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Applicant seeks conditional-use permit to operate two‑bedroom short-term rental at 320 Lakeside Avenue

5768205 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

At a public hearing, applicant George Lopez asked the planning commission to approve conditional use permit 01-2025 to operate a two‑bedroom short‑term rental at 320 Lakeside Avenue. Council members and neighbors raised residency, management and parking concerns; the public hearing was closed for later decision by the commission.

George Lopez, the applicant, told the Lorain Planning Commission at a public hearing that he is seeking conditional use permit 01-2025 to operate a two‑bedroom short‑term rental at 320 Lakeside Avenue, in an R‑3 high‑density residential district (Chapter 1143.04 G).

Lopez said he and his family recently bought the cottage across from Mile Long Pier as a vacation property and intend to rent it occasionally. "It's really just we bought it for ourselves... but we like to use it as a short term rental as well," Lopez said. He told the commission the unit is two bedrooms, enclosed by a privacy…

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