TURNED OFF. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO GROVE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND HAPPY
[A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
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NEW YEAR. I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE'LL START WITH A ROLL CALL. MISS WEMLINGER. HERE.CHAIR. ROYSTER. HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH. HERE. MR. TITUS. HERE. AND IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN, STAND 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
[C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – December 3rd, 2024]
COMMISSION HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PRIOR MEETINGS MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 3RD. IF THERE ARE NO DISCUSSION ITEMS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION. CHAIR I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. SECOND. ROLL CALL. MISS WEMLINGER. YES.CHAIR. ROYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. AND THEN ONE ORGANIZATIONAL
[D. ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS]
ITEM. WE HAVE THE ELECTIONS FOR THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR TODAY, WHICH WILL LAST FOR THE YEAR. AND WE CAN START WITH NOMINATIONS AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AFTER WE'RE READY TO MAKE A MOTION. CHAIR, I NOMINATE CHAIR ROYSTER TO STAY AS OUR CHAIR. AND OUR VICE CHAIR IS MR. FARNSWORTH. I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. MISS WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. ROYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES.ALL RIGHT. MOVING FORWARD TO OUR THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING. WHEN YOUR AGENDA ITEM IS MENTIONED, IF YOU COULD WALK UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS, IT CAN BE YOUR HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS. AND AFTER THAT, IF YOU COULD JUST STAY AT THE PODIUM, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL
[1. APPLICATION: JP Morgan Chase Bank – Lot Split]
TALK. ITEM NUMBER ONE J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK. LOT SPLIT. HI. MY NAME IS ASHLEY FOWLER. I AM AM AT 1160 DUBLIN ROAD. AND I'M REPRESENTING CHASE BANK AS THE CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A LOT. SPLIT AT 2811 LONDON GROVEPORT ROAD FOR A NEW J.P.MORGAN CHASE BANK. A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WERE APPROVED IN 2024, AND THIS APPLICATION IS FOR THE LOT SPLIT FOR THE FINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE LAND. THE PROPOSED SPLIT IS 1.979 ACRES FROM A 15.346 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, AND THE PROPOSED SPLIT IS LOCATED ALONG LONDON GROVEPORT ROAD AND WILL CREATE LOTS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER OUTLOTS IN FRONT OF THE MYER SHOPPING CENTER. THE PROPOSED PARCEL WILL BE ZONED C2, AND THE PROPOSED SPLIT WILL CREATE A LOT THAT MEETS THE LOT REQUIREMENTS OF THE C2 DISTRICT AND AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE LOT SPLIT. FOWLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. NO. HEARING NONE. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE, J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK LOT SPLIT. SECOND.
ROLL CALL. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MISS WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. WOOSTER. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO. CREDIT UNION OF OHIO FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. TYLER JACKSON,
[2. APPLICATION: Credit Union of Ohio - Final Development Plan]
7965 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO. I'M JUST HERE AS A PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY. AFTER THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A NEW CREDIT UNION OF OHIO AT 2397 OLD STRINGTOWN ROAD. A SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED IN 2024 FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH, AND THIS APPLICATION IS[00:05:01]
FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO REVIEW THE SITE LAYOUT. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OLD STRINGTOWN ROAD AND KELLNER AND KELLNER DRIVE. THE SITE CURRENTLY HAS A BUILDING THAT WILL BE REMOVED FOR THE NEW 3963 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. THE PROPOSED BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SITE, WITH A DRIVE AISLE WRAPPING AROUND THE BUILDING, AND WILL HAVE THREE DRIVE THRU LANES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE SITE INCLUDES 17 PARKING SPACES, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED SPACES PER CODE OF 20. BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS DURING PEAK HOURS IS EXPECTED TO BE 19 FOR BOTH THE CREDIT UNION LOBBY AND THE DRIVE THRU, BASED ON SIMILAR SIZED LOCATIONS. BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED CLIENT VOLUME VOLUME FOR THE CREDIT UNION. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF A DEVIATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY THREE, FOR A TOTAL OF 17, RATHER THAN THE 20 SPACES REQUIRED PER CODE. THE PROPOSED BUILDING WILL MEASURE 21FT AT THE HIGHEST POINT AND WILL BE FINISHED PRIMARILY OF BRICK AND INCLUDING A LIMESTONE LIMESTONE ACCENT FACADE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND LIMESTONE WATER TABLES WILL BE INCLUDED ON ALL ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION TO GLASS GLASS WINDOWS, A BLACK METAL OVERHANG IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST ON THE ON THE SOUTHERN FACADE, OVER THE DRIVE THRU LANES. A LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED SHOWING PROPOSED LANDSCAPING IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE REQUIRED REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING PERIMETER SCREENING FOR THE PARKING LOT AND BUILDING LANDSCAPING. THE ZONING CODE REQUIRES THAT ALL PARKING ROWS BE HAVE A TWO INCH CALIPER TREE.HOWEVER, THE ISLAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARKING ROW ON OLD STRINGTOWN ROAD IS FINISHED WITH EVERGREENS AND DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE TREE IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS LOCATION, AS IT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE INTERSECTION, AND TO KEEP SIGHT LINES SAFE FOR VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED MORE TREES THAN THE REQUIRED TOTAL ALONG THE SOUTHERN, EASTERN AND NORTHERN PROPERTY LINES. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF NOT REQUIRING A TREE IN THE END ISLAND OF THE PARKING ROW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN WAS PROVIDED WITH LIGHT FIXTURES. THE SITE HAS THREE LIGHT POLES, ONE AT EACH ENTRY AND ONE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING. THE PROPOSED LIGHTING DOES NOT MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS OF 0.5FT CANDLES FOR ALL VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS, AND THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO WORK WITH STAFF TO LOCATE ADDITIONAL FIXTURES ON THE SITE TO MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. NOTING THE SITE PROJECT MEETS ALL APPLICABLE GROVE CITY 2050 GUIDING PRINCIPLES. AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS AND DEVIATIONS. MR. JACKSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? I THINK TERRY DID A GREAT JOB SUMMARIZING EVERYTHING. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. PERFECT. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. I JUST HAVE ONE ON THE ENTRANCE FROM KELLNER. YOU KNOW, COMING INTO THE SITE, I NOTICE YOU HAVE TRAFFIC COMING IN AND TRAFFIC COMING OUT, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE THREE DRIVE THROUGH LANES EXITING, YOU KNOW, THAT WAY TOWARDS COHEN. HOW DOES THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM KIND OF GOING THE WRONG WAY, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS THE, YOU KNOW, THE DRIVE THROUGH EXIT OF THE DRIVE THROUGH. YEAH.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE OF DO NOT ENTER ALONG THE, THE BACK SIDE OF THE DRIVE THROUGH. AND SO REALISTICALLY THAT ENTRY WILL BE A RIGHT TURN IN ONLY. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. ITEM TWO. CREDIT UNION OF OHIO, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE NOTED STIPULATION AND DEVIATION. SECOND. ROLL CALL. MR. TITUS. YES. MISS WEMLINGER.
