[A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
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          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT'S 130 AND I WELCOME YOU TO THE GROVE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL. SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. BROCK. HERE, MISS WEMLINGER HERE, MISS ROYSTER HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH HERE. MR. TITUS HERE. 
          AND IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PRIOR 
          [C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – October 8, 2024]
MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 8TH. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY DISCUSSION. IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION. CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. I SECOND. ROLL CALL, MISS WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. ROYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MR. ROCK. YES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOUR ITEM IS CALLED. IF YOU COULD JUST WALK UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. IT CAN BE YOUR HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS. AND THEN IF YOU COULD REMAIN AT THE PODIUM, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AND THEN WE'LL ASK YOU A QUESTION AND ALLOW YOU TIME TO SPEAK IF YOU WISH. ITEM NUMBER ONE HICKORY CREEK SECTION 
          [1. APPLICATION: Hickory Creek Section 1 – Plat]
ONE PLAT. TYLER JACKSON, 7965 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS. I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. THIS PROPOSED PLAT IS FOR HICKORY CREEK SECTION ONE. 
          THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS APPROVED IN 2002. AND THIS IS THE PLAT FOR SECTION ONE. THE PROPOSED PLAT FOR HICKORY CREEK. SECTION ONE CONTAINS 40 LOTS FOR RESERVES AND DEDICATED RIGHT OF WAY FOR NEW ROADWAYS ON 14.305 ACRES. AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PLAT AS SUBMITTED. AND YOU MENTIONED YOU HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. SO IF THAT'S STILL THE CASE OKAY. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSIO. 
          IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. APPLICATION ONE, THE HICKORY CREEK SECTION ONE, PLAT. SECOND. ROLL CALL. CHAIR. WOOSTER. YES, MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. MR. YES. 
          MR. ROCK. YES. MISS WENDLINGER? YES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO 4371 BROADWAY FINAL DEVELOPMENT 
          [2. APPLICATION: 4371 Broadway – Final Development Plan]
PLAN. HELLO, MY NAME IS JEFF LONCHAR. I'M WITH CSO REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE OWNER BEHIND ME, VICTOR TEDESCO, AT HIS PROPERTY AT FOUR THREE, SEVEN ONE BROADWAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT TIME. THANK YOU. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 4371 BROADWAY. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS APPROVED IN 2023, AND THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL IN 2024. 
          AND THIS IS THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE. 4371 BROADWAY IS THE PREVIOUS SITE OF SUBURBAN PROPANE, AND THE SITE HAS TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS, ONE IN THE FRONT OF THE SITE AND ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. THESE EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO REMAIN, AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL IMPROVE THE BUILDINGS AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT. THERE ARE TWO PROPOSED STRUCTURES A TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE, AND A SECOND BUILDING IS PROPOSED AT 9750FT■!S. LOCATED T THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SITE. THE SITE INCLUDES 14 PARKING SPACES IN THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH EXCEEDS THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY CODE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. THE 
