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Planning commission approves minor subdivision at 7040 Reynolds Road with revised residential restriction
Summary
The Mentor Planning Commission voted 5–1 to approve removing a minor subdivision from the table and to approve the subdivision of a 2.2-acre parcel at 7040 Reynolds Road subject to a revised condition limiting future development to single-family dwelling use while tied to C1 zoning.
The Mentor Planning Commission on April 10 approved a minor subdivision for property at 7040 Reynolds Road and added a revised restriction limiting development on the smaller lot to single-family dwelling use while the parcel remains zoned C1 Conservation District.
Applicant Anthony Sleiman told the commission he and the property owner have been working to split the lot and that the resulting smaller lot “doesn't meet your acreage requirement.” Kathy (administration staff) told commissioners the administration proposed a condition in response to earlier comments and outlined the recommended wording changes.
Commission discussion centered on how broadly to word the restriction and whether it should remain tied to the C1 zoning. Commissioners noted the C1 zone on the parcel requires a 5-acre minimum and that the subject parcel is substantially smaller — about 2.2 acres — making it nonconforming under current rules. Commissioners also reviewed the dimensional limits under C1, including a 100-foot front setback, a 50-foot rear setback and a 20-foot side setback, which the administration said make the buildable area quite restrictive.
Sleiman said the owners have held the property for “a little over 57 or 8 years” and asked the commission not to permanently limit future buyers by wording that would read as allowing only one house forever. Commissioners and staff agreed the conditional language should be clarified so it would allow multiple single-family dwellings only if the property were rezoned by referendum or other applicable process.
The approved condition was revised to read that the development of the subdivided lot be “restricted to single-family dwelling use only,” with the restriction noted on the survey map and recorded deed documents provided to the city. Commissioners and staff discussed that if the parcel were later rezoned (by referendum under the charter), the zoning-based restriction would no longer apply and a new set of conditions could be established at that time.
On the roll call vote to approve the subdivision with the revised condition, the commission voted Yes: Teedemann, Varga, Perkovich, Rossetti, Cook; No: Hadden. The motion passed 5–1.
The commission also clarified that the administration’s recommended language would not by itself prevent a future referendum to change zoning and that multiple single-family houses could be allowed if and when the property is rezoned through the required process.
The commission closed discussion after agreeing on the revised wording and recording the required deed and survey notation as a condition of approval.
