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Sylvania council sets Sept. 2 public hearing for 475‑kW solar carport at Lourdes campus
Summary
The Sylvania City Council on June 16 set a Sept. 2 public hearing and referred a special‑use petition for a 475‑kilowatt solar carport on the Sisters of Saint Francis’ Lourdes campus to the planning commission after a presentation by Perrysburg Energy Solutions.
Sylvania City Council on June 16 voted to refer a petition for a zoning special‑use permit and set a public hearing for Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. to consider a proposed 475‑kilowatt solar carport for Parking Lots B and C at the Lourdes campus of the Sisters of Saint Francis.
The proposal, filed as SUP‑2‑2025, was presented to council by Molly Thompson, chief executive officer of Perrysburg Energy Solutions, which is working with the Sisters of Saint Francis on the campus project. Thompson said the company is already powering and lighting other local projects and described the carport as the first phase of a broader campus energy review. "We're starting with a, 475 kilowatt carport in the Parking Lots B And C on the Lourdes campus, which we expect to have completed this year," Thompson told council.
Council Member Stout moved to refer the petition to the Municipal Planning Commission for review and recommendation and to set a city council public hearing; the motion passed after a second and an affirmative voice vote. The clerk was asked to advertise the Sept. 2, 7 p.m. hearing in council chambers.
Nut graf: The hearing and planning commission review are required steps before the council may act on the special‑use permit. The city will gather public comment at the Sept. 2 hearing and receive the planning commission’s recommendation before taking any formal zoning action.
In discussion, Thompson said Perrysburg Energy Solutions is conducting a comprehensive energy audit of the campus to identify additional solar opportunities beyond the carport. "The sisters have asked us to look at what is all that we were originally, we came in to say what's possible," she said, adding the audit should be completed within about a week. Council members asked clarifying questions about the geographic limits of the current SUP; Thompson confirmed the SUP before council covers only Parking Lots B and C.
The agenda entry lists Harrisburg Energy as the petitioner on the formal filing (SUP‑2‑2025); Thompson stated Perrysburg Energy Solutions is the developer working with the Sisters of Saint Francis to implement the project. The council referral sends the petition to the planning commission for a staff and commission review and returns the matter to council with a recommendation and the public hearing record.
Ending: After the planning commission review, the council will consider public testimony at the Sept. 2 hearing and then decide whether to approve, modify or deny the SUP application.