YES. YOUR OYSTER? YES. MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. OUR
[3. APPLICATION: Broadway Live – Preliminary Development Plan]
FINAL ITEM OF THE DAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE, BROADWAY LIVE. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.[00:10:05]
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS ETHAN TEMIANKA, AND MY PARTNER HERE IS TIMOTHY KASOWSKI. AND OUR ADDRESS IS 159 EAST LIVINGSTON AVENUE IN GERMAN VILLAGE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BROADWAY LIVE, A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A FOOD HALL, BAR, OUTDOOR PLAZA AND 137 APARTMENTS AT BROADWAY AND COLUMBUS STREET. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS, AND IS INTENDED TO BE CONCEPTUAL TO ASSESS IF THE PROPOSED USE OF THE SITE AND LAYOUT ARE APPROPRIATE, AS WELL AS ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE TOWN CENTER AREA. IN-DEPTH REVIEWS AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FINAL PROJECT DETAILS WILL OCCUR WITH FUTURE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS. THE SITE TOTALS 5.79 ACRES AND IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SUB AREAS DIVIDED BY CLEVELAND AVENUE. SUB AREA A, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF COLUMBUS STREET AND BROADWAY, IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN A TWO STORY, 16,400 SQUARE FOOT FOOD HALL AND ENTERTAINMENT BUILDING REFERRED TO AS BROADWAY LIVE. MATERIALS STATE THIS BUILDING WILL CONTAIN FIVE FOOD VENDORS, AN INDOOR OUTDOOR BAR, INTERIOR STAGE AND BAR AND LOUNGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THIS SUB AREA ALSO INCLUDE A LARGE OUTDOOR PLAZA REFERRED TO AS THE WILLIAM H. BRECHT PLAZA, WHICH WILL HOUSE FIVE DINING OPTIONS AND EIGHT RETAIL SPACES, AND FOUR SMALLER BUILDINGS REFERRED TO AS THE EXCHANGE MATERIALS STATE THIS PLAZA WILL INCLUDE LARGE LED SCREENS TO FEATURE SPORTING EVENTS, MOVIES AND OTHER PROGRAMING. STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS FOR OUTDOOR SCREENS BE FORMALIZED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS, TO ENSURE BOTH SAFETY AND ESTHETIC CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED. SUB AREA B IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN 80 SURFACE PARKING SPACES, AND WILL BE ACCESSED FROM A CURB CUT ONTO CLEVELAND AVENUE. MATERIALS STATE THIS AREA COULD BE USED FOR PROGRAMING SUCH AS MOVIE NIGHTS AS WELL. SUB AREA C IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN A FIVE STORY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 190 SQUARE, 190,000FT■!S. MATERIALS STATE THIS BUILDING WILL CONTAIN 137 UNITS, RANGING FROM STUDIO APARTMENTS TO TWO BEDROOM UNITS.THE GROUND FLOOR IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN A LOBBY AREA AND 100 STRUCTURED PARKING SPACES. PLANS SHOW 12 ANGLED PARKING SPACES ON CLEVELAND AVENUE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
SUB AREA D IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN 122 SURFACE PARKING SPACES. ACCESS FROM CLEVELAND AVENUE, THE NORTHERN HALF OF SUDBURY, D IS PROPOSED AS OPEN SPACE, AS MOST OF THIS AREA IS WITHIN A FEMA FLOODWAY. MOST PLAN SHEETS DO NOT SHOW ANY AMENITIES OR IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THIS OPEN SPACE. HOWEVER, SUBMITTING RENDERINGS DO SHOW A SOCCER FIELD AND SEATING AREA WITH WALKING PATHS. WHILE PLANS DO NOT SHOW WHERE THE WALKING PATHS WOULD CONNECT, STAFF RECOMMENDS A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION BE INCLUDED THROUGH SUB AREA D TO PROVIDE A CONNECTION TO BRECK AVENUE TO THE NORTH, AS WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE 2021 TOWN CENTER CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND OTHER PREVIOUS PLANS FOR THE TOWN CENTER. ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING APPLICATION AND INCLUDED IN THE FINAL ZONING TEXT. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS INCLUDED PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AND RENDERINGS ALONG WITH THE MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS SHE PROVIDED FOR SUB AREA A, WHICH INCLUDES BROADWAY LIVE AND THE EXCHANGE, INCLUDE RED BRICK, STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF, FLAT METAL PANELING, AND CORRUGATED METAL SIDING. THE MATERIAL AND ELEVATION SHEET PROVIDED FOR THE BUILDING AND SUB AREA C, WHICH IS THE APEX APARTMENTS, SHOWS THE BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO BE FINISHED IN BRICK AND VINYL SIDING, AND INCLUDES STONE AND VINYL ACCENTS. STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT ACCENT MATERIALS SUCH AS THE PROPOSED METAL PANELS AND CORRUGATED METAL SIDING WILL NEED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ZONING TEXT TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC TOWN CENTER. NOTING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION AREA. SIGNAGE IS SHOWN ON THE PRELIMINARY RENDERINGS AT VARIOUS SCALES FOR INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES IN THE EXCHANGE TO ENTRANCE FEATURE SIGNAGE FOR THE LARGER BROADWAY LIVE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SUB AREAS. MOST OF THE SUB AREA SIGNS HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF METAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS, AND ARE EITHER AT PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES TO THE SUB AREA FOR THE STREET OR ON TOP OF A STRUCTURE. WHILE STAFF ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE INCORPORATION OF SOME MODERN MATERIALS INTO THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT, STAFF HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE SCALE AND MATERIAL AS SHOWN FOR THE LARGER BROADWAY LIVE AND SUB AREA SIGNS, AND THIS WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY AS PART OF THE REZONING PROCESS TO ASSESS ANY IMPACTS TO THE EXISTING STREET NETWORK, AND THE STUDY WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE ANY NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAN SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO AREA INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE WIDENING OF CLEVELAND AVENUE. CHANGING CLEVELAND AVENUE TO TWO WAY CIRCULATION, AND THE ADDITION OF A SOUTHBOUND TURN LANE ON ARBUTUS AVENUE. THESE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE STUDIED MORE IN MORE DETAIL BY THE FUTURE TRAFFIC STUDY AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TOTAL OF 314 PARKING SPACES BETWEEN ALL SUB AREAS, WHICH IS MORE THAN WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED USING THE CODE REQUIREMENT FOR
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COMMERCIAL PARKING. WHILE PARKING REQUIREMENTS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE ZONING TEXT, STAFF BELIEVES THE PROPOSED PARKING IS ADEQUATE TO SERVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, NOTING THAT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OFF STREET PARKING AND ON STREET PARKING ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IF NEEDED. AS THE APPLICATION IS UNDER UNDER EXAMINATION IS A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. FUTURE DISCUSSION AND REVIEW WILL ALSO BE NEEDED BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY REGARDING PROPOSED SITE UTILITIES AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. RECOGNIZING THAT THIS APPLICATION IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS AND IS MEANT TO ASSESS THE CONCEPT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AND NOTING ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING BUILDING ARCHITECTURE, MASSING AND MATERIALS, UTILITIES AND OPEN SPACE WILL NEED TO BE FURTHER REVIEWED DURING THE REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE AREA.AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, I THINK SO. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE SUMMARY. YEAH. THANK YOU AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS HERE. WE'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS COMMISSION HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE HEARD A LOT OF THE CONCERNS FROM THE COMMISSION.
ALSO. WE'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ALONG WITH CONSTITUENTS. AND CLEARLY THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS TO WORK THROUGH. THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT. AS YOU WILL SEE, SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES WE HAVE MADE POSSIBLE, I WOULD LOVE TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE RENDERINGS BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE THINGS. BUT AS YOU HEARD THERE, WE'RE ACTUALLY OVER PARKED. SO THAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. OBVIOUSLY PARKING CIRCULATION, THOSE KIND OF CONCERNS. THIS DOES GET US TO OVER THAT. IN ADDITION, ROUGHLY A LITTLE OVER 200 OF THOSE 314 SPACES ARE GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE. SO CLEARLY THEY DO SERVE OUR PROJECT, BUT THEY WILL SERVE THE ENTIRE TOWN CENTER IF THE CITY EVER DOES DECIDE TO DO THEIR CONCEPTUAL TOWN CENTER PLAN OF CONNECTING THE FIRST STREET PROMENADE, THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY CONNECT TO THE LIBRARY SITE AS A MORE HOLISTIC KIND OF PLAN. ALSO, THOSE 200 SPACES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE TOWN CENTER, HAS AROUND 930 SPACES, I BELIEVE. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 20% INCREASE IN PUBLIC PARKING FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN CENTER. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. SO THOSE ARE THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN CHANGES, MORE WHAT I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO. AND I TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO LONG BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY PRESENTED BEFORE COUNCIL, BUT THE ACTUAL BROADWAY LIVE PORTION OF IT, WE DID CHANGE QUITE A BIT. SO YOU'LL NOTICE THE MAIN BUILDING DID GET SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR SOME, AND WE DO STILL HAVE LARGE SCREENS THERE THAT I KNOW IS A CONCERN AS WELL. THOSE WILL DEFINITELY SHRINK. SO DON'T, YOU KNOW DON'T HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT LOOKING OUT TO BROADWAY, THOSE SCREENS CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A ISSUE THERE. BUT ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUES THAT WE WERE RUNNING INTO WAS WE NEEDED MORE USES. YOU KNOW, OUR ORIGINAL PLAN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RETAIL, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE WALKABILITY AND KIND OF CONNECTIVITY THAT WE WANTED. SO WE REDESIGNED ALL OF BROADWAY LIVE. WE BROUGHT THE EXCHANGE OUT INTO INTO THE PLAZA TO MAKE THAT MORE OF A WALKABLE STREETSCAPE. SO I LOVE TO TRAVEL. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE IN EUROPE, WHEN YOU GO TO SOME OF THESE CITIES, IS THEY HAVE THESE PLAZAS WITH NO CARS, RIGHT? YOU ACTUALLY GET TO SIT DOWN, ENJOY A DRINK OR A FOOD AND YOUR KIDS CAN RUN AROUND. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE HERE. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO BRING THAT TO OUR PROJECT.
