PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Wednesday, March 7, 2018 4:30 p.m. City Hall Conference Room #2 85 S. Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Application for Sign Permit, Proposed Wall Sign for Kander Theater, Hall Auditorium Annex, Oberlin College, 67 North Main Street. 3. Application for Lot Split/Consolidation, Frank S. Carolson, Trustee, and Oberlin Commons Limited, 356 West Lorain Street. 4. Approval of the February 21st, 2018 Meeting Minutes. 5. Adjournment
March 7, 2018 2. FROM: SUBJECT: Marissa Toothman, Administrative Coordinator Application for Sign Permit, Proposed Wall Sign for Kander Theater, Hall Auditorium Annex, Oberlin College, 67 North Main Street. Staff Report Exhibit A: Application Exhibit B Attachments
C I T Y O F O B E R L I N, O H I O D E P A R T M E N T O F P L A N N I N G & D E V E L O P M E N T PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT APPLICATION FOR SIGN PERMIT APPROVAL PROPOSED WALL SIGN FOR KANDER THEATER HALL AUDITORIUM ANNEX OBERLIN COLLEGE 67 NORTH MAIN STREET Date of Report: March 1, 2018 Report Author: Carrie R. Handy, Director of Planning & Development
City of Oberlin, Ohio Planning Commission Report BACKGROUND INFORM ATI ON Eric Kremer of ASI Signage Innovations, on behalf of Oberlin College, has submitted an application for a sign permit for a proposed wall sign for the Kander Theater on the Hall Auditorium Annex building located at 67 North Main Street. The following information is relevant to this application: Applicant: Authorized Agent: Site Location: Zoning: Existing Use: Proposed Use: Oberlin College 173 West Lorain Street Oberlin, Ohio 44074 Contact person: Steve Varelmann Eric Kremer ASI Signage Innovations 1650 E. 361 st Street Eastlake, Ohio 44095 67 North Main Street R-2 /Two-Family Residential District Institutional (Oberlin College auditorium and theater facility) Institutional (Oberlin College auditorium and theater facility) Proposed Development: The applicant proposes to install a wall sign for the Kander Theater on the south wall of the Hall Auditorium Annex on the subject property. SITE DESCRIP TION The subject property is located on the east side of North Main Street between East College and East Lorain Streets and between Allen Memorial Art Museum and the Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center and The Hotel At Oberlin. It is developed with Hall Auditorium and Annex, one of Oberlin College s performing arts/theater facilities. The site is zoned R-2 /Two-Family Residential District by the Oberlin Zoning Code which permits the following uses: 1337.02 Permitted Uses The uses permitted in the R-2 District are as follows: 2
1) Any use permitted in Single-Family Dwelling Districts; 2) Institutions of a religious, educational, eleemosynary or philanthropic nature, but not penal or mental institutions. 3) Hospital, except a criminal, mental or animal hospital. 4) Private club or lodge, except those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business and provided the lot to be used for such purpose shall have a minimum area of 12,000 square feet. 5) Tourist home. 6) Nursing home. 7) School of commerce. 8) The office of a physician, dentist, artist, musician, lawyer, architect or teacher for individual treatment, instruction or practice in his/her place of abode, provided that not more than one-fourth of the area of the individual s living unit shall be used for such purpose. 9) Professional office buildings for the following professional practitioners, together with the necessary office personnel for conducting such professional operation: dentists, attorneys, architects, musician, certified public accountants, opticians, optometrists, chiropodists, physicians and surgeons (M.D. and/or osteopathic), chiropractors. 10) Accessory use of buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, including storage garages, on a lot occupied by a rooming house, hospital, or institutional building. The subject property is surrounded by R-2 /Two-Family Residential District zoning to the west across North Main Street, to the north and to the east. C-1 /Central Business District commercial zoning is found to the south and southeast. P LANNING STAFF COM M ENTS According to the information submitted by the applicant, the applicant proposes to install a wall sign on the south wall of the Hall Auditorium Annex for the Kander Theater. The proposed sign will be comprised of cut, brushed aluminum letters which denote The Kander Theater. The sign will be approximately 13 sq. ft. in size and would not be illuminated. A picture of the proposed sign is found in Exhibit A attached to the Application Form. It is noted that the proposed wall sign complies with the size and locational requirements of the Code and is within the maximum permitted square footage allowed for a wall sign for a nonresidential use in a residential district. Applications for sign permits in the R-2 District are subject to site plan/design review by the Planning Commission under Section 1357.02(b) and Section 1357.03(b)(1)(B) of the Zoning Code. Section 1357.06(1) of the Zoning Code contains design standards and guidelines to be followed when reviewing applications for approval. A copy of that subsection of the Code is attached as Appendix B of this report. P OLICE DEPARTM ENT COM M ENTS The Police Department did not have any concerns regarding the proposed signage. 3
FIRE DEPARTM ENT COM M ENTS The Fire Department has reviewed the applicant s proposal and they have indicated that they do not have any issues with the proposed signage. BUILDING DIVISION COM M ENTS The Chief Building Official has reviewed this application and has noted that the applicant must secure the required sign permit. P UBLIC WORKS DEPARTM ENT COM M ENTS The City Engineer and the Public Works Director have reviewed this application and have indicated that there are no issues with it from a Public Works standpoint. OM LP S COM M ENTS OMLPS staff have reviewed this application and have commented that they have no objection to the approval of the proposed signage. CONCLUSION/REC OM M ENDATI ON In conclusion, Planning staff have no objection to the approval of this application. 4
March 7, 2018 3. FROM: SUBJECT: Marissa Toothman, Administrative Coordinator Application for Lot Split/Consolidation, Frank S. Carolson, Trustee, and Oberlin Commons Limited, 356 West Lorain Street. Staff Report Application Lot Split/Consolidation Attachments
