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City‑initiated rezoning of 65.27 acres near State Highway 105 to general industrial approved
Summary
The commission approved a city‑initiated rezoning of roughly 65.27 acres along State Highway 105 and North Fostoria Road from a mix of R‑1 and GC to general industrial (GI) to align the zoning with the comprehensive plan and the nearby BNSF Logistics Center.
The City of Cleveland Planning and Zoning Commission approved a city‑initiated rezoning of approximately 65.27 acres situated along State Highway 105 and North Fostoria Road, changing base zoning from a mix of single‑family (R‑1) and general commercial (GC) to general industrial (GI). The motion passed unanimously, 3‑0.
Milu Lovaro, director of community development, said the rezoning is largely a housekeeping measure to align the city's zoning with its comprehensive plan and anticipated industrial development associated with the adjacent BNSF Logistics Center. Lovaro described current temporary uses on the site associated with a TxDOT contractor supporting the SH‑105 widening project — office trailers, equipment laydown and a pug mill — which the city has allowed to continue as a nonconforming use while the project proceeds.
Lovaro said the future land use map already designates the area as industrial and that the BNSF Logistics Center north of the site is in a planned unit development that allows industrial uses. She told commissioners the rezoning would better align the zoning district with the area's emerging industrial character and rail access. She noted the zoning ordinance contains buffer yard requirements to mitigate impacts where industrial or commercial uses abut residential areas.
A commissioner asked about possible railroad expansion and staging; Lovaro explained the Logistics Center would include track and staging that could stack traffic in entrance/exit areas and facilitate inbound/outbound freight movements.
Action: the commission voted to approve the city‑initiated rezoning from R‑1/GC to GI, 3‑0. Staff recommended approval.
Next steps: the city will update the zoning map and future industrial development proposals will require compliance with municipal development standards and buffering where adjacent to residential parcels.
