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Resident seeks rezoning and permits to run historic Strongsville B&B and events barn; city warns zoning, safety limits and a gas line complicate plans
Summary
Deborah Thomas Lemmers told the Strongsville City Council she wants to run a bed‑and‑breakfast and operate a renovated barn for events and community activities but was told by city officials that short‑term rentals are prohibited by city ordinance and that zoning, building code, and a high‑pressure gas line limit some uses.
Deborah Thomas Lemmers told the Strongsville City Council on Feb. 18 that she and her husband want to operate part of a restored 1830 house as a bed‑and‑breakfast and use an on‑site barn for weddings, dances and other community events.
Lemmers, who gave her address as 9160 Albion Road, asked whether a recent city ordinance banning short‑term rentals would bar their plans. "I heard that there's, like, a new ordinance that, that you can't do rentals anymore like that. Is that true?" she asked.
Law Director Jamieson responded that the city has passed an ordinance prohibiting short‑term rentals and that the ordinance contains "no provision in there for exceptions." Jamieson said the couple…
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