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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2008 - 18 BY: Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED BY REZONING PERMANENT PARCEL NUMBER 234-20- 049, LOCATED AT 5764 STEARNS ROAD, FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF ONE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT USE TO GENERAL RETAIL B USINESS DISTRICT USE. WHEREAS, BP proposes to redevelop the southwest corner of Stearns Road and Lorain Road for the purposes of constructing and thereafter operating a new gas station there; and WHEREAS, the BP proposal involves three parcels of land-two that are located along Lorain Road in the General Retail Business District of the City and one at 5764 Stearns Road that is located immediately to the south of and abuts the two commercially zoned parcels, but which is presently zoned for one family residence district use only; and WHEREAS, the said two commercial parcels have each lost or are in the process of losing significant square footage as a result of the Stearns-Crocker Extension road project, w'.:ch has taken land from each of the said two commercial parcels in order to expand Stearns Road to four lanes and to create a new turn lane from Lorain Road onto Stearns Road; and WHEREAS, the City's Director of Planning recommends that this Council rezone the third parcel identified in the BP proposal, which is located at 5764 Stearns Road and known as Permanent Parcel Number 234-20-049, from it present zoning classification of One Family Residence District to General Retail Business District in order to provide BP with sufficient total acreage on the southwest corner of Stearns Road and Lorain Road in order to develop a quality gas station that serves the needs of the motoring public, is aesthetically attractive, and does not negatively impact upon nearby residences; and WHEREAS, the recommended rezoning of Permanent Parcel Number 234-20-049 to General Retail Business is not inconsistent with the City's Master Plan; and WHEREAS, this Council, acting upon the recommendation of the Director of Planning and upon its review of the City Master Plan, finds that the proposed rezoning of Permanent Parcel Number 234-20-049, located at 5764 Stearns Road, from One Family Residence District to General Retail Business District, bears a substantial relation to the public health, safety, and welfare, and that specifically said rezoning will promote orderly redevelopment of the southwest corner of Stearns Road and Lorain Road in a way that is compatible with the character of and uses upon surrounding parcels of land in the area; will provide the owner of the said parcel of land with a reasonable return upon his land investment, and will protect the health, safety and welfare of nearby residents; and