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Planning commission approves 17‑bed group home at 2950 Grama Road
Summary
The Stow City Planning Commission approved a conditional‑use application permitting a 17‑bed group home for people with developmental disabilities at 2950 Grama Road. Applicants said residents will be referred by Summit County DD, have at least one on‑site caregiver at all times and typically remain under contract for one year or longer.
The Stow City Planning Commission on a unanimous roll call approved PC2025‑028, a conditional‑use permit for a group home at 2950 Grama Road that applicants said will contain 17 beds.
Planning staff Zach told the commission the property is about "1.5 or 1.6 acres" with an existing 6,500‑square‑foot building and that the proposed use meets the code's supplemental regulations on bed density, fire‑code compliance and minimum separation from other group homes.
Zach said the code limits such facilities to no more than 12 beds per acre and that "based on 1.58 acres, they can have up to 19 beds," so the proposal meets the density standard. He also said fire‑code verification would occur during the…
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