Developer seeks rezoning for 4‑story, 118‑room hotel at 13570 Fallingwater Road; council takes comments, will not vote tonight

Strongsville — The Strongsville City Council opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 20‑25‑53 to consider rezoning 13570 Fallingwater Road (PPN 396‑14‑015) from SC (shopping center) to MS (motorist service) but did not vote on the measure Wednesday evening.

Tim Spencer, president of Trivium Development and the applicant, told council the proposal is for a four‑story, approximately 118‑room hotel on the 5.26‑acre parcel. Spencer said the project would preserve about 1.75 acres of trees as a buffer between the hotel and adjacent homes, restrict an on‑site pool and limit food‑and‑beverage service to hotel guests, and that deed restrictions would be recorded with the city and the Valley Creek Homeowners Association naming them beneficiaries. “These standards aren't empty promises. They're enforceable,” Spencer said.

The hearing drew dozens of neighbors and HOA representatives who argued the rezoning would increase traffic, reduce privacy, and create safety risks near a nearby licensed daycare, the Goddard School. Audra Bars, who organized a petition presented to council, said the petition included “almost 800 signatures” of Strongsville residents opposed to rezoning. “I hope that you'll oppose the rezoning,” she told council.

Why it matters: the zoning change would allow transient lodging adjacent to single‑family and condominium neighborhoods and a daycare; supporters say the hotel is less traffic‑intensive than alternative retail or a previously permitted 75,000‑square‑foot office building and would generate local tax revenue, while opponents say the change departs from the city's existing land‑use…