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. r ,~ MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Present: Council President Pro Tem Limpert, Council Members Gareau, Kasler, McKay, Miller, Nashar, O'Grady Also Present: Law Director Gareau, Clerk of Council Seman Council President Pro Tem Limpert called the public hearing to order at 7:18 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Mr. Limpert announced that the public hearing was being held to discuss Ordinance No. 97-121. There were no comments from the audience. Mr. McKay said that he had some questions that he would like clarified; therefore, he was going to ask that the legislation be returned to committee. Law Director Gareau said he did not recommend that be done because there were three senior citizen housing projects currently pending. He believes that senior citizen housing should be a permitted use in the districts named in the legislation. (One and two family residence district; multiple residence district, apartment; business district.) Mr. McKay said he was concerned that there would be no control on how many units can be placed in one particular location. Law Director Gareau said that there was control because only a certain number of units could be placed on an acre, and the size of the units have to meet the Zoning Code. Council would have the same control as in any situation where a proposal comes before Planning Commission and development plans are submitted. This legislation has gone through the Planning Commission, and to take it off the agenda now would mean the process of notification and a public hearing would have to be done all over again. Mr. McKay asked if it would be possible for a developer to buy up homes in the middle of a housing development and put in senior housing. Law Director Gareau said no because a special use permit would be needed to build senior housing in a single family residence district and the permit has to be approved by the Planning Commission. The legislation will allow senior housing in multi-family districts and business districts as a matter of right. Mr. McKay said he was worried about saturating a particular area with senior housing, but Law Director Gareau did not believe that. would be a problem. Mr. O'Grady asked what the advantage of the legislation would be. Law Director Gareau said the city has a need for senior housing and right now it cannot be built without a rezoning. This issue came about because of a question that had been asked of the Building Commissioner: Would he permit a nursing home to go into amulti-family district that was adjacent to asingle-family district since a nursing home was a permitted use in single family. His answer was "yes." '~ In answer to the question of allowing assisted living in this same situation, the Building