Summary
This ordinance updates zoning definitions and regulations to specifically address pet grooming services as a land use category within Lakewood. The amendment modernizes the city's zoning code and was referred through the Housing, Planning & Development Committee.
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Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA ORDINANCE NO. 39- 2025 1st read & referred to HPD & PC 11/ 17/ 25; 2nd reading 12/ 1/ 25 BY: Baker, Bixenstine, Bullock, Evans, Kepple, Steiner, Strebig AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, amending or repealing various sections of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to update definitions and regulations related to pet grooming services within the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, the City continues to advance and implement necessary improvements and updates to the zoning regulations within the Lakewood Codified Ordinances; and WHEREAS, to adequately regulate pet grooming services, updates to the codified ordinances are required; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the state of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2. 12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that moving forward with the development of this property quickly is in the best interest of the public; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The " Other Retail/ Services" section of Schedule 1129. 02, Permitted Uses in Commercial Districts, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: SCHEDULE 1129. 02. C1 OTHER RETAIL/ SERVICES Including: Animal Clinics/ Hospitals, - Veterinarian Offices, and - Grooming Services. - Marijuana Dispensaries. C9 is hereby repealed. C2 C3 C4 C P C7 C P C7 C P C7 C9 C9 Section 2. That " Other Retail/ Services" section of Schedule 1129. 02, Permitted Uses in Commercial Districts, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: SCHEDULE 1129. 02. C1 C2 C3 C4 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802803- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA OTHER RETAIL/ SERVICES Including: Veterinarian, Animal Clinics/ Hospitals. - C P C7 Pet Boarding Services. - C P C7 Pet Grooming Services. - P P C7 Marijuana Dispensaries. C9 C9 C9 - Section 3. That Section 1129. 18, Supplemental Regulations for Pet Grooming Services, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted as follows: 1129. 18 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR PET GROOMING SERVICES. a) No overnight boarding or outside animal runs, stalls, or cages shall be permitted on the lot; and b) If the establishment is located within a building containing a residential use or shares a common wall with an adjacent residential use, the facility will certify to the building official that adequate mechanical ventilation and odor control measures as well as sound - proofing measures for exterior walls and ceilings have been provided to prevent objectionable noise and odor conditions for the adjacent residential use( s). Section 4. That Section 1161. 03, Supplemental Regulations for Specific Uses ( Animal Clinics/ Hospitals, Veterinarian Offices, and Grooming Services), of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 1161. 03 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES. b) Animal Clinics/ Hospitals, Veterinarian Offices, and Grooming Services. In a C2 Retail District, animal clinics/ hospitals, veterinarian offices, and grooming services may be permitted as a conditional use provided that: 1) There shall be four ( 4) off-street parking spaces for each veterinarian or groomer practicing at the location of the proposed use; 2) No outside animal runs, stalls, or cages shall be permitted on the lot; and 3) The proposed use shall not be located in any structure housing a residential use. is hereby repealed. Section 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were passed in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such actions were in meetings open to the public and in compliance with legal requirements. Section 6. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives this affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately following its adoption by the Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA J Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. DocuSigned by: Adopted March 2, 2026 F Sarah K " e, President of Council DoCUSIg a by: aureen M. Tr6ch, Clerk of Council Approved 1J P t4.-• r Meghan F. George, Mayor l