City hearing on conditional-use permit for exterior ATM at Walmart in B-2 district

A conditional-use permit to add a drive-through automated teller machine and exterior ATM at the Walmart at 4380 Leavitt (Leggett) Road was presented to the City of Lorain Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2, 2025.

The application, filed as Conditional Use Permit 05-2025 by Fleet Banking Centers and represented at the hearing by Aaron Pritchard of Kimley‑Horn, would remove about 13 parking spaces in the store’s existing parking lot, replace the asphalt with concrete at the ATM pad and provide four stacking spaces as required by city code. Planning staff said the bank that previously occupied interior space in the store has moved out; the proposed service will be an exterior ATM operated by an ATM company rather than an in‑store bank branch.

City planning staff described the matter as a submission for the Planning Commission’s review and consideration and asked the applicant to remain for that meeting so commissioners could vote. No formal action or vote on the conditional‑use permit was taken by the Zoning Board of Appeals at this hearing. There were no public comments recorded on the permit during the Zoning Board public hearing.

Planning staff noted the application references the city’s schedule of allowed uses and specific drive‑through provisions (listed on the agenda as Section 11.25.02 and 11.43.07(d)). The applicant said the proposal would meet the city’s stacking requirements and would be exterior because the previous interior bank tenant (US Bank) vacated the store.

The Planning Commission will consider the conditional‑use permit and any related site plan revisions; the board directed the applicant to attend that meeting. The zoning hearing adjourned without a vote on CUP 05‑2025.