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SUP 6048 Deer Park Court
Community Recreation - Active
Zoning & Planning
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Granting a Special Use Permit for Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; subject to certain conditions; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
By application (SUP25-0027) filed with the City of Toledo Central Permit Center, a request for a Special Use Permit for Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was submitted to the Toledo City Plan Commission for its review and recommendation.
On September 11, 2025, the Toledo City Plan Commission recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
On October 15, 2025, the Toledo City Council Zoning and Planning Committee recommended approval for the request for granting a Special Use Permit for Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, 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 Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, 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:
Deer Park Business Center Lot 2 Exc SW 22.5 feet
SECTION 2. That the approval of the granting of a Special Use Permit for Community Recreation - Active for the property located at 6048 Deer Park Court, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, be subject to compliance with the twenty-three (23) conditions as follows:
The following twenty-three (23) conditions listed by agency of origin. Applicants are encouraged to contact each of the agencies to address compliance with their conditions:
Environmental Services
1. 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.
2. Applicant shall maintain compliance with Ohio EPA’s General Storm Water NPDES permit programs.
3. Applicant is strongly encouraged to install permanent inlet filters with oil absorbent pillow in parking lot catch basins to treat stormwater.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
Bureau of Fire Prevention
7. The proposed occupancy use may need a change of occupancy. Please contact the City of Toledo Building Inspection Department to discuss your occupancy to assure compliance with the Ohio Building Code. (OBC105.1 & 101.4).
8. A fire safety inspection is required prior to occupancy. (OFC105.3.3.2 & TMC1309.09).
Division of Transportation
9. Bicycle parking is required per TMC 1107.0900.
10. Wheel stops are required at parking spots abutting property lines, planting strips, sidewalks and buildings per TMC 1107.1907.
11. All driveways, drive approaches, drive aisles and parking spots must be clearly dimensioned per TMC 1107.1911.
12. A sidewalk connection is required from the existing building sidewalk to the sidewalk in the right-of-way for pedestrian traffic per TMC 1107.1300.
13. Accessible parking must be the closet parking space to the accessible entrance for the shortest path of travel per ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and TMC1107.1703.
14. Accessible parking signage must be posted directly in front of the parking space at a height of no less than sixty inches (60”) and no more than seventy-two inches (72") above pavement level per TMC 1107.1704.
15. If one does not already exist, a cross access agreement is required with the adjacent property owners.
Plan Commission
16. Any spaces reserved for the use by persons with physical disabilities shall adhere to the standards outlined in TMC§1107.1700. One (1) van accessible space with an eight-foot (8’) drive aisle and two (2) car accessible space with five-foot (5') drive aisles are required. Not acceptable, shall be depicted on a revised site plan.
17. Bicycle parking slots shall be provided pursuant to Off-Street Parking Schedule “A,” (TMC§1107.0300). Minimum number of bicycle parking slots required for Community Recreation - Active is one (1) per ten (10) parking spaces. Not acceptable, applicant shall provide six (6) bicycle parking slots on revised site plan.
18. A detailed site, lighting, fencing and a landscaping 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’) landscaped frontage greenbelt is required along Deer Park Court. At least one (1) tree must be provided for every thirty (30) feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof. Not acceptable, shall be depicted on a revised landscape plan.
b. If applicable, dumpster location(s) shall be clearly defined, have a concrete pad and be surrounded by a solid wooden fence or a masonry screen enclosure with landscaping and shall not be located in any required setbacks or the public right-of-way as stated in TMC§1108.0203(G). Not acceptable, shall be shown on a revised landscape plan.
c. Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided, consisting of two (2) canopy trees and six (6) shrubs for each ten (10) parking spaces to be installed within the parking lot. Not acceptable as depicted, shall be shown on a revised landscape plan.
d. Pursuant to TMC§1108.0205, one (1) two-inch (2”) caliper tree for every 1,000 square footage of building coverage; foundation plantings along all portions of the building visible from the right-of-way; and landscaping at the main entrance shall be provided. Not acceptable, shall be depicted on a revised landscape plan.
e. Topsoil must be back filled to provide positive drainage of the landscape areas.
f. 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. Not acceptable as existing on site.
g. 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, trees, shrubs, and landscape materials shall meet the standards included in TMC§1108.0400 Landscape Materials Standards.
h. 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.
i. The location, height and materials for any fencing to be installed and maintained; and
j. 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 pursuant to TMC§1107.1908.
19. Any future signage shall meet the requirements of TMC§1113 - Signs.
20. 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.
21. Approval of the Special Use Permit will lapse after one (1) year if the criteria listed in TMC§1111.0707 have not been met.
22. 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.
23. 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