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North Ridgeville Planning Commission backs half‑mile spacing for new gas stations, sends ordinance to council
Summary
The commission voted 4–1 on Nov. 12 to forward Ordinance 2025‑110 to city council. The draft reduces minimum spacing for new automobile service and gasoline stations from one mile to one-half mile in specified districts, clarifies accessory‑use rules, and allows reconstruction of legally established nonconforming stations on the same lot.
The City of North Ridgeville Planning Commission on Nov. 12 recommended that City Council consider changes to the municipal zoning code that would reduce spacing requirements for new automobile service stations and gasoline stations from one mile to one-half mile in certain districts.
Planning and Development Director Lieber presented the draft ordinance (2025‑110), saying it grew out of commission discussion that the existing one‑mile rule “could function as a prohibition against any new gas station in the city.” He told commissioners he revised the proposal to limit spacing to a half mile in some zones, remove the B‑4 district from the spacing restriction because it is intended to serve motorists, and add clearer definitions for when an automobile service station is an accessory use…
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