MetroHealth seeks zoning exception for Indian Hills clinic; council sends ordinance to second reading

MetroHealth has applied for a use-district exception to operate an approximately 3,300-square-foot medical clinic in an existing residential structure at East 190th Street in the Indian Hills neighborhood. The Euclid City Council sent Ordinance 014-25 to a second reading on Monday.

Shalina Williams, MetroHealth’s manager of government relations, told the council the proposed center would operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and provide primary care services. “We certainly would refer out for that. We would call an ambulance or transportation to come and get them. But right now, it is a primary health care facility,” Williams said.

The administration noted the use has precedent in Indian Hills; zoning staff recorded at least three prior instances in the past 45 years when medical facilities operated there, most recently a dentist’s office. The applicant’s request must go through the city’s three-reading ordinance process; the item was introduced for first reading and council voted to set it for second reading.

Councilwoman Steele asked whether the clinic would provide urgent-care services or diagnostic equipment such as X-rays; MetroHealth said it would not provide urgent care on site and would refer patients when necessary. Staff also said they plan community meetings with Councilman Tanner and anticipate designated parking for residents and medical-transportation access during business hours; outreach to Indian Hills residents has not yet occurred because the application is still in early readings.

A motion to send the ordinance to second reading passed on a roll call vote with all members recorded as voting yes.