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Zoning & Planning
SUP Type A Day Care
2225 Dorr St.
Title
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr 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 (SUP25-0013) filed with the City of Toledo Central Permit Center, a request for a Special Use Permit for a Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was submitted to the Toledo City Plan Commission for its review and recommendation.
On June 12, 2025, the Toledo City Plan Commission recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
On July 16, 2025, the Toledo City Council Zoning and Planning Committee recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for a Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That granting a Special Use Permit for a Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. 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:
NORWOOD EXTN LOT 358 W 10 FT & E 25 FT LOT 359
SECTION 2. That the approval of the granting of a Special Use Permit for a Type A Family Day Care facility for the property located at 2225 Dorr Street, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, be subject to compliance with the eleven (11) conditions as follows:
The following eleven (11) conditions listed by agency of origin. Applicants are encouraged to contact each of the agencies to address compliance with their conditions:
Division of Fire Prevention
1. The daycare shall be in compliant with the Department of Commerce Type A family daycare facilities inspection standard checklist.
Division of Transportation
2. Parking shall meet the requirements listed in TMC§1107.0304 - Schedule A for Type A Family Day Care Facilities.
Division of Plan Commission
3. The proposed use must provide thirty-five square feet (35 sq ft) of usable indoor space per person in care that is regularly available for the day care operation per TMC§1104.0701(D).
4. The proposed use must provide sixty square feet (60 sq ft) of useable outdoor space for each person in care using the outdoor area at any one time. A Type B landscape buffer shall be provided around the outdoor space per TMC§1104.0701(E). Not depicted on site plan.
5. The proposed use shall have a paved area for dropping off and picking up persons in care at the facility with the approval of the Division of Transportation per TMC§1104.0701(F). Not depicted on site plan.
6. A detailed site lighting, fencing and four (4) copies of a landscape plan (separate from building & site plans) shall be submitted to the Plan Director for review and approval. Such plan shall include:
a. A fifteen-foot (15’) frontage greenbelt along Dorr Street and Coventry Avenue per TMC§1108.0202. The greenbelt shall consist of four (4) trees on Dorr and four (4) trees on Coventry.
b. A Type “B” landscape buffer shall be installed around the outdoor space. A ten-foot (10’) wide buffer with four (4) canopy trees and fifteen (15) shrubs for every one-hundred linear feet (100’), and fractions thereof, is required around the outdoor space
c. Topsoil must be back filled to provide positive drainage of the landscape area.
d. 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.
e. 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.
f. The location and direction of any proposed lighting. Lighting shall be directed away from adjacent residential properties and use flat lens lighting.
7. The location, lighting and size of any signs, all signage is subject to TMC§1387. Any proposed signage must meet the requirements of TMC§1113 - Signs.
8. A Bond of Performance or suitable assurance acceptable to the Division of Inspection valid for a period of two (2) years shall be posted with the Commissioner of Inspection providing for the installation of required landscaping within one (1) year. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained indefinitely.
9. 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.
10. Approval of the Special Use Permit will lapse after one (1) year if the criteria listed in TMC 1111.0707 have not been met.
11. 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