SO PART OF OUR REDESIGN INCORPORATED THAT MORE USES WITH RETAIL, BRINGING SOME OF THE FOOD OUT INTO THE EXCHANGE TO MAKE IT MORE WALKABLE. BUT ALSO JUST, I THINK SHRINKING THAT MAIN BUILDING MADE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROACHABLE. AND THEN ALSO YOU HAVE A CONNECTIVITY IN THAT NORTHEAST CORNER. NOW YOU'LL HAVE MORE RETAIL OPTIONS AS WELL TO KIND OF FEED YOU OUT TO THE PARKING OUT THERE. SO WE HAVE THIS KIND OF MORE COHESIVE PLAN NOW. IT CONNECTS OUT.
PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SOUTH. YOU'LL HAVE THE OTHER PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN ENTER IN FROM THE MAIN CORNER. AND THEN ALSO THE NORTHEAST WILL TAKE YOU OVER TO THE PARKING. SO THOSE WERE KIND OF THE MAIN CHANGES THAT WE MADE LOOKING, YOU KNOW, AT ALL THE CONCERNS WE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME INTO THIS TO TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY COHESIVE AND WORKS FOR EVERYONE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THAT. THE OTHER THING I'LL NOTE FROM THE PREVIOUS PLAN, WHICH I THINK YOU GUYS ALL KNOW CAME THROUGH THIS.
WE'RE DOWN FROM 202 UNITS WITH ROUGHLY MAYBE 200 SPACES IN THE SAME CONCEPT TO 300 AND SOME SPACES, AND ONLY 137 USES. WE ALSO SHRUNK THE TOTAL HEIGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ALLOWED FOR THE APARTMENT BUILDING. AND IN RESPONSE AND SOME MEETINGS WITH THE CITY AND THE HISTORIC FOLKS, WE STARTED TO TRY AND ENVISION OUR DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE PERIMETERS HAVE MORE MASONRY AND SOME HOMAGE TO LIKE HISTORIC MOMENTS WITHIN GROVE CITY, EVEN THOUGH THE INNER INSIDE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT IS MORE MODERN AND A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, AND SOMETHING WE REALLY HOPE TO BRING TO THE TOWN CENTER FOR SOME VIBRANCY. SO DASH, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GO? I DON'T KNOW WHO'S CONTROLLING IT, BUT BACK TO THE ELEVATIONS, BECAUSE I DID WANT TO POINT ONE THING OUT. THE ELEVATIONS FROM THE SOUTH. YEAH, I GUESS IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT WITH THE HISTORICAL PORTION THAT'S IN THE OTHER ATTACHMENTS. NO, NEVERMIND. BUT WE DO HAVE A HISTORICAL WALL THAT WE'VE POINTED TO ALONG COLUMBUS STREET. SO YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE GROVE CITY LOGO
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THERE. THAT'S A DIFFERENT PART OF THE OTHER BUILDING, BUT ALONG COLUMBUS STREET, WE WANT TO HAVE A REAL HISTORICAL MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OLD PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE BEULAH RACETRACK, MAYBE SOME, YOU KNOW, CITY LOGO, BRANDING, TOWN CENTER BRANDING, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WHICH WE'VE ALREADY WORKED THROUGH. HOPEFULLY IF WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT STEP. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE PROJECT. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THIS COMMISSION MAY HAVE. GREAT. SO JUST JUST AS A REMINDER, JUST THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. LOTS OF ITEMS HERE, WHICH ARE EXCITING AND JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MENTION THAT WE'LL BE SEEING THIS AGAIN.SO WE WANT TO GET EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS FOR SURE. AND ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO SAY TO THE DEVELOPERS IS ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR THEM. AT THE SAME TIME, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR DOWN A RABBIT HOLE WITH ANY ONE PARTICULAR ITEM TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING. SO ANY QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? WELL, I THINK THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. I LIVE VIRTUALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT, AND ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS WITH ALL MY NEIGHBORS WAS WHERE ARBUTUS AND COLUMBUS AND YOU ADDRESSED IT WITH THE PARKING. THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS, YOU KNOW, OF