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? .? MAYFIELD VILLAGE 6621 Wilson Mi11s Road Mayfield Village, OH 44143 (440) 461-2210 MeM& Date: Apri113, 2000 To: Counci.l, Board of Appeals & Planning and Zoning Commi ssion members From Mayor Bruce G. Rinker Re: Request for Special Use Permit at 731 Beta Drive The purpose of this memo is to address some issues that have materialized rather suddenly with the recent request for a special use permit that would enable an orthopedic practice to move from the Mt. Sinai clinic on Cedar Road to 731 Beta Drive. It is our understanding the physicians regularly refer patients to the NovaCare facility there, which itself has operated by way of a use variance for over 5 years, now. Indeed, Debra Singer of NovaCare has been the prunary catalyst for this request, having advocated Mayfield Village as an appropriate, viable location for the doctors to move to. For reasons I will endeavor to elaborate on below, I am asking that Council grant the Spec:ial Use Permit, subject to some sensible conditions, and further grant the setback variance request coupled with it. In short, I think this is a low-risk commitrnent on our part, which will generate positive revenues, enhance proven services to a significant number of our older residents, not pose a negative unpact on traffic or services and may in fact be an excellent opportunity for us to begin other steps toward evaluating if this is a type of commercial use we may wish to encourage further in a controlled fashion. Progosed Plan of Action: I suggested we look to a 3-step methodology: 1. Grant the Special Use Permit and Setback Variance (short term; site specific); 2. Evaluate site configuration and usage ordinances (e.g. off street parking) to consider whether upgrading them is appropriate (medium-tez-rn; empirically- based); 3. Evaluate the total Beta Complex zoning nux to consider if any adjustrnent of the commercial uses within it are warranted (long term; potential referendum ballot question.)