Painesville public meetings in 2023
11 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings regarding two property variance requests. One involves an industrial warehouse addition at 380 Fountain Avenue, and the other concerns a residential stairwell enclosure at 178 Newell Street.
- Variance request: 4.29-foot setback encroachment for a 17,879 sq. ft. warehouse addition at 380 Fountain Avenue
- Variance request: 6-foot setback encroachment to enclose a front stairwell at 178 Newell Street
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Painesville Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings on two variance requests. One seeks to extend a deck into a front setback, and the other seeks a rear setback variance for a home addition. No other business is listed.
- Variance for Zoila Flores at 503 Walker Lane to extend deck 2 feet into front setback along Cherrywood Lane
- Variance for Robert and Karen Dyer at 211 Michael Court for 16-foot rear setback to accommodate addition
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Painesville Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on a single variance request. A&B Fencing, LLC seeks permission for an 8-foot fence around the proposed Community Gardens at Elm Street Elementary School, exceeding the 6.5-foot residential limit. The board will also approve minutes from the May 11 meeting.
- Variance request 2406 by William O'Donnell, A&B Fencing, LLC for an 8-foot fence at 585 Elm Street
- Property owned by Painesville City Schools in R-1 Single-Family Residential District
- Requested variance to Section 1119.05 (b) (1) A, exceeding the 6.5-foot fence height limit
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Painesville Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings on five variance requests. These include a new wall sign at 431 Richmond Street, a 5,700-square-foot storage building at 777 Oak Street, a school storage building at 301 Latimore Street, a fence at 546 Railroad Street, and a swimming pool at 360 Roberta Drive. The board will also approve minutes from its April 20 meeting.
- Variance for a fourth wall sign at 431 Richmond Street (Signarama)
- Variance for a 60x100x14-foot storage building at 777 Oak Street (5,700 sq ft over code)
- Variance for a 24x30 storage building at 301 Latimore Street (Painesville City Schools)
- Variance for a 6-foot chain link fence at 546 Railroad Street
- Variance for a 572.56 sq ft swimming pool at 360 Roberta Drive (60.56 sq ft over limit)
Planning Commission
The Painesville Planning Commission will consider Rezoning No. 97-23, which would rezone 3.15 acres of downtown property from B-3 Central Business to DD Downtown Development. The applicant, Vic Place LLC and the City of Painesville, seek the change to promote mixed-use development on the former Victoria Place property. The commission will also review the April 13, 2023 minutes and receive a monthly design review report.
- Rezoning No. 97-23: 3.15 acres from B-3 Central Business to DD Downtown Development
- Location: 100 S. Park Place and 66 S. St. Clair
- Applicant: Vic Place LLC and City of Painesville
- Purpose: facilitate mixed-use development of former Victoria Place property
- Minutes of April 13, 2023 and monthly design review report
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Painesville Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings on three variance requests. These include a pool size variance, a lot width variance, and a parking space variance. The board will also approve minutes from the January 19, 2023 meeting.
- Variance for 60.56 sq ft above-ground pool at 59 West High St. (Refusal No. 2396)
- Variance to reduce minimum lot width from 75 ft to 25 ft at 970 West Jackson St. (Refusal No. 2397)
- Variance to reduce required parking from 35 to 27 spaces at 600 Bank St. (Refusal No. 2398)
- Minutes of January 19, 2023 meeting to be approved
Planning Commission
The Painesville Planning Commission will meet to consider a minor change to the Shamrock Planned Development (PD) for a permitted land use, requested by Fahim Gemayel of Lakeland Management Systems, Inc., on behalf of owner Bucyrus Lodging Inc. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes, a monthly design review report, and other routine matters.
- Minor change to Shamrock PD, permitted land use, applicant Fahim Gemayel (Lakeland Management Systems, Inc.), owner Bucyrus Lodging Inc.
- Design Review: Monthly report
- Approval of minutes from December 8, 2022
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting scheduled for February 16, 2023, is cancelled because there is no agenda. The next regular meeting is set for March 16, 2023.
- February 16, 2023 meeting cancelled
- Next meeting: March 16, 2023
Planning Commission Actions
The regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting for Thursday, February 9, 2023, is cancelled due to the lack of an agenda. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, March 9, 2023.
- February 9, 2023 meeting cancelled
- Cancellation due to lack of agenda
- Next meeting scheduled for March 9, 2023
Planning Commission
The regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting for Thursday, February 9, 2023, is cancelled due to the lack of an agenda. The meeting, normally held at 7:00 p.m. in Painesville Municipal Courtroom No. 1 at City Hall, 7 Richmond Street, will not take place. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, March 9, 2023.
- Meeting cancelled due to lack of agenda
- Next meeting scheduled for March 9, 2023
- Contact Board of Zoning Appeals Office at 440-392-5843 for questions
Board of Zoning Appeals Actions
The Painesville Board of Zoning Appeals voted on three variance requests for a proposed single-family home at 161 Jefferson St. by Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity. The board approved a reduced front setback and a reduced side setback for the driveway, but denied a request to waive masonry requirements on the front facade. The meeting also welcomed a new board member.
- Approved 5-0: variance to reduce front setback to 17 feet (code requires 25 feet)
- Approved 5-0: variance to permit 1-foot side setback for new driveway (code requires 3 feet)
- Denied 0-5: variance to waive 10% masonry requirement on front facade
- Property: 161 Jefferson St., parcel 15-D-001-0-00-037-0, 0.14 acres, R-2 district
- Board welcomed new member Mr. Williams and thanked former member Mr. Bartholomew