General Plan AmendmentPending

Zoning text amendment — Commercial Mixed Use lot coverage (Ordinance No. 26-26)

Shaker Heights

Description

A zoning text change adding a 25% minimum lot coverage requirement in Commercial Mixed Use districts to support the Lee Road Action Plan vision.

Impact summary

Sets the ground rules for how densely the Chagrin-Lee and Van Aken corridors can be built out as the city pushes its mixed-use redevelopment plans.

Applicant

Name: City of Shaker Heights (via City Planning Commission)

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · City Council

Discussed

Last discussed Mar 9, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Mar 9, 2026

City Council (Work) - Mar 9, 2026

A zoning text change adding a 25% minimum lot coverage requirement in Commercial Mixed Use districts to support the Lee Road Action Plan vision.

Related issues (1)

Commercial Mixed Use lot coverage regulations

New rules would require development in commercial mixed-use districts to cover at least 25% of the lot, underpinning the Lee Road Action Plan and recent rezonings. Aimed at encouraging the walkable, denser development the city envisions for Lee Road.

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