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Planning commission updates: sign rules adjusted; dispensary locations and buffers to be decided
Summary
The Perrysburg Planning and Zoning Committee told council it will bring amendments to the sign code and a draft marijuana-dispensary ordinance for council consideration, with public hearings planned.
The Perrysburg Planning and Zoning Committee reported to council on a pair of code updates it discussed at its most recent meeting: amended rules for directional signage in large developments, and an ordinance draft that would regulate locations and building restrictions for marijuana dispensaries.
On signage, the committee reviewed a code amendment to allow directional wayfinding signage for businesses inside large-scale developments. Staff (Brody Walters) said the amendment would ease the ability of businesses located inside larger developments to provide on-site directional signage; the committee retained permitting requirements and said advertising on those signs would not be allowed. Committee members discussed setbacks and decided the planning office’s site review authority would govern location and sizing rather than adding a separate setback table.
On marijuana retail, the committee reviewed maps that show C-2, C-3 and C-4 zoning districts where adult-use dispensaries could be sited under the draft ordinance. Committee members noted the proposed rules would prohibit dispensaries within 500 feet of a school, church, park or library and require a one-mile radius between dispensaries, with a city cap of two locations. For now, the committee said planned business parks (two named examples: Levis and Harbor Town) would not be included as allowed locations; the draft ordinance that will go to council (timed for Feb. 18 in the committee’s report) will not include planned business parks but the committee said it may reconsider later.
Why it matters: the signage amendment affects how patrons and delivery services navigate large campus-style developments; the dispensary ordinance establishes the initial regulatory footprint for where retail marijuana could operate inside city limits.
Next steps: staff told the committee the ordinance package will come to council on Feb. 18 (as described in the committee report) with at least three readings available for public comment; committee members encouraged public review once the draft is published.
Ending: Council received the planning report; no final dispensary approvals were made at this meeting and staff will deliver the ordinance to council on the schedule stated by the committee.
