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Parma planning committee reopens discussion on rezoning multiple wards from two‑family to single‑family
Summary
Councilmembers discussed bringing forward an ordinance (149.17) to rezone areas in Wards 5–9 from two‑family to single‑family housing; council asked for a memorandum summarizing pros, cons and legal history before further action.
Council members raised a long‑running proposal to rezone parts of Parma that remain designated for two‑family housing and to convert them to single‑family house districts.
The item under discussion is ordinance 149.17, described as a rezoning proposal for areas in Wards 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that remain zoned for two‑family housing. A council member explained the proposal stems from past spot‑rezoning and from a citywide zoning effort that began years earlier. The speaker said the ordinance has been in committee since 2017 and that other wards were rezoned previously to create consistency.
Nut graf: Council members said the measure is intended to promote neighborhood consistency and to prevent replacement of damaged structures with new duplexes where the current building‑code or damage‑repair rules would otherwise allow rebuilding as two‑family structures. Members requested more analysis and asked the sponsoring councilmember (Melissa, as referenced in the discussion) to provide a written memo breaking down the pros and cons and the legal history before the item returns to committee.
Discussion details - A councilmember described a specific case in Ward 2: under the city’s current code, if more than 50% of a duplex is destroyed by fire the structure cannot be rebuilt as a two‑family and must be rebuilt as single family; rezoning would prevent new two‑family construction in neighborhoods that have been rezoned single‑family.
- A historical zoning task force and consultant work were mentioned; the speaker said the city hired planners years ago and that some wards were rezoned at that time while others were not.
Council direction - The council asked the sponsoring councilmember to prepare a memo laying out the implications — including the legal background, where spot rezoning exists and the pros and cons of broad rezoning — so members could review facts and return the matter to committee with clearer information.
Ending: No vote was taken at this meeting; members agreed to seek the memo and continue the discussion at a future committee meeting.
