“It’s a rare day when any private landowner offers to work with a good organization like the Western Reserve Land Conservancy to preserve 70 acres of beautiful land just for the enjoyment of the citizens of Mentor and the surrounding communities.”

“I don’t ordinarily like any rezonings, but this one seems to be well thought out and the best possible use for the property.”

- John Dmytriw, Mentor resident since 1977

Issue 1

• Preserves 70 acres of ancient forest as a permanent public park maintained by Western Reserve Land Conservancy

• Integrates the historic Bolton Home with a vibrant, walkable neighborhood

• Provides new housing styles for Mentor families

• Creates a new gathering place for Mentor families featuring outdoor recreation and neighborhood amenities

The Bolton family property on the corner of 615 and Johnnycake in Mentor is on the ballot to be rezoned from Conservation and Single-Family Residential to Planned Mixed-Use Development.

PMUD zoning exists to encourage a mix of complementary land uses, skillful planning, and create desirable public and private common open spaces. Furthermore, it establishes design criteria to ensure that the development project creates interesting places and walkable districts, with structures of extraordinary quality and design, properly integrated into the surroundings and compatible with the neighborhood character.

If Issue 1 passes, the final site plan will still require approval by Mentor City Council.

Ballot Language:

Proposed Zoning Amendment. Rezone approximately 186.53 acres from C-1, Conservation, and R-4, Single Family Residential, districts to the PMUD, Planned Mixed-Use Development Overlay, district for land adjacent to the south side of Johnnycake Ridge Road and the east side of Center Street and extending to the Village of Kirtland Hills border.