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Lakewood Architectural Board of Review Meeting - October 8, 2026

Boards and Commissions — Thursday, October 8, 2026
BodyLakewood, Ohio
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateThursday, October 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Uh call to order the meeting of the architectural board of review board of building standards signed review board.

0:04

Can we have a roll call, please?

Speaker 2

0:08

Mr.

0:08

Agraberry.

0:09

Yep.

0:10

Mr.

0:10

Slaughterback.

Speaker 3

0:13

Here.

Speaker 2

0:14

Mr.

0:14

Stevenson.

Unassigned speaker

0:16

Miss

Speaker 4

0:16

Metonus.

0:17

Here.

0:18

And Ms.

0:18

Collin Plessner is unable to be here

Unassigned speaker

0:21

tonight.

Speaker 1

0:23

Has everyone read through the minutes from last month?

0:26

Any additional comments or I'm gonna make a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting.

0:33

I got a second.

0:34

Second.

0:34

All those in favor?

Patty Saracusa · Speaker 5Inferred

0:36

Aye.

0:36

Aye.

Speaker 1

0:44

Can you please do the opening remarks?

Speaker 2

0:47

Welcome to the Board of Building Standards Architectural Board of Review Sign Review Board.

0:51

The purpose of the architectural board of review is to protect the value, appearance, and use of property when buildings and homes are constructed or altered.

Unassigned speaker

0:57

In

Speaker 2

0:57

approving building plans, the board will take into consideration development of adjacent buildings and properties.

1:02

All applicants as well as those members of the public who have come to offer comment when asked to come to the podium, please print and sign your name on the oath sheet and then clearly state your name and address into the microphone for the record.

1:11

Please stay closer to the microphone so you can capture an accurate record of all discussion.

Unassigned speaker

1:15

For

Speaker 2

1:15

those members of the public who have come to speak on a given proposal,

Unassigned speaker

1:18

we

Speaker 2

1:18

ask that you please keep your comments within five minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to comment.

1:23

Questions on comments should be directed to the chair who will compile them and provide them to the applicant for discussion after everyone has had the chance to speak.

1:29

We'll now begin with the regular business of the Board of Building Standards, Architectural Board of Review, Sign Review Board.

Unassigned speaker

1:36

Right.

Speaker 1

1:36

So starting with ducket number 098326, 18605 Detroit Avenue Forest Dispensary.

1:45

This was summary approved with the following conditions.

1:47

The existing signage needs to be removed, including the uh northeast facing signage and northwest facing window signs, and any masonry painting or alterations to the facade are not included in this approval and will need to be submitted to ABR or Administrator Review relating to previous

Unassigned speaker

2:04

approval.

Speaker 3

2:07

Second.

2:10

Aye.

Speaker 1

2:26

Old business docket number 099026.

2:31

Uh this was requested to be tabled.

2:34

Um table.

Speaker 3

2:37

Second.

Speaker 1

2:38

All those in favor?

2:39

I need to sign.

2:41

Do anything to it.

2:47

All right.

2:50

Um we have a board of building standards, uh, docket numbers 10926.

2:58

Uh 1231 Lakeland.

Unassigned speaker

3:02

Either

Speaker 4

3:03

of you are here for this.

Speaker 2

3:04

Oh, you are okay.

3:05

I wasn't sure.

3:05

I know she was running late, so

Unassigned speaker

3:07

in for my fiance.

Speaker 2

3:09

Oh, okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Building Codes███████████████████████████████████████████43%
Architectural Board of Review█████████████████████████25%
Public Engagement███████████████15%
Signage█████████████13%
Procedural██2%
Fire Safety██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Lakewood Architectural Board of Review, Board of Building Standards, and Sign Review Board Meeting - October 8, 2026

The meeting was called to order at 10:45 AM at Lakewood City Hall. The board reviewed multiple docket items including new construction, signage, and a variance appeal. All applicants and public were given opportunities to provide input. The meeting approved several with conditions with individual votes. The meeting covered approval of minutes last month consent calendar a roll call of members. The meeting opened with onset public comment and new business.

Consent Calendar

  • None of the item was rolled into consent.

Discussion Items

  • Docket 098326 (18605 Detroit Avenue Forest Dispensary) Summary approval with conditions such as removal of existing including northeast signage and window signs and denial of painting masonry. The applicant had earlier but late with approval board. The board approved the board approved administrative review of previous plans.
  • 099026 (12310 Lakeland) Tabled.
  • Docket number one zero seven thousand nine two six (0699) Tabled.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No specific speaker public comments were made from the meeting, but each item had earlier opening for the public to speak with each applied before closing.

Discussion Items

  • Docket number one of the next business old business including docket number other items.
  • The representatives for project application include for instance application and new home addition building building and final project details of the board approved with board proposed with the project including the design of the house for example. The addition materials and of the design elements such design and the addition approved the variance of variance with a project approval the approval such as some of the board's recommendations such as second floor of the board approved of the board voted individual votes. The board of each of the board votes on the condition that the window of the building design and the proposal of the building

Key Outcomes- Approval of 109-726 (1520 Marlowe Avenue addition (Marlowe Avenue with the addition such as such approval such as such as the final variance with the building such as approval of the proposed as an approval for the project to the board approval as with a design of the board of the new variance of the window for the variance such. The board of the board approved the variance for the variance of the variance (0:103:00) of the variance. The board vote of the board of the variance (10:10 vote of the building (2-4. The motion of the board (10:110 of the meeting (10: 1:00. The board of the meeting of the meeting. All meeting. The board of the meeting.

Building of Discussion

  • Discussion of the building of the building the building of the building of the building of building. The of the building of the building. The of the building. The of the building of building of the building of building The building of the building. The building. The of the building The of the building of building of building The of the building The building. The, The building. The. The. The

The building Building. The. The building.

Key Meeting. The building

Meeting Transcript

Uh call to order the meeting of the architectural board of review board of building standards signed review board. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Agraberry. Yep. Mr. Slaughterback. Here. Mr. Stevenson. Miss Metonus. Here. And Ms. Collin Plessner is unable to be here tonight. Has everyone read through the minutes from last month? Any additional comments or I'm gonna make a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting. I got a second. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Can you please do the opening remarks? Welcome to the Board of Building Standards Architectural Board of Review Sign Review Board. The purpose of the architectural board of review is to protect the value, appearance, and use of property when buildings and homes are constructed or altered. In approving building plans, the board will take into consideration development of adjacent buildings and properties. All applicants as well as those members of the public who have come to offer comment when asked to come to the podium, please print and sign your name on the oath sheet and then clearly state your name and address into the microphone for the record. Please stay closer to the microphone so you can capture an accurate record of all discussion. For those members of the public who have come to speak on a given proposal, we ask that you please keep your comments within five minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to comment. Questions on comments should be directed to the chair who will compile them and provide them to the applicant for discussion after everyone has had the chance to speak. We'll now begin with the regular business of the Board of Building Standards, Architectural Board of Review, Sign Review Board. Right. So starting with ducket number 098326, 18605 Detroit Avenue Forest Dispensary. This was summary approved with the following conditions. The existing signage needs to be removed, including the uh northeast facing signage and northwest facing window signs, and any masonry painting or alterations to the facade are not included in this approval and will need to be submitted to ABR or Administrator Review relating to previous approval. Second. Aye. Old business docket number 099026. Uh this was requested to be tabled. Um table. Second. All those in favor? I need to sign. Do anything to it.

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