The Oberlin City Council voted to schedule a public hearing to consider a Planning Commission recommendation to amend the zoning map for 450 West College Street from R-1B (single-family dwelling district) to PDOD (Planned Development Overlay District). The application was submitted by SLK Capital Holdings LLC on behalf of Milan and Kathleen DeRuyter, trustees.

Interim City Manager John Clark asked council for a motion to set the public hearing on the proposal; Councilmember John English moved to schedule a hearing at 6:30 p.m., and Councilmember Jose Lopez seconded. Council recorded unanimous support for scheduling the hearing. During later council communications, members noted that the originally announced date (Feb. 17) conflicted with Presidents’ Day and, by unanimous consent, the public meeting was moved to Feb. 18, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., to occur before the regular council meeting.

Council described this vote as scheduling a public hearing only; no planning decision or rezoning was made at the meeting. The item will return for public comment and council consideration after the Planning Commission recommendation is presented at the scheduled hearing.

Vote record on the scheduling motion: Peterson — aye; Walter — aye; New — aye; McFarland — aye; English — aye; Lopez — aye; Johnson (Mayor Ebony A. Johnson) — aye.