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Committee presses ZoneCo for tighter Warrensville Center mixed‑use rules after project example
Summary
A city development subcommittee asked its zoning consultant for clearer rules on height, parking, buffers, stormwater and ground‑floor uses for the proposed Warrensville Center mixed‑use district after a recent proposal exceeded several draft standards.
The Development Committee met July 8 to give direction to ZoneCo on the draft Warrensville Center Road zoning rules after members and residents raised concerns about building height, parking, stormwater and buffers.
Committee members and residents said a project shown to the Planning Commission — 36 apartments with roughly 1,800 square feet of retail — illustrated how the current draft could allow larger, more intrusive development than the committee intends. “I think they were using the mixed use component for the building height, which would allow for 4 stories. I think for me, that's a no go,” said a committee member. Several residents echoed that four stories would be too tall where housing sits directly behind the corridor.
The committee emphasized several technical changes it wants…
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