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Mt. Healthy council hears first reading of zoning-code amendments to clarify group care, family care and vehicle‑repair rules
Summary
Council received a first reading of an ordinance to align zoning-use tables and add definitions distinguishing commercial group-care facilities from home‑based group care (categories 1 and 2), clarify Type A/B family care as home‑based, consolidate vehicle‑repair terminology, and replace references to Hamilton County with Mount Healthy in sign‑inspection language. Council took the ordinance as a first reading; no final vote was held.
Mt. Healthy City Council heard a first reading Jan. 21 of an ordinance that would revise multiple sections of the city’s zoning code to resolve inconsistencies between the use tables and to add clearer definitions for care and repair uses.
Gordon, the city’s counsel presenting the item to council, said planners want the residential, commercial and industrial tables to “all reflect each other” so the same use is treated consistently across charts. Gordon told council the amendments would, among other things, distinguish a "group care facility" (a commercial operation) from "group care category 1/2" (home‑based care), explicitly identify Type A and B family care as home‑based uses, and simplify vehicle‑repair language by using a single “vehicle repair” term instead of duplicate "automobile/vehicle" entries. He also proposed replacing references to Hamilton County with Mount Healthy in the sign‑inspection section (Section 155.128).
The presenter framed most uses that would be allowed in residential areas as conditional uses, subject to planning‑commission review and a conditional‑use process. Council members asked how large home‑based facilities would meet building‑code requirements (minimum square footage and bathroom‑per‑occupant ratios) and whether examples such as a church converting space to a group‑care facility or PUD‑approved homes in Affinity Place would be affected. Gordon said conversions of larger buildings would be reviewed as conditional or through variance/PUD processes and would still need to meet building and fire codes.
Council confirmed the item would be read as a first reading; council asked staff to bring back any desired edits before a second reading. The ordinance appeared on the agenda as No. 25‑2061, and council members noted there were clerical inconsistencies on the printed cover sheet that staff said they would correct before subsequent readings.
Next steps: the measure will return for additional edits and a second reading; no final action was taken at the Jan. 21 meeting.
