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Motion by Ms. Nader, Second, by Mr. Anderson that the Planning and Design Commission recommends to city council an initiative to a proposed legislation change of the definition apartment. The definition of apartment means a multi -family dwelling comprised of three (3) or more dwelling units arranged side by side and / or one above the other, and each having a separate entrance or entrances connected to a common outside entrance or entrances. This definition would replace the current definition. Second, the board recommends an addition to include townhouse since it is not currently defined in the code. Tour nhouse means a multi- famih dwelling comprised of at least three dwelling units attached by common fireproof walls each unit having at least two separate exterior entrances on the ground floor, n ith no common lobby, finer or similar halhvav serving more than one apartment. Included are townhouse types such as atrium house, patio house, row house and attached single-famik dwellings. Third, the board would recommend to council to consider legislation to amend that adding townhouses as a permitted use in apartment district. Motion Passed 5-0. COMMUNICATIONS REFERRAL FROM CITY COUNCIL Chapter 1127 Amendments 1127.112: Referral to Planning and Design Commission Rcciew 20"-'6 Mr. O Malle, Tett the rncnting due to a potential condlict of interest. Director Upton stated that the ('i" A North Olmsted was approached with a potential lai-e scale development and we cacrc unaware it in our business districts see have the abilitc to app me a master plan or it phase development plan. II was concluded that we do not have the abilitc to approve. Director I Ipton sat dmvn with Law Director (iareau to discuss and referred to the existing pieces of the code. The proposed language is almost taken twrd from word from the multiple residence section of the code. ( urrentl, iI)ou are a multi -family developer and you want to do three phases ofupartment buildings. ,ou can get approval for all three phases at one Time. but if<ou are doing a siuniticant deselopment in a husiaess Toning clasaitication. there is no mechanism in our code to allow for the approval of a phase development project. Director I pton, continued that we want to attract lamer scale deselopment and those developers typically want approval if thes're project is going to -W in subsequent phases. Ms. Nader stated that the legislative request form identifies phase development in the business zoning district. Ms. Nader asked if she is presenting this board approval^. Mr_ Upton answered yes. If the hoard approves the definition as written. then it will be presented hack to cit, council tura third readine for final consideration. Motion by Ms. Nader, second by Mr. Anderson to approve this definition with for the ordinance number 2022-26. regarding the phase development of the business zoning district of the City of North Olmsted and to recommend to Cit, Council for further processing. Motion passed 5-0.