Label
Zoning & Planning Committee
Title
Approving and adopting the text amendment to the Land Development Standards and Guidelines as an amendment to the C-6 Zoning District for Viva South Toledo Neighborhood Business District for the City of Toledo, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The request is a Text Amendment to the Land Development Standards and Guidelines for Viva South Toledo Neighborhood Business District for the designated C-6 Zoning District. The Broadway Commercial Corridor Committee (BCC) reviewed the existing guidelines that were last updated in 2004 and worked diligently to update the standards to reflect other adopted overlay guidelines within the City of Toledo. The Text Amendment was prepared by the BCC, Toledo Design Center (TDC), and the Toledo City Plan Commission staff.
The Old South End community has changed its name from VIVA South Toledo Neighborhood to Historic South along with the creation of the Broadway Commercial Corridor committee. The committee is a non-profit organization made up of community volunteers and with an appointed Executive Board. This committee took the initiative to work with the Toledo Design Center (TDC), and the Toledo City Plan Commission staff to develop and adopt a Master Plan in 2017 to guide development in the neighborhood and the commercial corridor that is now called Broadway Commercial Corridor District.
The Broadway Commercial Corridor District is located on Broadway Street commencing at Garland Street, running southerly to Prouty Street, capturing all of the residential, commercial, and industrial properties fronting along Broadway Street. Broadway Street is commonly referred to as the "Broadway Mile" since it is 1.3 miles in length.
Surrounding land uses include the I-75 North/South Expressway and the Middle Grounds District located to the north, Danny Thomas Park to the south, with most of the commercial uses centrally located at the interse...
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