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Tallmadge council schedules hearing on Northeast Avenue neighborhood center overlay
Summary
Tallmadge officials set a July 24 public hearing on an ordinance to map a Neighborhood Center Overlay along Northeast Avenue that would formally allow mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly redevelopment in parcels that are now a mix of commercial and grandfathered residential uses.
Tallmadge Council scheduled a public hearing for 7:01 p.m. July 24 on an ordinance (2025‑59) to map a Neighborhood Center Overlay along a stretch of Northeast Avenue from the city circle to Kent Drive. The proposal would apply an existing overlay zoning tool to that corridor to encourage pedestrian‑oriented, mixed‑use development and to formalize uses already present on the street.
The overlay would not change the base zoning text; rather, it would apply the Neighborhood Center design and use standards already in the city’s guidebook to the mapped parcels, Planning staff said. "This overlay is intentionally bringing together a mix of uses, perhaps small shops, local services, maybe some housing opportunities in close proximity to…
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