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Residents press Elyria staff on sanitary sewers, traffic and a Meijer rumor during zoning forum
Summary
At a public forum on the zoning draft, residents raised concerns about sanitary sewer capacity, traffic at Chestnut Ridge/Route 57 and a rumored Meijer development; city engineers and staff outlined limits of zoning authority and said no Meijer plans have been submitted to the city.
Residents at the Elyria zoning forum pressed staff about infrastructure the draft zoning changes could trigger, focusing on sanitary sewers, traffic at the Chestnut Commons/Chestnut Ridge area and reports of a potential Meijer store.
A resident asked whether sewer capacity south of downtown would support increased density. John Schneider, the city’s chief engineer, replied that utilities are not regulated by the zoning ordinance and that infrastructure adequacy is verified through the planning commission review when development plans are…
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