Conneaut Lake Park’s RV park plan is topic of listening to Wednesday | Information

HARMONSBURG — The Summit Township Zoning Listening to Board holds a public listening to this week on a proposed conversion of Conneaut Lake Park’s property right into a household leisure car (RV) park.

The general public listening to is ready for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Harmonsburg Presbyterian Church, 14282 Cemetery Street, for each a particular exception and a variance for the property.

Keldon Holdings LLC, which has owned the property since March 2021, needs so as to add greater than 460 RV websites, associated amenities and leisure exercise websites.

Todd Joseph, Keldon’s proprietor, has stated the change to an RV park with facilities is required to create residual revenue for the property.

However, for the mission to go ahead as Keldon and Joseph suggest, it wants each a particular exception and a variance.

Keldon needs a variance from a 70-foot setback from perimeter property strains and public roadways that’s required for RV parks beneath Summit’s zoning code.

Keldon’s preliminary grasp plan map exhibits 109 RV websites added to the park’s Camperland property, situated west of Route 618, with as many as 360 new 2,000-square-foot RV cabin websites added east of Route 618 on the amusement park land.

A swimming pool with each a kiddie pool and splash pad could be added plus a miniature golf course and the amusement park’s fabled carousel would east of Route 618.

The Conneaut Lake Park property is situated in a B-1 enterprise zone which allows RV parks beneath Summit’s zoning code with township approval.

Wednesday’s listening to would be the second on the matter and is a continuation of the primary public listening to final month.

A Sept. 21 listening to was adjourned by the zoning listening to board with out a ruling after inconsistencies have been found throughout the township’s zoning ordinance.

At situation at the moment was whether or not the zoning listening to board or the township’s board of supervisors had jurisdiction.

RV parks are permitted by particular exceptions inside a B-1 enterprise district with particular exceptions acted upon by the zoning listening to board.

However, one other part of the township’s zoning code said RV parks are a conditional use in a B-1 enterprise district with conditional makes use of acted upon by supervisors.

Authorized analysis decided the mission wants a particular exception.