BRUSH PICK UP - The Village of Middlefield has started brush pickup. All brush must be placed at the curb for pick up. Brush pick up is scheduled for the first Wednesday of every month until October unless there is a need for additional pick ups due to storms.
COMMUNITY DAYS - The Village's annual Community Days are scheduled for July 25th and 26th. This event will be held at Mineral Lake Park. There will be NO activities held on Sunday this year. If you would like to participate or have any ideas or suggestions, please e-mail them to Bethann Petronio at bpetronio@jmz.net.
PAYMENT MAILBOX - For your convenience, the Village has installed a drive up payment mailbox for your water and sewer payments. The box is located on the north side of the municipal center along the driveway area coming in off of N. State Avenue. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE CASH OR TRASH IN THE BOX!
NEWSPAPER RECYCLING - There are newspaper recycling containers located at Cardinal High School and Middle Schools.
FEEDING OF WILDLIFE - The Village is asking all residents to refrain from feeding the ducks or geese in the Village's parks. Feeding these animals is an ongoing problem in the Village because they are lured across Village streets creating a hazard for motorists in beautiful downtown Middlefield
DRINKING WATER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT - The Village's annual drinking water consumer confidence report for 2006 has been completed and mailed to all village residences, businesses and industries. If you did not receive a copy or would like a copy of this report, please stop in at the municipal center located at 14860 N. State Avenue.. To view the report online, click here (117KB PDF file).
RECREATION PROGRAMS – The Middlefield Recreation Department has an e-mail address for your convenience. You may contact them at middlfldrec@jmz.net to be included in their recreation mailing list or for information regarding program costs and registration deadlines. Or you may check out the new programs offered by the Village Recreation Department by contacting the Municipal Center at 632-5248 for further information.
YOU CAN CONTACT US - E-Mail address is Vlghall@modex.com .Website address is http://www.middlefieldohio.com and contains announcements, zoning permit forms, recreation registration forms as well as many links to informative sites. Recent updates have been done to the website to include meeting agendas, interesting historical data and recreation programs. Also a link to Geauga Link has been installed to provide access to meeting minutes easily.
ZONING PERMITS & QUESTIONS - If you are considering any type of addition, deck, pool or shed, please contact Steven Roessner of Foresight Engineering. Steve is quite knowledgeable about the field of building and zoning requirements for the Village. You can contact Steve directly at (440) 286-1010, X11. Please remember to obtain a zoning permit BEFORE you install a deck, fence, shed, etc. This will save you time, along with possible aggravation should it be determined that you must remove your addition. To print an application, click here.
Please remember:
All construction such as additions, garages, sheds, fences, decks or patios along with regrading (fill or excavation) of a lot must be granted a zoning permit prior to beginning the construction. The zoning ordinances provides for common sense restrictions that are in place to insure that the construction does not infringe on neighboring property.
Also an occupancy permit is required prior to occupancy of any new residence or existing commercial or industrial building. This includes the change of use or change of tenants for commercial and industrial buildings.
Everywhere a Sign
Garage or yard sale signs do not require a permit in the Village, please only place the signs in your yard and it must be removed immediately after the sale ends.
All temporary signs for advertising a business or a sale do require a permit be obtained prior to placing the sign. No sign shall be placed on any curb, sidewalk, post, pole, hydrant, bridge, wall, tree or other surface located on public property or over or across any public street except as expressly authorized by the Zoning Inspector.
We all need to work together to keep the Village of Middlefield attractive. If there are any questions regarding zoning please call the Village Zoning Inspector Steven Roessner at 440-632-5248 or 440-286-1010.