C I T Y O F O B E R L I N, O H I O D E P A R T M E N T O F P L A N N I N G & D E V E L O P M E N T PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT LOT SPLIT/CONSOLIDATION APPROVAL FRANK S. CARLSON, TRUSTEE AND OBERLIN COMMONS LIMITED 356 WEST LORAIN STREET Date of Report: March 1, 2018 Report Author: Carrie R. Handy, Director of Planning & Development
City of Oberlin, Ohio Planning Commission Report BACKGROUND INFORM ATION Larry Funk, on behalf of Frank Carlson, Trustee, and Oberlin Commons, Ltd., has submitted an application for lot split/consolidation approval in order to split the rear 2.4995 acres from the property at 356 W. Lorain Street and combine it with two (2) other adjacent rear land parcels to create an 8.0437 acre parcel for future residential development. The following information is relevant to this application: Applicants: Surveyor: Site Location: Zoning: Existing Use: Proposed Use: Frank S. Carlson, Trustee & Oberlin Commons Limited P.O. Box 0344 Oberlin, Ohio 44074 Contact person: Larry Funk Brent D. Anderson, PS Rafter A, Ltd. 10980 LaGrange Road Elyria, Ohio 44035 356 W. Lorain Street Permanent Parcel Nos. 09-00-074-102-013, 09-00-074-102-023, and 09-00-074-102-038 R-1B and R-1A /Single-Family Residential Districts Residential dwelling and vacant land Same as existing use Proposed Development: The applicants propose to split the rear 2.4995 acres from the property at 356 W. Lorain Street and combine it with two (2) other adjacent rear land parcels to create an 8.0437 acre parcel for future residential development. P LANNING STAFF COM M ENTS It is noted that Planning staff have reviewed the proposed lot split/consolidation and have found that all parcels would conform to the lot size and lot frontage requirements of the Zoning Code after the proposed lot split/consolidation would be completed. In conclusion, Planning staff have no objection to the approval of the proposed lot split/consolidation proposed by the applicants. 2
P OLICE DEPARTM ENT COM M ENTS The Police Department did not have any concerns regarding the proposed lot split/consolidation. FIRE DEPARTM ENT COM M ENTS The Fire Department did not have any concerns regarding the proposed lot split/consolidation. BUILDING DIVISION COM M ENTS The Chief Building Official did not have any comments or concerns regarding the proposed lot split/consolidation. P UBLIC WORKS DEPARTM E NT COM M ENTS The City Engineer and the Public Works Director have reviewed this application and have indicated that they do not have any concerns regarding the proposed lot split/consolidation. OM LP S COM M ENTS OMLPS staff did not have any concerns relative to the proposed lot split/consolidation. 3
March 7, 2018 4. FROM: SUBJECT: Marissa Toothman, Administrative Coordinator Approval of the February 21st, 2018 Meeting Minutes. Drafted Minutes 2/21/2018 Attachments
CITY OF OBERLIN PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Wednesday, February 21 st, 2018 4:30 p.m. City Hall Conference Room #2 85 South Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 1. Call Meeting to Order. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Eric Gaines, Vice Chair; Peter Crowley; Don Bryant and Anthony J. Mealy. Matt Adelman, Chair. Carrie R. Handy, Planning & Development Director; Marissa Toothman, Secretary to the Planning Commission; Linda Slocum, City Council Liaison; Burt Price and Mark Chesler. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Gaines at 4:40 p.m. 2. Discussion on the Draft of the I /Institutional District Regulations with Oberlin College Representatives. Handy indicated staff has provided a map of proposed institutional zoning for the College as well as a map of all properties owned by the College. Gaines remarked he doesn t like that Tappan Square is included in the proposed institutional zoning. Mealy believes that Tappan Square needs to be zoned P-1 /Public Park and Recreation District. Handy remarked one of the issues of zoning Tappan Square to P-1 is that it is not public space or owned publicly. The College doesn t have to open the park to the public. Gaines remarked the institutional zoning should be the main buildings of the College. Mealy agrees with Gaines that institutional zoning should only include the main campus. He is also worried about institutional zoning encroaching on residential uses. Bryant remarked if there is no issue now there is no pressing need to amend the zoning. He would be curious to hear if the zoning has benefitted any other communities. Handy remarked the majority of cities that have colleges have institutional/educational districts in their zoning codes. The City of Berea, a college town, recently updated their entire Zoning Code including the institutional district.
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 21 st, 2018 2 P a g e Gaines indicated he would like to have further discussions with the College because the proposed language in the institutional district is too far reaching. Crowley remarked it is important to create a buffer between institutional and residential uses. That seems to be the only conflict in town. Handy remarked when she worked with Steve Varelmann they drew the proposed boundaries around true College purposes now and planned for the future. He recognized that all of the houses that the College owned didn t need to be zoned institutional. Gaines remarked the proposed future use they never know what could be built or used in the future. The proposed map is a starting point. Mealy wondered if Steve Varelmann wanted the property south of Morgan Street zoned institutional. Handy remarked he wanted it to be institutional because it will never be anything other than for college purposes or owned by any other entity than the College. 3. Approval of the February 7 th, 2018 Meeting Minutes. Gaines noted to amend on page 2, paragraph 3, line 2 from Gaines noticed a storm water line to Gaines noticed a storm retention basin Motion to approve the February 7 th, 2018 Meeting Minutes as amended was made by Mealy, seconded by Crowley. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Adjournment. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mealy, seconded by Bryant. There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. Eric Gaines, Vice Chair, Planning Commission Marissa Toothman, Secretary, Planning Commission