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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AUGUST 8, 2017 Present: Council President Pro -Tem Schumann, Council Members Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Rahm & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Planning & Development Lieber and Assistant Director of Finance Sperling Absent: Council President Jones, Council Member Brossard, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau and Director of Safety/Service Glauner Council President Pro -Tem Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. ISSUE: An Ordinance amending Chapter 1135 "One and Two Family Residence Districts" of Chapter Eleven of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted titled "Planning and Zoning Code," for the purpose of implementing zoning code changes proposed by the City of North Olmsted Planning and Design Commission. Council will hear from Director of Planning and Development Lieber. At this point there might be some questions from Council members. However, this is a Public Hearing so we would like to hear from the public your questions and concerns, which can be directed toward the Director of Planning and Development, the Mayor or Council. Following the Public Hearing Council will have a Building, Zoning & Development meeting on this same topic. At this meeting, Council may ask more in-depth questions about the proposal they will be voting on as a full body. Director of Planning and Development Lieber was asked to provide an overview. The Ordinance before you will update our One and Two Family Residence Districts. The rewrite of this is not changing permitted or conditional uses. The City is not changing lot sizes or widths. It is not rezoning, setbacks or any of those things. The thing driving this amendment was the challenges we currently face in the permitting process relating to accessory structures and uses of property. One of the changes being made is the streamlining of the Home Occupation section. Other changes include the City is creating some minimum interior measurements for garages. Any structure identified as a garage will need to be serviced by a driveway. There will be specifications for driveways and parking pads. Currently, there is nothing in the Code prohibiting someone from paving their whole front yard if they so choose.