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Developer wins preliminary OK for revised CVS redevelopment on Mayfield Road
Summary
Council gave preliminary approval to a redesigned 5,500-square-foot retail building that replaces a previously planned quick-service restaurant, clearing the way for final design work and permitting.
Mayfield Heights City Council gave preliminary approval to a redesigned retail building for the CVS property at 5901 Mayfield Road, moving the project forward after a year of redesign and legal delay.
The decision clears the way for the property owner and its design team to finish construction drawings and address the city’s technical review comments. Planning staff and the project team said the new, all‑brick, 5,500‑square‑foot building is intended as a single retail user now but could be demised into smaller tenant spaces later if market demand requires.
The Landis Group, owner of the site, told council the redevelopment was delayed after CVS vacated the main store and the owner was named in litigation by a neighboring property owner. Ben Schenacki, representing the Landis Group, said the lawsuit forced the team to redesign the project to reduce financial risk and better align with the city’s commercial corridor design guidance.
Tommy Chesnas, architect with Onyx Creative, described design changes that simplify the site plan and create a more cohesive retail campus with crosswalks and pedestrian connections between the new building and the CVS structure. Chesnas said the new building includes cast‑stone window surrounds, brick cladding and additional glazing facing Mayfield Road so the street façade is attractive whether or not the retail space is occupied.
The developer and architect said the project preserves reciprocal parking access behind the site under an existing shared‑parking easement. The applicant said the newly paved parking area on the developer’s parcel will be preserved for the project; landscape and other site‑plan calculations will follow the city’s requirement that each parcel be calculated separately rather than aggregating areas across ownership lines.
Council members pressed the applicant on visibility and access, and on whether the enlarged building might be used as a restaurant in the future. The applicant said the intent is a single retail user consistent with zoning, and that a restaurant was not the immediate plan. Final approvals remain subject to city technical review, architectural review and any outstanding legal matters.
The council’s vote grants preliminary site‑plan approval; the applicant said it will return with final construction drawings and any required architectural‑board reviews before building permits are issued.
The Planning Commission minutes and project renderings are part of the public record; project files show the revised building and the pedestrian connections between the two parcels.
