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John Martindale <br />26031 Butternut Ridge <br />North Olmsted, OH, 44070 <br />jemartindale0l Lgmail.com <br />21 October 2025 <br />Council President Louis Brossard <br />North Olmsted City Hall <br />Dear Council President Brossard, <br />As the owner of the architecturally significant Ames house, featured in North Olmsted's <br />historical publications, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed rezoning of <br />North Olmsted's Butternut Historic District. This rezoning would irreparably and irreversibly <br />damage the area and degrade the quality of life for residents. <br />North Olmsted fought hard for the recognition of the district and its landmarks. The rezoning, <br />patently intended to allow an unwelcome development of 45 "attached cluster homes," will have <br />multiple ill effects. If the rezoning is permitted, there is no end to the alterations that would be <br />proposed and likely permitted in the Historic District, ruining its value and character. <br />The development which motivates this rezoning will result in. significantly increased traffic along <br />an already busy road, and I have heard the suggestion that it will lead to making Butternut Ridge <br />a four -lane road, which in turn will further exacerbate traffic and reduce the quiet enjoyment of <br />residents while increasing risks to pedestrians, pets, and wildlife. Most egregiously, this would <br />result in the loss of a minimum of a fifteen -foot -wide swath from the front yard of every home <br />on both sides, private property which we, the residents and tax payers, do not intend to give up. <br />This rezoning must not be permitted. <br />Please shut down this rezoning proposal and work toward preserving the integrity of North <br />Olmsted's Butternut Historic District. <br />Thank you for your attention to this important matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />