hearing & Plan Commission Meeting March 28, 2019