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Violet Residents for Responsible Development

Violet Residents for Responsible Development represents the residents of Violet Township and the Cit

Violet Residents for Responsible Development

2 months ago

A new 2022 Fairfield County Economic Development Plan is in the works, and public involvement is encouraged. Contact your local authorities or call James Mako at Fairfiled County @ 740-652-7110. Help your community plan our future!
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Violet Residents for Responsible Development

3 months ago

You Can Do Early Voting Now! www.boe.ohio.gov/fairfield/.
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Violet Residents for Responsible Development

4 months ago

Rockford Homes-Violet Township High Density Development Consent DecreeOn 9/7/2022, there was a Violet Township special public meeting for a proposed legal Consent Decree in the lawsuit of Rockford Homes, Inc., v. Violet Township, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 2:21-CV-02743. End Result: VT trustees voted unanimously in favor of the developer, Rockford Homes for a high density residential development with 239 houses.Background of Proposed Sycamore Grove Housing Development:In a nutshell, Rockford Homes requested a zoning change about 2 years ago from R-2 (Violet Township's standard residential lot size) to a PD basis, Planned Residential District allowing smaller lot sizes on Tollgate Rd, an area with much larger lot sizes. Many residents turned out in large numbers for several public hearings speaking against the project and zoning change. The VT Zoning Commission approved the zoning change, but the trustees voted against it, 2-1, with only Trustee Monhollen voting for it. Then Rockford Homes filed a $10 million lawsuit against Violet Township in May 2021. The purpose of the 9/7/2022 special public meeting was to allow public comments on the proposed Consent Decree and for the trustees to vote on it. There were several residents who spoke against the proposed housing development and the Consent Decree. Channel 10 News was there reporting on the meeting. See below for the link to the news story. There were few comments made by the trustees prior to the vote. One trustee thought it would be best to settle rather than continue the lawsuit. Another trustee stated that the zoning change would allow the same number of homes, 239 homes, as would be allowed with no zoning change, on a standard R-2 basis. Afterwards, Vince Utterback, the Violet Township Administrator, made a similiar statement to Channel 10 news. Unfortunately those statements were inaccurate and seemingly a factor for the decision.At the request of the trustees back in December 2020, Rockford Homes was asked to prepare a site plan for R-2 zoning, using Violet Township’s standard residential lot size. Rockford Homes returned with a revised plan on an R-2 basis that would have resulted in 140 houses, not 239. No further dialog took place before the unanimous trustee vote approving the zoning change for smaller lots and 239 houses. It's unfortunate that the trustees made their decision on an inaccurate fact. This appears not to be an informed decision and deeply disappointing to the residents who followed this issue for 2 years. www.10tv.com/video/news/local/violet-township-community-upset-after-board-accepts-settlement-that...
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Violet Township community upset after board accepts settlement that could bring more housing to area

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Some residents say they have been against the measurement for years.

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