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Council advances ordinance to allow outside storage in B-2 with strict conditions
Summary
After a public hearing, council moved to adopt an ordinance to permit outside storage unrelated to a property’s primary use in B-2 zones subject to conditions including setbacks, buffering, lot-size minimums and a 15‑foot height limit.
The Canfield City Council held a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning code that would conditionally permit outside storage unrelated to the primary use on B‑2 lots. Attorney (speaker 5) told the council the change would add a conditional‑use provision and require applicants to meet seven conditions before and after establishment.
“If it is established in accordance with conditions and later falls out of compliance, then the permit goes away,” said the attorney, summarizing the enforcement mechanism. The attorney listed the conditions: storage areas must be at least 200 feet from right‑of‑way; include a fence or other buffer deemed appropriate (height clarified in discussion); comply with city and county stormwater requirements; the property must be no less than 2 acres; storage may occupy no more than 50% of that acreage; and stacked items must not exceed 15 feet in height. The attorney said planning and zoning recommended the approach.
During public comment, resident John Morb (speaker 1) asked questions about where B‑2 zoning applied and whether nearby residences would be protected from visual impacts. Council members and staff noted the conditional‑use permit process would allow planning and zoning to require landscape buffers and review any proposed application. The ordinance (read aloud by Council member Nacorado, speaker 9) was moved for passage by the council and proceeded through the council’s reading‑by‑title motions.
Next steps: council moved to dispense with multiple full readings and advance the ordinance; staff said additional permit‑level review would occur through planning and zoning before any specific outside‑storage use could be approved.
