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James A & Florence J Burns 3978 Dover Center Rd North Olmsted, OH 44070-1704 Council, Mayor, Econimic Development Director Burns (Personal) he: Ordinance 2024-62 - Planned Development Zoning District This ordinance would create a new zoning district called Planned Development. "Planned Development (PD) zoning is intended to encourage orderly development and redevelopment of property zoned One Family Residence or Residential Office District while allowing more Flexibility in design to achieve high quality, integrated site planning not otherwise possible under the constraints of normal zoning requirements" (Sec. 1157.01). This intent paragraph tells you why Planned Development zoning is a duplication of existing zoning and that the purpose of this zoning classification is to circumvent development requirements already in place in the Zoning Code for such things as setbacks, parking requirements and building location. We have in the Zoning Code One and Two Family Residence (Sec. 1135), Residential Office (Sec. 1142) and Mixed Use (Sec. 1149) Districts. Title Seven of the Building and Zoning Code (Additional Zoning Requirements) and Part Thirteen of the Codified Ordinances (Building Code) put in place development requirements that protect the health and welfare of our residents and visitors to our city. The Planned Development Zoning proposed in this ordinance would not create a new zoning category but would combine two existing categories into a categoriy that would allow "flexibility" from the existing requirements to "integrate site planning not otherwise possible under the constraints of normal zoning requirements." In other words, it allows the developer to circumvent the Zoning Code and Building Code without having to go through the variance process. At the committee meeting it was said that our zoning laws are obsolete and antiquated. He indicated that new and fresh deevelopment ideas are needed to show "sensitivity to cultural, environmental and economic considerations." Our Zoning Code has developed over time. Periodically it has been reviewed and amended where needed to keep it current with our city's residential, retail and business environment. It is not stagnant or old. Our city has been substatially developed for decades. New developments and major improvements to existing properties are required to meet existing zoning and building requirements to be compatible with the other properties around them. This ordinance would allow the creation of areas that throw out existing requirements so that the developer can build a development in any manner he wants and which may not be compatible with ajouning properties. As mentioned in the whereasses, this zoning variation is being introduced because of a specific development the former Forest Elementary School property. If passed, Planned Develoment Zoning would be in place for the entire city. Personally, my concern is with the Pine School property. It meets all the requirements to be changed to a Planned Development zoned property.