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APPLICANT PROVIDED A FIRE APPARATUS MANEUVERABILITY PLAN SHOWING A ROUTE THROUGH THE SITE, WHICH SHOWS THE APPARATUS ROUTE OVERLAPPING WITH TWO PARKING SPACES CLOSEST TO BROADWAY. TO ENSURE THE SITE IS SAFE IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THE TWO PARKING SPACES CLOSEST TO BROADWAY SHOULD BE REMOVED BASED ON POTENTIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PARKED CARS AND THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES. TWO SLIDING GATES WILL BE PROVIDED, GRANTING ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THE SITE. THE PROPOSED SLIDING GATES WILL BE OPAQUE WOOD WITH A METAL FRAME, AND WILL BE FINISHED IN MATERIAL PAINTED OR STAINED TO MATCH THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS. WHEN FULLY OPEN, THE TWO GATES WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND BE SCREENED BY A ROW OF ARBORVITAE. ADDITIONALLY, PER THE ZONING TEXT REQUIRED REQUIREMENTS A WOOD FENCE WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE FOR SCREENING. AT THE REAR. THE REAR OF THE SITE IS PROPOSED TO BE PAVED AROUND THE NEW BUILD. THE NEW BUILDINGS CODE REQUIRES A DRIVE. I DRIVE AND PAVEMENT SETBACK OF 20FT WITH LANDSCAPING FOR TRUCKS, SCREENING AGAINST ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES. THE SITE PROVIDED SHOWS A SETBACK OF 6.5FT ALONG THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE, WITH NO LANDSCAPING. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF A DEVIATION TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT PER CODE, NOTING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT ON SITE WILL BE SCREENED FROM THE REAR PORTION OF THE SITE FROM THE FENCE AND BUILDINGS. BOTH OF THE BUILDINGS WILL BE 18FT HIGH AT THE HIGHEST POINT AND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF DARK GRAY STEEL WITH LIGHT GRAY METAL ROOF. THE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL INCLUDE ONE 12 FOOT OVERHEAD DOOR ON THE EAST FACING BROADWAY AND TWO OVERHEAD DOORS ON THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION ENCLOSED WITHIN THE REAR OF THE SITE. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THIS BUILDING WILL BE USED FOR STORAGE AND CUSTOMER PICKUP, AND THE 9750 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL INCLUDE SIX OVERHEAD DOORS AND THREE MAN DOORS ALONG THE EASTERN FACADE THAT WILL BE FINISHED IN WHITE. A LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS PROVIDED SHOWING A VARIETY OF LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE SITE, INCLUDING TREES AND SHRUBS. PER THE CODE, THE SITE MUST HAVE 16 TREES PLANTED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS AND THE PLAN SHOWS 11 TREES PROPOSED ON THE SITE. WHILE THE PROPOSED NUMBER OF TREES IS LESS THAN THE CODE REQUIREMENT. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF A DEVIATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED TREES FROM 16 TO 11, NOTING THAT THE APPLICANT IS PRESERVING EXISTING TREES ALONG THE WEST WESTERN WESTERN PROPERTY LINE AND PROPOSING ARBOR ARBORVITAE IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. THE APPROVED ZONING TEXT REQUIRES THAT PARKING AREAS COMPLY WITH SETBACKS, SCREENING AND PERIMETER PLANTING STANDARD, WHICH REQUIRES THE LANDSCAPE AREA TO BE INSTALLED ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PARKING AREA, AND THE EXISTING DRIVE AISLE BETWEEN BROADWAY AND THE PROPOSED BUILDING. AFTER WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT AND NOTING THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDE OVERHEAD POWER LINES AND THE EXISTING PAVEMENT SETBACK AND ADDITIONAL DEVIATION HAS BEEN ADDED TO REDUCE THE TEN FOOT REQUIRED SETBACK AIR. AIR SETBACK AREA ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE. TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON THE SKATE AMERICA PARKING LOT, WHILE STILL ENSURING ADEQUATE GREEN SPACE FOR PLANTINGS. THE PROPOSED BUFFER WILL EXTEND TO THE PROPERTY LINE ALONG THE NORTHERN END OF THE PARKING LOT, AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE INSTALLING AN ARBORVITAE ROW AND WILL WORK WITH THE CITY'S URBAN FORESTRY TO DETERMINE THE FINAL NUMBER AND PLANTING LOCATIONS. THE PROPOSED PLAN MEETS ALL PUD FIVE FINDINGS AND IS IN LINE WITH THE GROVE CITY 2050 GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVIATIONS AND STIPULATIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I THINK IT'S BEEN COVERED SO FAR, BUT VERY GOOD. FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE WORKED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH VIC'S FLOORING AND REALLY QUALITY PEOPLE AND DID REALLY GREAT WORK. GROVE CITY NEEDS MORE BUSINESSES LIKE THIS. 
          AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW FACILITY AND THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THIS SITE. OTHER QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSIO. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? HELLO, ANNE MARIE MCDONALD JACKSON FIRE, 3650 HOOVER ROAD. SO, ON THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE, MAYBE 
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YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS. IT APPEARS THAT YOU HAVE OVER 300FT AROUND. THIS WAREHOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE. AND THE MAX YOU CAN HAVE IS 300FT FOR A HOSE LINE ADVANCEMENT, PER THE OHIO FIRE CODE. SO THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE SOME TYPE. THE NUMBERS I HAVE ARE ABOUT 50FT OVER. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TYPE OF FIRE ACCESS LANE OF 26FT AROUND THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GO. IF YOU CAN SEE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTO UP THERE RIGHT NOW WHERE THE NEW BUILDING YOU WANT TO PUT ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE'S A IT'S KIND OF LIKE GRAY WITH DOTS. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE. IS THAT CORRECT? OH, THAT'S A CEDAR SPACE. OKAY. SO CEDAR GREEN SPACE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR A FIRE TRUCK FOR FIRE APPARATUS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A FIRE LANE PROBABLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THAT BUILDING TO BRING US BACK TO LESS THAN 300FT AROUND THE BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE. I KNOW IF YOU WANT TO POP UP. DO YOU MIND POPPING UP HERE? SO THIS HERE YOU'RE SAYING IS A GREEN SPACE? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THIS HERE? YES. SO FROM THE TRUCK ACCESS FROM HERE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING TO HERE IS GREATER THAN 300FT. CORRECT. 
          AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A FIRE ACCESS LANE PROBABLY IN HERE SO YOU CAN PULL UP SO THAT WE CAN GET. YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN 300FT AROUND THE BUILDING. SO BASICALLY 150FT FROM EACH ACCESS. OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU OR THAT THIS ONE HERE IS A PROPOSED BUILDING AS WELL. CORRECT. IT'S A POTENTIAL FUTURE BUILDING. SO IF IT'S NOTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO MENTION SHOWN SCHEMATICALLY, RIGHT. SO THAT ALSO IS A GRASSED SPACE. SO THAT AFFECTS YOUR 300FT AROUND. SO IT'LL NEED TO HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 300FT AROUND THE BUILDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS. OKAY. JUST JUST A COUPLE THINGS. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY ADEQUATE FIRE ACCESS HERE. WE HAVE TALKED TO OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR HERE WHO I MIGHT HAVE YOU COME UP AND SPEAK IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION I'M A LITTLE HESITANT TO SET ANY KIND OF SPECIFIC STIPULATIONS ABOUT ADDING FIRE LANES JUST BECAUSE THE SITE IS ALREADY FAIRLY CLOSE IN TERMS OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. AND IF WE'RE ADDING EXTRA IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, IT COULD QUITE DRAMATICALLY CHANGE SOME OF THE LAYOUT OF THE STRUCTURE OR THE LAYOUT OF THE SITE. SO THAT'S I, I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THESE ISSUES FURTHER INTO THE SITE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS. JUST WITHOUT SETTING ANY SPECIFIC STIPULATIONS IN TERMS OF ADDING PAVEMENT OR IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. 
          BUT I WOULD IF DIRECTOR FOR SAFETY DIRECTOR COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD. I WOULD LIKE THAT. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, WE ARE ALSO THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO LOOKING AT THOSE SAFETY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED BY THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ON THE FACILITY, BUT ALSO FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. AND AS KIM MENTIONED, WE ARE CONSIDERING ALL ASPECTS OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S STILL UNDER REVIEW AT THIS TIME. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN. ANY QUESTIONS? PLANNING COMMISSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU'LL WORK WITH THE CITY. THE APPLICANT WILL WORK WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING IS OKAY. JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THAT THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT. SO 300FT. THIS IS FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. THIS ISN'T JUST A ACCESS, YOU KNOW, FIRE TRUCK THING. SO WE'LL SEE WHEN THEY GET AHOLD OF US THEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. 
          CHAIR, I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND TO OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL WITH THE STATED STIPULATIONS. APPLICATION TWO 5371 BROADWAY FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT AS WE'VE STATED, WE'RE ALSO GOING THE OWNER AND THE CITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME UP WITH ANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO AMEND, AND THAT'S NOT OUR STIPULATION OR ANYTHING. THAT'S JUST. I SECOND. ROLL CALL, MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MR. ROCK. YES, 
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MISS. WEMLINGER? YES, CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY? HEARING NONE. THE MEE
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