Lebanon council to hear rezoning request for Oakwood Avenue property

Lebanon City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 11, on a request to rezone a 0.1-acre property at 4 Oakwood Avenue from Residential One-C, or R-1C, to Neighborhood Commercial Planned Unit Development, or NC PUD.

The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of the City Building, 50 S. Broadway, Lebanon, Ohio 45036. Residents may attend and express their views before the council considers the request.

What the request covers

The property is identified in the public notice by parcels 1206426013 and 1206426017. The notice says the proposed zoning change is intended to provide appropriate zoning based on the property’s historical use.

The request is a proposed land-use change, not a completed rezoning. The approved notice does not state that council has approved the request, and it does not identify a specific business or future development for the site.

The property owner or applicant is not identified in the notice. The notice also does not describe the building’s specific historical use or the commercial activity that may continue or become permitted if the zoning request advances.

How residents can take part

The City of Lebanon Community Development Department is making information about the request available for review. Residents can attend the Aug. 11 hearing at City Hall and share their views with council.

The hearing gives the public an opportunity to comment before any later council action. The notice does not say whether council is expected to vote on the rezoning during the hearing.

For residents, nearby property owners and local businesses, the immediate issue is whether the property’s zoning should be changed from its current residential classification to a neighborhood commercial planned-unit-development classification. That decision could formally align the zoning with the property’s historical use and affect what commercial activity may continue or be permitted there.

No underlying zoning application or council agenda packet was available in the approved material for this report. As a result, details about the applicant, the property’s specific past use, any proposed business activity and the council’s expected next action remain unconfirmed.