Zoning committee recommends approval of Tremainesville housing, school facility and code updates; items advance to full council

The Toledo Zoning and Planning Committee on Jan. 8 recommended approval of five land‑use and code items and will forward them to the full Toledo City Council for final action.

The most substantial item was a recommended rezoning for a 7.1‑acre site at 2388 Tremainesville Road (case Z24‑0010) so a private developer can build what the applicant described as 18 residential lots — 15 duplexes and three triplexes — intended as lower‑cost housing. ‘‘We’re pleased to note that the zone change is consistent with the comprehensive plan, existing land use, zoning classification of properties in the general vicinity, and the forward Toledo plan,’’ said Matt Lewandowski, principal with Lewandowski Verdanis, the project’s design engineer. Lewandowski said 105 notices were sent about the project and that a public meeting on Oct. 24 drew 21 attendees. He told the committee the plan includes a stormwater design with a ‘‘48‑hour drain‑dry detention pond’’ and a mostly 6‑foot privacy fence around the perimeter; he also said a…