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SUP 2894 Tremainsville Road
Day Care Center
Zoning & Planning
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Granting a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 2894 Tremainsville Road, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; subject to certain conditions; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
By application (SUP25-0032) 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 2894 Tremainsville Road, 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 2894 Tremainsville Road, 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 2894 Tremainsville Road, 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 Day Care Center for the property located at 2894 Tremainsville Road, 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:
Evergreen Place Lots 6 and 7
SECTION 2. That the approval of the granting of a Special Use Permit for A Day Care Center for the property located at 2894 Tremainsville Road, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, be subject to compliance with the nineteen (19) conditions as follows:
The following nineteen (19) conditions listed by agency of origin. Applicants are encouraged to contact each of the agencies to address compliance with their conditions:
Division of Sewer and Drainage Services
1. S&DS requires that all existing private sewer lines that are not being removed or properly abandoned (both storm & sanitary) be cleaned and inspected.
2. S&DS requires that the 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) two years. An electronic copy (DVD/memory stick) shall be provided to S&DS demonstrating the lines cleaning and integrity.
Division of Environmental Services
3. Applicant shall maintain compliance with the City of Toledo’s Stormwater regulations as specified in the Toledo Municipal Code. Special attention must be paid to all potential storm water impacts from the modification of the site, including but not limited to long-term operation and maintenance of existing structural and non-structural Best Management Practices.
4. Applicant shall maintain compliance with Ohio EPA’s General Storm Water NPDES permit programs.
5. Applicant is strongly encouraged to install permanent inlet filters with oil absorbent pillow in parking lot catch basins to treat stormwater.
6. Applicant is strongly encouraged to include multiple green infra-structure measures to minimize runoff and increase infiltration, and to minimize the amount of new and/or additional impervious surface on the site.
7. Applicant is strongly encouraged to plant native, low maintenance and non-invasive trees, shrubs and perennials. Information is at https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/discover-and-learn/plants-trees/invasive-plants; a list of invasive plants and alternative species can be downloaded from
https://www.oipc.info/uploads/5/8/6/5/58652481/alternatives_to_ohio_invasive_plant_species.pdf
8. Applicant shall maintain compliance with the City of Toledo and the State of Ohio’s Air Quality Regulations applicable in the Toledo Municipal Code and the Ohio Administrative Code including, but not limited to the Asbestos and the Anti-Noise Laws.
Fire Prevention
9. This location will be considered an ‘E’ Educational occupancy in the Ohio Fire Code. A fire protection sprinkler system may be required. (OFC 903.2.3).
Division of Traffic Management
10. Per TMC§1104.0700(F), 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. Not acceptable as submitted. A revised site plan depicting a pick-up and drop off location shall be submitted and approved by the Division of Traffic Management.
Plan Commission
11. 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.
12. Off-street parking and loading spaces, parking lots, maneuvering areas, aisles and driveways must be surfaced with concrete, bituminous asphalt, or other dust-free material other than gravel or loose fill, and be graded to drain all surface water towards the interior of the parking lot.
13. Per TMC§1104.0700(F), 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. Not acceptable as submitted. A revised site plan depicting a pick-up and drop off location shall be submitted and approved by the Division of Traffic Management.
14. A detailed site, lighting, and fencing shall be depicted on a 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 space. 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. Not acceptable as depicted. Existing four-foot (4’) chain link fence is not an acceptable buffer unless there is also a continuous shrub row. The four-foot (4’) chain link shall be removed and a six-foot (6’) privacy fence shall be installed to screen the outdoor play area to satisfy the condition of approval.
b. 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;
c. Topsoil must be back filled to provide positive drainage of the landscape area;
d. 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;
e. The location, height and materials for any fencing to be installed and maintained;
f. The location and specifications of any proposed signage. Signs shall be made of a durable material and shall comply with TMC§1113-Signs.
g. The location and direction of any proposed lighting (lights are to be directed away from adjacent residential properties).
15. 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.
16. Approval of the Special Use Permit will lapse after one (1) year if the criteria listed in TMC§1111.0707 have not been met.
17. Per TMC§1111.0814, if a building permit is not issued within one (1) year of this approval date then the site plan approval shall become null and void.
18. 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.
19. 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