Label
Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
Councilman Driscoll
Title
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission for a study to review and consider the elimination of minimum off-street parking requirements of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1107 throughout the City; authorizing a public hearing on said text amendment and publication of said hearing; and declaring an emergency
Body
WHEREAS, many municipalities are examining the need for and benefit of requiring minimum parking; and
WHEREAS, the City of Toledo needs to examine many facets of its zoning code; and
WHEREAS, certain development regulations have presented onerous challenges to the business environment; and
WHEREAS, land is a resource that must be managed efficiently; and
WHEREAS, many agencies, City of Toledo departments, and expert opinions have indicated the need for Toledo to incentivize more intense development;
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That a study be done by the Toledo City Plan Commission to review and consider the elimination of minimum off-street parking requirements of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1107 throughout the city.
SECTION 2. That the request for a proposed text amendment is hereby referred to the Toledo City Plan Commission for its study, review, recommendation and appropriate hearing date. That a public hearing upon a proposed ordinance to effectuate the above described change shall be held in the Council Chambers at One Government Center and the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the time and place of said hearing in the manner required by the law.
SECTION 3. That this Resolution hereby is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its adoption. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property; and for the further reason that this Resolution must be immediately effective so that the text amendment can be expeditiously forwarded to the Toledo City Plan Commission so the proper time may be committed to a full study of the proposed text amendment.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Adopted: May 8, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: May 8, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor