Label
Plan Commission Study: Conditional zonings
City Council
Councilmember Martinez,
Title
Submitting to the Toledo City Plan Commission a request to conduct a study for the purpose of reviewing past zone changes that may contain conditional terms that would allow for the passage of a zone change years after their initial review; authorizing a public hearing on said locations and publication of said hearing; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
WHEREAS, Toledo City Council is initiating a study by the Toledo City Plan Commission to research past zone changes that contain conditional terms that would allow for zone changes to occur years after the initial review.; and
WHEREAS, The City’s Plan Commission needs to study and identify those parcels and locations as well as those ordinances that allow for a condition to occur that may change the zoning years after. . New developments may have arisen that a new review should take place before allowing for these conditions to be met years later.
Whereas, there are new owners of identified properties as well as new developments and owners withing the boundaries of these locations, the ordinances that pertain to the locations should be reviewed for amendment or repeal to allow for new reviews.
NOW THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. The Plan Commission is hereby directed to conduct a study for the purpose of identifying those parcels that have terms of conditional zonings.
SECTION 2. That the request for proposed text amendments is hereby referred to the Toledo City Plan Commission for its 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 amendments, if needed can be expeditiously forwarded to the Toledo City Plan Commission so the proper time may be committed to a full review of the proposed text amendments or repeals.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Adopted: September 9, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 1.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 9, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor