Austintown considers intimate apparel, drop-off box proposals

AUSTINTOWN

Austintown Township Zoning Commission has approved two proposals to regulate intimate-apparel shops and donation drop-off boxes.

The board also approved a recommendation by the Mahoning County Planning Commission to change the title of “intimate- apparel shops” to “intimate- apparel and adult-product shops.”

Since the shops have a conditional use, the owners have to go through the zoning board of appeals for approval, and the board could suggest some adult items be put in a back room.

The proposal for donation drop-off boxes requires authorization to place the box by the owner of the property and a zoning permit.

The landowner would be responsible for the box upkeep, and the boxes must remain 60 feet from the roadway.

For more on Thursday's commission meeting, read Friday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.