JUST HAVING A TRANSITION THERE. AND I WE WENT OUT TO THE NEBRASKA GAME AND THE SCREEN AND SAID, OPEN AREA REMINDS ME OF DOWNTOWN LINCOLN. NEBRASKA IS A VERY QUAINT AREA. AND THEY HAD THE SCREEN AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A FUN AREA OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE. LOVE IT. LOVE TO HEAR THAT. YEAH. I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL. IT IS. I THINK SUCH A THE PUBLIC IS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I GET ASKED CONTINUALLY WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT KIND OF RESURRECTED AGAIN AND MOVING. DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS PORTION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS GOING TO BE I THINK I'LL KIND OF ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO BE NEED SOME SORT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND ESPECIALLY WITH CLEVELAND AVENUE. RIGHT. SURE. PART OF OUR PLAN. SO I THINK WHAT THIS NEXT STEP WOULD ALLOW US TO DO, TO FEEL CONFIDENT, TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE VISION, DO THE STUDIES WITH THE CITY WHO'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, KIND OF TRY AND UNDERSTAND TOTAL PROJECT COST, TOTAL TIMELINE AT THAT POINT. BUT IDEALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO BE MOVING SOME SORT OF DIRT BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR OR EARLY SPRING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FEASIBLE. RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A LOT, A LOT TO DO IN THIS YEAR. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING FULL OF ENERGY AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE IT THROUGH. OKAY. YEAH. AND I THINK I'D LIKE TO JUST ECHO BOTH KIM AND YOU KNOW LARRY'S YOU KNOW, COMMENTS ON THERE. I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S A WAY TO HELP SPRINGBOARD EVEN MORE IN DEVELOPMENT, TO KIND OF GROW AND GET THAT PROGRESSIVE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FEELING OR, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE THAT WE WANT TO GO TO. SO I THINK IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, OR WHENEVER THAT WAS, WE DID AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AS WELL. I KNOW THIS IS MORE PLANNING AND NOT REALLY FINANCIAL, BUT WE DID ACTUALLY INCORPORATE SOME CATALYST PROJECTS THAT MIGHT ADD TO THE, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE AREA AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WE WOULD BE PROVIDING. AND I MEAN, IT'S VERY LARGE, AND WE HAVE THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU GUYS EVER WANT TO SEE THAT AND LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE BENEFITS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. SO VERY, VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS REEMERGE. AND I THINK AFTER SEEING IT THE FIRST TIME WHEN I, YOU KNOW, MY FIRST LOOK AND IT KIND OF IS IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT ON COLUMBUS STREET, BECAUSE THAT WAS KIND OF THE FIRST ITEM THAT DREW MY EYE, AND I WAS JUST REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE WOOD AND THE BRICK ELEMENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED THERE, BECAUSE IT DOES PAY HOMAGE AND REALLY HELPS THINGS FLOW INTO AND WITH THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AREA. SO AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE GOLD STAR FAMILY PARK THERE ON COLUMBUS STREET. SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY NICE MOMENT FOR THE TOWN CENTER, KIND OF CONNECTING WITH EACH OTHER FACE TO FACE. YES. THANK YOU. WITH ONE ONE, I'M SURE IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HOW WE WORK THROUGH SOME THINGS, BUT WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE APARTMENTS, THAT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SEEMS JUST IN, YOU KNOW, FIRST BLUSH, LOOK TO BE A LITTLE OUT OF CHARACTER. BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE FAITH THAT THAT YOU WILL MAKE IT LOOK AND BLEND VERY NICELY. AND IT DID