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Fairport Harbor council rejects rezoning request for 1002 Second Street after residents oppose industrial designation
Summary
The Fairport Harbor Village Council voted down a request to rezone a 1.67-acre parcel at 1002 Second Street from C-2 (community business) to I (industrial) after a public hearing where nearby condominium residents urged denial and the planning commission had recommended denial.
The Fairport Harbor Village Council defeated a proposal to rezone a 1.67-acre parcel at 1002 Second Street from C-2 (community business) to I (industrial) following a public hearing and public comment from multiple nearby residents.
The parcel owner, Carla Lawyer Mills, said the owners seek industrial zoning primarily to allow operation of a self-storage facility once outstanding easement litigation is resolved. "Our intent of the property has always been to leverage it as a storage facility," Mills told the council, adding the owners bought the property from Lake County in 2019 and have spent years cleaning up and repairing the site.
The planning commission had recommended denial of the rezoning. Neighbors who spoke at the hearing said an industrial designation would…
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