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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo Council President Jones called the meeting to order at 7:15 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 threefold purpose of (1) establishing Bed and Breakfast Inns as conditional uses; (2) modifying regulations concerning parking and driveways; and (3) permitting Book Exchange Boxes as accessory uses. Council President Jones reminded Council this was a Public Hearing and the goal is to hear from the audience their concerns and issues. Council may ask follow-up questions to any audience questions, but Council will have a Building, Zoning & Development meeting on this same topic on September 11, 2018. At that point, Council can ask any further questions. As sponsors of the legislation, Councilman Schumann and Councilwoman Williamson were asked to provide a brief summary. Councilman Schumann said there are three changes to the Zoning Code in this legislation. He said the first one is regarding book boxes. These are little libraries and there is already one at the park by the Senior Center and at some of the schools. This legislation would allow them to be setup on private property. The City wants to allow these, but allows the City to spell out how they can be setup. The next thing is to allow bed and breakfasts as conditional uses. He said this allows you to take your home and turn it into a bed and breakfast, but you have to come before the Planning Commission with a plan and would need to be approved by Council. Councilman Schumann said the last part of this legislation deals with parking in driveways. He said these are suggestions by the Building Department because there have been some massive changes to the residential zoning codes.