Planning commission recommends Madison Avenue salon with ADA, driveway and buffer conditions

The North Ridgeville Planning Commission on April 14 recommended approval of a site plan for a new 6,000‑square‑foot commercial building proposed for use as a hair salon at 6040 Leer Nagle Road, with conditions addressing ADA parking, driveway alignment and the residential buffer.

Planning and Development Director Lieber told commissioners the applicant submitted full architectural elevations and an updated lighting and landscape plan that meets the commission’s photometric standards, but noted a few ADA parking stalls were shown at 8 feet rather than the 9‑by‑18‑foot minimum. City Engineer recommended the applicant adjust layout or reallocate a hatched van‑accessible stall so all spaces meet minimum dimensions and suggested shifting the driveway to line up with the neighboring Walgreens driveway to improve circulation.

Applicant Nicholas Dubecki said his team redid the landscape and parking plans, is willing to relocate one or two parking spaces and move the driveway “a little bit closer towards the west,” and can add pavement or stripe a space to provide a turnaround if needed. “If we need to add a little bit of pavement to the north side for entry/exit, we have the room to do that,” Dubecki said.

At the meeting the commission attached three conditions: administrative follow‑up on the parking lot to resolve ADA dimensions and dead‑end aisle turnaround; verification that sidewalks exist along Leer Nagle Road as shown in the plans; and explicit waiver of the 10‑foot buffer requirement adjacent to the single‑family home on the northern property line. The motion to recommend approval passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action; engineering staff and the planning department will continue to coordinate with the applicant on the required revisions and documentation.