Planning commission approves Domino’s plan and development review at 1210 North Main

The North Canton Special Planning Commission on April 22 approved a conditional use permit (CUSE-25-2) and a companion development review (DPLN-25-3) to allow a Domino’s Pizza and an unnamed food-service tenant at 1210 North Main Street.

Eric Solder, who identified himself as a representative of Domino’s Pizza, told the commission the company intends to repurpose the former bank at 1210 into two tenant spaces with Domino’s in the front and a second food-service tenant in the rear. "We would like to repurpose this existing building for a two tenant space," Solder said, adding that one existing drive-through lane would be relocated to serve the rear tenant while Domino’s would use a single pickup window in front.

City staff recommended approval. Martin Van Gundamy (recorded in the meeting as "Martin" and later addressed as Mr. Van Gundamy) said staff had held a pre-application meeting with the design team and that the property sits in the Main Street North Gateway. He noted a recent ordinance amendment permits two drive-through lanes but that relocating a lane made a conditional use review prudent; staff found the plans compliant with North Canton zoning and recommended approval.

Commissioners pressed for detail on an existing access easement and on vehicle circulation. The applicant said the easement is on record and that they propose shifting the easement about five feet so the internal driveway maintains the required width for two-way traffic and to allow access by larger vehicles such as garbage trucks and emergency apparatus. Solder said both tenant windows would be pickup-only and that experience at other stores shows three to four cars at pickup windows at peak times, which the operator manages by staffing the windows to load orders quickly.

Motion and vote: Commissioner Leage moved to accept the conditional use as presented and Commissioner Sarah seconded. The roll call recorded Mr. Delpes, Mr. Mahen, Mr. Sarah, Mr. Leage and Mr. Reid voting yes; the motion carried. The commission then approved development review application DPLN-25-3 after staff reported that all city departments had been invited to pre-application review and that outstanding items had been addressed in the submitted plans.

What happens next: Approval of the conditional use and the development plan allows the applicant to proceed to building permit and final construction steps subject to any standard conditions and building-code approvals. The record includes references to North Canton ordinance 1136.12(B) (conditional-use provisions) and 1174.04(B) (development-review standards) as the regulatory basis for the review.

The commission also handled unrelated agenda items earlier in the meeting, including approval of the March 5 minutes and an ordinance finalizing an annexation (Ordinance 26-2025).