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TMC Amendments re: Part 11 - Planning and Zoning Code
Plan Commission
L.Cottrell (x2342)
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code by enacting Subsection 1104.2700 entitled Scrap and Salvage Operations; and Section 1104.2701 entitled Setbacks; and amending the Use Table found at Subpart 1104.0100 to include the respective changes enacted in Section 1104.2701; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance updates and enacts a new section of the Toledo Municipal Code (“TMC”) to as a result of a study on scrap and salvage operations that take place adjacent to residential zoning districts. The change will limit the setback and storage of scrap and salvage materials from any adjacent residential land units and further protect residents from excess dust, noise, and negative secondary effects. The proposed text amendment is consistent with the Forward Toledo Comprehensive Land Use Plan and stated purpose of the Zoning Code.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Toledo Municipal Code, Part Eleven, Subsection 1104.2700 and §1104.2701 is enacted to state as follows:
1104.2700 Scrap and Salvage Operations
§1104.2701 Setbacks.
Any new or future expansion of Scrap and Salvage Operations shall be set back no less than 100 feet from any residential district or use and setback no less than 100 feet from any right-of-way, and shall be screened to obscure the materials from the view from the right-of-way.
SECTION 2. That the Toledo Municipal Code Subsection 1104.0100 Use Table, displayed in Exhibit A to this ordinance is repealed.
SECTION 3. That a new Toledo Municipal Code Subsection 1104.0100 Use Table is enacted as displayed in Exhibit B to this ordinance and Table Note [35] is enacted as follows:
[35] Subject to the standards of Sec. 1104.2700 Scrap and Salvage Operations
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 the same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to provide accurate and complete standards for use by property owners.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: September 9, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 9, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor