Sylvania Township Police Chief Sarah Toth opened the July 7 Sylvania Township meeting with a resolution to promote Sergeant Benjamin Bostater to the rank of Lieutenant. Following board approval Bostater’s wife, Clare, pinned his new badge.

Planning and Zoning manager Daryl Graus received authorization for abatement of vegetation on a township property that is currently in violation of zoning regulations. The Planning and Zoning Department has conducted inspections and verified the properties are in violation of the Sylvania Township Zoning Resolution.

The property owners have been notified but have not complied.

Jeff Bennett, assistant Fire Chief, presented three resolutions for approval. The department requested permission to terminate a contract with a medic unit transport fee collection service due to lack of revenue from the service. The department also requested authorization to purchase two new vehicles, a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab to be used by the Training and Safety Captain and a 2027 Chevrolet Traverse as an updated vehicle for the Assistant Chief.

Both vehicles were approved to be purchased from Tim Lally Chevrolet and will be complete with upfit including a light package, wrap and striping package.

The meeting ended with an open discussion of the board and those present at the meeting about short-term rental zoning regulations. The township does not currently have zoning regulations for short-term rentals but is looking into them. The Monclova Township regulations were presented as an example by Daryl Graus, Planning and Zoning manager. The short-term rental zoning regulations topic will be on the Aug. 4 agenda and Sylvania Township residents are encouraged to attend and share input.

BZA grants conditional use, exceptions

At the July 6 meeting the Sylvania Township Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve the conditional use within an M-1 district for the property at 3450 Centennial Rd. The board also granted an exception for the sidewalk requirement for the same property. The applicant purchased the 7.5-acre property last April. He plans to split the parcel and sell the portion fronting Centennial Road and build two 12,000-square-foot facilities fronting Silica Road. Each building will contain five 2,400-square-foot units. Two of the units in the first building and all five in the second will be available for rent as flex space.

In other business, the BZA board approved a request for an exception for a sidewalk and a variance request for the required five-foot perimeter landscape strip to zero-foot for property at 3406 Silica Rd. The applicant plans to construct an 80-foot by 100-foot accessory building on the site ajacent to a 1970-constructed 4,432-square-foot commercial/industrial building. According to the applicant, existing mature vegetation and tree lines along the north and east sides of the property provide screening.