Upper Arlington board hears hours of testimony in appeal over Metal Services’ zoning status; deliberation moved to executive session

The City of Upper Arlington Board of Zoning and Planning held a lengthy quasi‑judicial hearing on Nov. 19 over staff’s Oct. 15 revocation of a certificate of zoning compliance for Metal Services at 4661 Sawmill Road. Staff revoked the certificate after what it described as repeated emergency responses, tenant complaints, exterior and interior inspections, and records obtained via the Ohio Department of Education that, staff said, suggested school‑style activity at the site.

Planning Director Chad Gibson told the board that the original August certificate had been accompanied by a condition limiting the site to "medical office use only," and that subsequent emergency calls and other evidence led staff to conclude nonmedical/day‑program activities were taking place. "We respectfully request that the appeal be denied and that the revocation order be upheld so that no nonmedical office uses continue at the site," Gibson said in his summary.

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