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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 ?1103.1414 entitled Demolition Hearing Procedures (Cherry Street Overlay District); and enacting ?1103.1415 Demolition Appeals; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance enacts a new section of the Toledo Municipal Code ("TMC") as a result of a study to establish demolition criteria for the Cherry Street Overlay District. The change establishes demolition criteria that protect the history of the area while encouraging rehabilitation of buildings. This appeal process and criteria are similar to demolition regulations in other UNO districts of the City. The proposed text amendment is consistent with the stated purpose of the Zoning Code.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Toledo Municipal Code, ?1103.1414 is enacted to state as follows:
?1103.1414 Demolition Hearing Procedures (Cherry Street Urban Overlay District)
A. The Chery Street Development Organization (CSDO) has review and approval authority
for demolition review under this section after seeking comment from the Plan Commission. A Major Site Plan application shall be required for all demolition requests.
B. When application is made for demolishing a structure within the Cherry Street Urban Overlay District, the Cherry Street Development Organization must grant the application when one or both of the following conditions are found to exist:
1. The structure for which demolition is sought contains no feature so architectural or historical significance, and it does not contribute to maintaining the character of the Cherry Street Urban Overlay District; or
2. There is no reasonable economic return for the structure as it exists and there is no feasibly alternative to demotion submitted to the applicant by concerned o...
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