

Running out of time: Clock ticking for Springfield Twp. Retail and office buildings, Klein added, are easier to adapt and reuse. That in turn has resulted in several hotels that have changed ownership, name, and at times ended up in poor condition." "Hotels are a difficult use to reuse or update when they have hit the end of their useful life. "Between Copley, Fairlawn, and Bath, we are saturated in terms of hotels in this area, so we do want to monitor the hotel market in Copley to some degree," Klein said. Klein said there are eight hotels in Copley. "So it was important to be consistent with that, because there is a difference between the two." "We did not have a definition for each of the hotels, which the Ohio Revised Code does, as well as the state fire marshal's office," said Economic Development Director Loudon Klein. Existing transient hotels would not be allowed to convert to extended stay.They would not be permitted in any other zoning and Makes extended stay hotels a conditional use in the township's office-retail district.Extended stay hotels are those who can accommodate patrons for stays up to and more than 30 days, with transient hotels having accommodations for patrons for less than 30 days.Trustees recently approved new definitions for types of hotels in the community as part of the effort. Copley Township officials are working to gain more control over local hotels and motels in an effort to avoid blight and concerns with criminal activity.
