Conditional Use Applications Fall 2026

At a glance

• What: conditional use requests heard by the Planning Commission and Council this fall: six-unit apartments, a vehicle-storage lot (Eastland), an oversized garage (Merriman), a service station (Brown St), a pavilion (Ardmore Ave), a fire escape and six-person dwelling (Edgewood Ave), a two-family conversion (Way St) and a locksmith and used auto use (E. Tallmadge).
• Where it stands: moving through first reading and public hearings from September to November; Council hearings on the Ardmore, Edgewood and Way St items are set for 2026-11-09. Outcomes are not verified.
• Update 2026-11-10: public hearings were held on 2026-11-09 on 859 Ardmore Ave (pavilion), 633 Edgewood Ave (fire escape and housing for six) and 10 Way St (two-family conversion), with an open-comment hearing session at 5:00 PM. Outcomes not verified.
• Next: check the 11/9 hearing and the minutes.

Details

• Only agendas and programs were read; applicants are not named.
• No minutes are posted online for these meetings, so no passage or vote is verified.

Sources

• Planning Commission page: https://akronohio.gov/government/boards_and_commissions/planning_commission.php
• Council agenda 2026-09-28: https://onlinedocs.akronohio.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewAgenda?meetingId=701&type=Agenda&doctype=1
• Council agenda 2026-11-02: https://onlinedocs.akronohio.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewAgenda?meetingId=705&type=Agenda&doctype=1
• Council agenda 2026-11-09: https://onlinedocs.akronohio.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/ViewAgenda?doctype=1&meetingId=706

Log

2026-09-14 - City Council

• Conditional uses on the Planning hearing list.

2026-09-21 - City Council

• Six-unit apartment conditional use on first reading.

2026-09-28 - City Council

• Public hearings listed for the Eastland vehicle-storage, Merriman oversized-garage and Brown St service-station requests.

2026-10-16 - Planning Commission

• Pavilion, fire escape and two-family conditional uses heard; locksmith and used auto use as unfinished business.

2026-11-02 - City Council

• Ardmore, Edgewood and Way St conditional uses on first reading.

2026-11-09 - City Council

• Public hearings on the Ardmore, Edgewood and Way St items (859 Ardmore Ave, 633 Edgewood Ave, 10 Way St); see also 2026-11-09 - City Council Special Meeting.