Former Power Plant Redevelopment
Lakefront mixed-use overlay, brownfield work, and acquisition steps for the former NRG site
Former NRG Power Plant site, Lake Road, Avon Lake, OH
Summary
Avon Lake is advancing the former NRG power plant site through a mix of property acquisition, brownfield assessment, consultant reimbursement, and new lakefront mixed-use zoning work. Council authorized a roughly 23-acre purchase agreement in late 2025, pursued state brownfield assessment support, and kept the overlay district, rezoning requirements, infrastructure plan, market analysis, and fiscal impact analysis in committee in April 2026. The project is one of the city's biggest long-term redevelopment threads because it ties shoreline land, cleanup work, public infrastructure, and future mixed-use development into one package.
Council and the Economic Development Committee are expected to keep working through the Chapter 1219 Lakefront Mixed-Use Overlay District, related rezoning requirements, infrastructure plan, and fiscal-impact materials before the redevelopment framework can move from committee work into formal approvals.
Timeline
Verdantas agreement authorized for brownfield grant application support
City authorizes purchase agreement for roughly 23 acres at the former power plant site
State brownfield assessment grant application authorized for the former NRG property
Second amendment authorized for power plant redevelopment consulting reimbursement
Economic Development Committee agenda lists overlay zoning, rezoning, infrastructure, market, and fiscal-impact updates
Story published: "Avon Lake Commits $731,850 More to Former Power Plant Redevelopment as Planning Continues"
Story published: "Avon Lake Power Plant Rezoning Moves Forward with New Lakefront Mixed-Use Overlay"
Notable Quotes
“The City desires to serve as the public sponsor for the assessments of the former NRG Power Plant property under the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program Assessment Grant”
“Council desires to enter into a Second Amendment to the Agreement”