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Planning commission approves mixed-use conversion at 222 Center Street with condition on food-truck storage
Summary
The Findlay City Planning Commission approved a conditional use to convert a former daycare at 222 Center Street into a mixed-use residence and on-site food-truck operation, with a requirement that the truck and any outdoor tables be stored behind a gated fence.
The Findlay City Planning Commission on March 13 approved a conditional use allowing Veronica and Michelle Western to convert a former daycare at 222 Center Street into a mixed-use residential and commercial site and to operate a single food truck on-site, provided the food truck and any outdoor tables are stored behind a fenced area and gate when not in service.
Planning staff said the property is zoned C-1 (Local Commercial) in an area that borders R-3 small-lot residential, M-2 multifamily, O-1 office/institution and C-3 downtown commercial zones. Staff noted the proposed work would not change the building footprint; the applicants plan interior conversion to living space and to live on-site while operating the food truck. Staff recommended approval with a condition to ensure the truck and tables are stored behind the existing fenced playground area and that a gate be installed to secure that storage.
Applicant Veronica Western told the commission she owns another site and wants to consolidate operations and live on-site. She said the food truck meets health and safety standards and that the truck would typically operate a few days a week and wrap up service around 9 p.m. Commissioners discussed how the commercial kitchen inside the building would be treated if used in the future and clarified that a restaurant-type use would require a separate approval.
A neighbor, Josh Slop, spoke in support and said he owned property in the surrounding blocks and expected tenants to benefit. Commissioners asked about existing parking and the applicant said she would refresh asphalt and stripe parking to make it look orderly.
The commission voted to approve application CU-04-2025 with the condition that the food truck and any outdoor tables be stored behind the fenced area and that a gate or other method be in place to secure that storage. Voting members recorded on the transcript cast five yes votes and the motion carried.
The approval requires routine permitting and fire inspections before the project proceeds.
