Commission approves commercial final plan at 2767 W. 21st St., with engineering conditions

The Lorain Planning Commission approved ET02-2026 Feb. 4, a final development plan to construct a private office and storage building at 2767 West 21st Street for Robert Gonzales Properties, subject to conditions from the Building, Housing and Planning and Engineering departments.

Applicants Brent Anderson and Matt Perkins of Rafter A Land Surveying and Engineering described the project as a private rental-office and storage structure for owner Robert Gonzales rather than a public storage facility. Staff flagged three technical items: a likely typo in the front-yard setback shown on the plan (35-foot requirement versus a 25-foot drawing), requests for invert elevations for on-site storm structures and inconsistent pre-/post-construction drainage flow arrows. Engineering recommended the designer provide yard drain, catch basin, headwall and outfall elevations and to avoid changing flow directions outside the work limits.

Applicant Robert Gonzales said he has long experience as a local landlord and has done due diligence, including a wetland study and post-development runoff estimates that staff said remain below 1 cubic foot per second increase. Commissioners said they were satisfied with the applicant’s approach and voted to approve the final plan subject to the engineering conditions detailed in Evelyn’s letter dated Feb. 2, 2026.

Next steps: the applicant must submit revised plans and the requested invert elevations and drainage clarifications to satisfy Engineering and Building staff prior to the issuance of any permits.