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NORTH OLMSTED CITY COUNCIL
<br />MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
<br />NOVEMBER 28, 2006
<br />Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Gareau,
<br />Dailey Jones, Miller, Orlowski, Ryan, Tallon
<br />Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Clerk of Council Seman
<br />President of Council Kennedy called the public hearing to order at 7:15 p.m. in Council
<br />Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio.
<br />President Kennedy announced the public hearing was being held with regard to
<br />Ordinance No. 2006-164, an ordinance providing .for the amendment of the Zone Map of
<br />the City of North Olmsted by rezoning Permanent Parcel Numbers 233-06-001, 233-06-
<br />002, 233-06-003, 233-06-004, 233-06-~5, 233-06-006, 233-06-007, 233-06-008, 233-
<br />06-009, 233-06-010, 233-06-011, 233-06.012, 233-06-015, 233-06-016, 233-06-017,
<br />233-06-018, 233-06-O1.9, 233-06-020, 233-06-021, 233-07-002, 233-07-003, 233-07-009,
<br />233-07-025, 233-07-028, 234-OS-004, and 234-06-006, located in the Barton-Bradley
<br />Roads area, from their respective current zoning classifications of Limited Industrial,
<br />Mixed Use, Single Family Residence and/or Multiple Residence, some of which are split-
<br />zoned, to the new Residential Office District classification.
<br />Councilman Gareau explained the purpose of this hearing was for interested parties to
<br />come forward concerning the legislation and to address Council. He noted Ordinance
<br />2006-135 which created the new Residential Office District has passed. We are now
<br />talking about the application of that code section to these particular parcels.
<br />AUDIENCE FARTIC~PATI~N
<br />1) Sam McGee, Portland, Maine, commented his company, ATL Holdings, owns
<br />property at 31251 Bradley Road. It's a mixed use facility that has two-thirds of the
<br />building as industrial use and one-third as office. They would like to see their building
<br />fall outside of this proposed amendment and continue with its existing use because it's
<br />the highest and best use of the property. They think that it has in its current composition
<br />benefits to both the city's economic base as well as the community of which is it a part.
<br />The building was formerly used by Space Age Industrial Design. It's next to Fortney &
<br />Weygandt. His company acquired the first mortgage on the property in 2002, and they
<br />have expended a considerable sum in terms of carrying costs, and they have repaid
<br />almost $300,000 in back property taxes. They invested in it because of its zoning and its
<br />attributes. There is a certain buyer out there who is looking for this type of property in its
<br />current composition. They are afraid, if it falls under the rezoning, it effectively might
<br />amount to a taking of the building. In answer to a question by Councilman Gareau, Mr.
<br />McGee said they are close to a deal with a company to purchase the vacant building. He
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