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Council Minutes of 1/4/2000 Mr. Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on January 3, 2000. Present were committee members Gareau, Miller and McKay; Council members Limpert, Nashar and O'Grady; Mayor Musial. There were two items on the agenda,: • Ordinance 99-139, "An ordinance creating a new and reviewed Chapter 1140 of the Planning and Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled `Public Facilities Overlay District' and declaring an emergency." This ordinance, if approved, will create an overlay zoning classification which will establish a secondary zoning classification to permit governmental, civic, health, welfare, educational and recreational facilities in any zoning classification to which the supplemental zone is applied. An overlay zone expands the permitted uses in any zoning classification without changing the underlying zoning classification of the property. The uses which could be applied to it will be limited to those within the ordinance. Maximum height of any building built within such a district will be 24 feet. There will be minimum side yards and rear yards and there is additional language requiring buffering and adjacent properties. Following discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 99-139. • Ordinance 99-140, "An ordinance providing for the amendment of the zone map of the City of North Olmsted in order to supplementally zone the hereinafter five parcels of real property located east of relocated State Route 252 and south of I-480 so as to include them within the Public Facilities Overlay District (PFO) of the City of North Olmsted." Ordinance 99-140 applies the Public Facilities Overlay District which was created by Ordinance 99-139 to five parcels of residentially zoned property east of relocated State Route 252 and south of I-480. This property is the site of the proposed future Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Park-and-Ride. If Ordinance 99-140 is passed, the land will still be zoned residential. However, the Park-and-Ride would be a permitted use on the land. In the event the Park-and-Ride is not built, Council retains the authority to repeal the supplemental zoning. It is important to understand that the only permitted uses on that property are those expressly set forth in the ordinance which are governmental in nature as well as the underlying residential use which existed previously. After discussion and input from several residents who live in the area which would be affected by the Park-and-Ride, the committee recommended approval by a vote of two to one with Ward IV Councilman Dean McKay dissenting. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, spoke on the amendment to the Rules of Council. He noted that in some cities the president of Council makes the choice of committee membership. Mr. Lambert said in essence what Council has done is put the most senior member of Council as actually the chair of the Council since the senior person makes the first choice. If he lived in a ward represented by a junior Councilman, he would be worried. He feels this entices baiting, bidding and deal making and discourages public debate. He believes this leads to question how the legislation itself is handled since it is ~~. the committees that allow the legislation to get to the floor of Council. Mr. Lambert said ate;, 6 ,:~., ,...,z . ,. . .,, ......r..~.~~ ,.*.~. ~..