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SUP 3302 Buckeye Street
Day Care Center
Zoning & Planning
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Granting a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; subject to certain conditions; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
By application (SUP25-0038) filed with the City of Toledo Central Permit Center, a request for a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was submitted to the Toledo City Plan Commission for its review and recommendation.
On November 6, 2025, the Toledo City Plan Commission recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
On December 10, 2025, the Toledo City Council Zoning and Planning Committee recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That granting a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, be and the same is hereby approved, subject to the conditions contained in Section 2 hereof which must be complied with, as to the property more fully described as follows:
Lot 330 in Hyde Park
Parcel no 07-46554
SECTION 2. That the approval of the granting of a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 3302 Buckeye Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, be subject to compliance with the seventeen (17) conditions as follows:
The following seventeen (17) conditions listed by agency of origin. Applicants are encouraged to contact each of the agencies to address compliance with their conditions:
Division of Environmental Services
No comments nor concern.
Fire Prevention
1. The daycare shall be in compliance with the Department of Commerce Type A family daycare facilities inspection standard checklist. (OFC121.1.3.1).
2. This new use will require compliance with all applicable Building, Fire, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing code requirements. (OBC105.1 & 101.4).
3. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification that meets Building & Fire Code requirements. (OBC 501.2 & OFC 505.1).
Division of Sewer & Drainage Services
4. All existing private sewer lines that are not being removed or properly abandoned (both storm & sanitary) be cleaned and inspected.
5. Existing private sanitary lines (after they have been cleaned) that are not being removed or properly abandoned be televised from the building (or private cleanout) to where they connect with the public sewer system if this has not been done in the past (2) years. An electronic copy (DVD/memory stick) shall be provided to S&Ds demonstrating the lines cleaning and integrity.
Division of Engineering Services
6. All proposed sidewalk, drive approaches, curb, and pedestrian curb ramps within the public right-of-way shall be constructed in accordance with the City of Toledo Construction Standards, Specifications, Toledo Municipal Code, and Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines.
7. All proposed commercial drive approaches, (along with the sidewalk through the drive) shall be constructed with 8" thick concrete per City of Toledo Construction Standards and Specifications. No curb shall be permitted in the right-of-way along either side of a drive approach.
8. Required permits for all approved work in the public right-of-way shall be obtained, before work begins, from 419-245-1347. The application can be obtained online at Toledo.oh.gov search: Right of Way opening permit.
Division of Traffic Management
9. Bicycle parking is required per TMC1107.0900.
10. A paved off-street area for dropping off and picking up persons in care at the facility must be provided and approved by the Division of Traffic Management per TMC1104.0700(F). (A revised site plan depicting a pick up and drop off location is required and must be approved by the Division of Traffic Management).
Plan Commission
11. Thirty-five (35) square feet of useable indoor space per person in care must be regularly available to the Type A Day Care. Acceptable as depicted on site plan.
12. Sixty (60) square feet of useable outdoor space must be provided for each person in care using the outdoor area at any one time. Acceptable as depicted on site plan.
13. A detailed site, lighting, fencing and landscaping plan (separate from building & site plans) shall be submitted to the Plan Director for review and approval. Such plan shall include:
a. Per TMC§1108.0203(F), a Type B landscape buffer shall be provided around the outdoor play area. This buffer shall be a minimum of ten-feet (10’) in width and consist of four (4) canopy trees and fifteen (15) shrubs installed every 100 linear feet. Pursuant to TMC§1108.0203(D)(2), a fence, wall, or berm six-feet (6’) to eight-feet (8’) in height may be used and can substitute for the shrub requirements. Existing trees may account for credit under TMC§1108.0407(B) towards the landscape buffer requirements. A revised landscape plan showing detail of fencing, existing and proposed plants shall be submitted;
b. A frontage greenbelt shall be provided along all public rights-of-way pursuant to TMC§1108.0202. Frontage greenbelts shall be a minimum width of fifteen (15’) feet and have at least one (1) tree for every thirty (30’) feet of lot frontage. A minimum of two (2) canopy trees shall be provided along Buckeye Street. Not depicted on site plan, shall be submitted on revised landscape plan;
c. Per TMC§1108.0203(G), dumpsters and trash receptacles shall be screened on all four sides with materials of evergreen plantings, fencing, a wall, or a combination thereof with a minimum height of six (6’) feet, if applicable;
d. One (1) two-inch caliper tree for every 1,000 square feet of building coverage, foundation plantings along all portions of the building that are visible from the right-of-way, and landscaping at all major entrances shall be provided. Not depicted on site plan. A revised landscape plan shall be submitted to reflect interior site landscaping;
e. Landscaped areas may not contain bare soil, aggregated stone or decorative rock.
Any ground area must be covered with hardwood mulch, grass or other vegetative ground coverage;
f. All landscape material must be properly maintained. No approved plant material shall be removed for any reason without being replaced with like kind, or without submitting a revised landscape plan to the Planning Director for review or approval;
g. All site lighting shall be fully directed downward, recessed, or adequately shielded to direct light away from adjacent properties, rights of way, or the sky above the fixtures per TMC 1107.1908; and
h. The location, number, height, diameter and species of any materials to be planted and maintained, as well as the location and number of any existing trees to be retained. Applicant shall provide a landscape plan showing detail of existing and proposed plants.
14. The Special Use Permit may be reviewed for compliance with the conditions of approval, negative secondary effects, and adherence to all requirements of the Toledo Municipal Code. If outstanding issues are found and not addressed the Special Use Permit may be considered for revocation.
15. Approval of the Special Use Permit will lapse after one (1) year if the criteria listed in TMC§1111.0707 have not been met.
16. Minor adjustments to the site plan that do not violate the above conditions, or the Toledo Municipal Code, may be reviewed and approved by the Director of the Toledo City Plan Commission.
17. No permits shall be issued until arrangements satisfactory to the Director of the City of Toledo Plan Commission have been made for compliance with the conditions as set forth above.
SECTION 3. That when the conditions contained herein above have been complied with, the Secretary of the Toledo City Plan Commission be and he is hereby directed to change the zoning maps to conform with the within Ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance hereby is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. 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 the Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to provide for the orderly regulation and use of the property and to protect the land value in the area.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council