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A ----? CITY of NORTH OLMSTED - Mayor Kevin M. Kennedy Kimberly Wenger, AICP, Director I Department of Planning and Development A 5200 Dover Center Road I North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 P 440-716-4118 F 440-777-5889 To: Planning and Design Commission Members From: Kimberly Wenger, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Date: March 6, 2017 (Amended) Re: Zoning Code Update At the public hearing of February 22, 2017, the Planning and Design Commission requested a number of amendments to Chapter 1139 (Business Districts) and the Zoning Map. Following is a summary of revisions made. It is my intent to submit the legislative request for introduction to City Council at their March 215t meeting. Chapter 1139 Chanqes • Modification of language in 1139.03 to specify that an approved principal structure is required for any use of land. This would prohibit selling merchandise on a vacant lot or on a lot with a vacant structure that is not occupied as part of the business operation. • Added convention, banquet and meeting facilities as conditional in B-2. • Removed equipment rental from automotive section and placed in offices and services. • Updated permitted versus conditional designations in development and testing laboratories, health and fitness clubs, and medical and dental laboratories. • The purpose statement of B-2 described the current mix of residential and business uses in the district, but the use table did nothing to promote or allow most types of residential development. Furthermore, all existing homes in B-2 would have been made non- conforming with the update. Therefore, I've added senior housing and existing single family dwellings to the B-2 district. Discussion: Is there any other business district where senior housing might be a conditional use? • Reduced permitted height in B-4 Mixed-use Business from 5 stories (60 ft) to 4 stories (50 ft). Concern was expressed by residents in the adjacent residential neighborhood regarding height. The proposed residential density of 12 units per acre could be accommodated by 4-story buildings, according to our consultant, so I propose this change. Also the mixed use redevelopment process operates more like a planned unit development so staff and the PDC can ensure in design review that there is appropriate transition in scale between residential areas andmixed use areas. • In 1139.05, I restructured the Street Lawn standards into three subsections: depth, plant materials and street lawn design. I added a section to plant materials that gives the WWW.NORTH-OLMSTED.COM