The Evolving Southgate Area Redevelopment Plan identified redevelopment recommendations for the areas in and around Southgate in the City of Maple Heights and is intended as a guide for City leaders, business owners, and other stakeholders for development and growth over the next decade.
Redevelopment Plan
The Evolving Southgate Area Redevelopment Plan was accepted by the Maple Heights City Council on July 2, 2025.
- Appendix A: Current Conditions
- Appendix B: Community Meeting #1 Results Report
- Appendix C: Community Meeting #2 Results Report
- Appendix D: Community Meeting #1 Activity Boards
- Appendix E: Community Meeting #2 Activity Boards
Background
The City of Maple Heights applied for and was awarded professional planning services through the 2024 Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Community Planning Grant Program for a mixed-use and transit-oriented analysis of the 75-acre site known as the Southgate Shopping Center. The Plan outlined what future redevelopment would look like, including scenarios and typologies for residential mixed-use and townhouse developments, along with the addition of public greenspaces that help to further the walkable retail diversity of the Southgate project area.
Meetings and Materials
Planning and Zoning Commission & City Council (May 2025)
Public Meeting #2 (February 26, 2025)
- Activity Boards
- Presentation
Download the presentation
Public Meeting #1 (October 30, 2024)
- Activity Boards
- Presentation
Download the presentation
City Council Project Overview and Kickoff (May 1, 2024)
Planning Process
Southgate Profile (Current Conditions Analysis): This phase involved understanding the current conditions and assets that defined the Southgate Shopping Center and the surrounding neighborhood while considering that information and other data including community preferences to help identify what future opportunities existed for development and redevelopment.
Vision and Development Scenarios: This phase outlined the community's vision for how the Southgate Shopping Center could be redeveloped in the future via a broad and visionary document that identified no more than three (3) potential development scenarios with more general policy guidance for the City.
Recommendations & Preferred Development Scenarios: This phase refined the options and recommendations for development and redevelopment for the Southgate Shopping Center as identified in the Vision & Development Scenarios and addressed opportunities and issues through one (1) preferred development scenario.
Implementation Strategies: This phase outlined policies, responsibilities, and priorities for accomplishing the items described in the Recommendations and Preferred Development Scenario Report.
Southgate Area Redevelopment Plan (Conclusion): This phase combined the work of the previous phases into a final, cohesive document: The Evolving Southgate Area Redevelopment Plan.
Contact Us
We welcome and encourage your questions, comments, and feedback about the Evolving Southgate Area Redevelopment Plan. Please contact the project team with your thoughts:
Nichole R. Laird, AICP, Senior Planner
nlaird@cuyahogacounty.us
or
Paul Triolo, Planner
ptriolo@cuyahogacounty.us
or
Maureen Riley, Planner
mriley01@cuyahogacounty.us