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Commission approves Fuchs Mizrahi School expansion with generator setback variance
Summary
The Beachwood Planning and Zoning Commission granted final site-plan approval to Fuchs Mizrahi School for building and play-area additions, approving a 4.5-foot variance that sets the generator at 5.5 feet from the rear property line and allowing a dumpster enclosure at 23.33 feet with stipulations and engineer/fire-department conditions.
The Beachwood Planning and Zoning Commission on March 20 granted final site-plan approval for additions to Fuchs Mizrahi School at 26600 Shaker Boulevard, approving variances for an emergency generator setback and the location of a dumpster enclosure, subject to stipulations and city-engineer and fire-department comments.
Architect Nick Delicio (Bialasque) and owner representative Eric Greenberg (Harlan Associates) presented plans for three building additions (two two-story classroom additions and a single-story gym/cafeteria addition) and described site adjustments including a fire-access drive and relocating existing dumpsters and a generator.
Planning staff summarized the proposal and noted items that require clearance at final permitting. The plan complies with the previously approved preliminary development plan but needs a variance because the proposed emergency generator would sit within the code-required 10-foot setback (the plan shows the unit at approximately 4.5–5.5 feet from the rear property line). Staff recommended approval with four stipulations listed in the staff report; engineering said remaining items were administrative.
The fire department provided turning-radius measurements for the cul-de-sac and requested installation of a fire hydrant in the cul-de-sac area as determined by fire prevention.
Commissioner Bluedonald moved to approve P&Z item 2024-44A with stipulations: a practical-difficulty finding for the generator setback, grant of a 4.5-foot variance to permit the generator at 5.5 feet from the rear property line (in lieu of the 10-foot requirement), authorization of the dumpster enclosure at 23.33 feet from the rear lot line, and compliance with the city engineer's and fire department's comments. The motion was seconded and carried on a unanimous recorded vote. The applicant must obtain any required permits and satisfy engineering and fire-prevention conditions before a final building permit is issued.
The approval allows the school to move forward to permitting and construction with the noted conditions.
