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Zoning board holds off on vote for 158‑unit Meister Road development after traffic, setback and ownership concerns
Summary
RangeMax Properties, Ltd. asked the Lorain Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance to allow 158 housing units and a five‑foot rear‑yard setback reduction on parcels at 3301 Meister Road; the board voted to hold the matter until a full commission and city departments review traffic, water and access concerns.
RangeMax Properties, Ltd. asked the Lorain Zoning Board of Appeals for an amended variance (VA 45‑2024) to allow a 158‑unit residential development on parcels at 3301 Meister Road and related parcels. The application seeks (1) a density variance to allow 158 units in a proposed R‑2 transitional residential district (the applicant said about 143 units would be allowable under existing zoning without variance) and (2) a 5‑foot variance from the 35‑foot rear yard setback to the east (dimensional requirements cited in the submission).
William Thomas Holmes, the builder representing the project (described in the record as the Freedom Place product), told the zoning board the design has evolved since the initial filing and that the team submitted a traffic study. Holmes described the product as two‑story fee‑simple homes sold…
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