SHRINK A FLOOR FROM OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, FROM OUR INITIAL REDESIGN, WE ACTUALLY FLIPPED THAT BUILDING. SO WHEN YOU'RE COMING SOUTH ON BROADWAY, INITIALLY YOU HAD THIS BIG BANK OF A WALL THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT INTRUSIVE. AND SO BY FLIPPING THAT, WE KIND OF EASED THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE MORE CLEVELAND AVE, MORE OF A URBAN CORRIDOR, INSTEAD OF HAVING THIS BIG, BULKY BUILDING ON BROADWAY. BUT WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS WORK ON, YOU KNOW, LAYERING IT A LITTLE BIT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO
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ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. YEAH. YES. AND I'M SURE, YOU KNOW, A CONCERN OF OURS, BUT ALSO OF THE PUBLIC'S WILL BE THE TRAFFIC. SO THAT TRAFFIC STUDY WILL WILL BE KEY AND HELPFUL. AND I KNOW I SAW THAT YOU'RE DOING SOME THINGS ALREADY ON CLEVELAND. AND THEN THE TURN LANE OFF OF ARBUTUS. SO THAT'LL BE. YEAH. AND THAT'S THAT'S AS A FOLLOW UP. WE HAD ACTUALLY ADVANCED SOME ENGINEERING WITH THE CITY AND FROM THE LAST TIME. AND SO WE KIND OF KNOW SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. AND DASH AND HIS TEAM WERE KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WORK AND INCORPORATED IT AS WE REAPPLIED OTHER QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES. HI. IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. CRYSTAL INGLE 3275 LONG RIDGE WAY. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO THE APARTMENTS THEMSELVES. I LOOKED AT THE DENSE COMMUNITY AND THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS THE USE.BEING IN A HISTORICAL AREA, WE WILL BE ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF OHIO TO HAVE NEW APARTMENTS IN A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. FOOD COURTS. IF YOU LOOK AT FRANKLIN COUNTY AND DEVELOPMENT, THEY HAVE ALREADY SAID WE HAVE TOO MANY. MANY OF THEM ARE STARTING TO FAIL. THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND RENT THEM. IT IS FINE FOR A LUNCHEON PROGRAM, BUT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE A NICE DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY, IT MAKES IT REALLY CHALLENGING TO HEAR YOURSELF. IF YOU'VE GONE INTO THEM AFTER 5:00 AT NIGHT, YOU CAN'T EVEN TALK TO SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE DINNER WITH. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE FLOODS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. EVERY TIME WE HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE MORE FLOODING IN MY BACKYARD, AND THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING. IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT I'M GETTING COMPLETE EROSION IN MY BACKYARD. THIS NOISE, THE SOUNDS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 100 YEAR OLD HOUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TORN DOWN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP THE PRESERVATION AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY. THIS IS THE REASON WHY I MOVED HERE. WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE. WE STILL HAD A DRUGSTORE DOWNTOWN, AND I LOVED IT WHEN MY DAUGHTER COULD GO IN THERE AND THEY COULD BUY PENNY CANDY OR GO TO MASON ELLIS, AND THEN THEY GET THE LITTLE PAT ON THE HEAD. I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT COME BACK. I WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES, AND I WANT TO SEE THE SUPPORT OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES. THESE ARE FINE, BUT I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER UTILIZED ELSEWHERE. WE ALSO HAVE 632 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING BUILT ON ALKIRE AND DEMAREST. THE FIRST ONE IS ON ALKIRE, THE SECOND ONE IS ON DEMAREST ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR NOT ONLY THE TRAFFIC BUT ALSO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL. SO WE HAVE TO KEEP IN CONSIDERATION WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. NOW. I WORK IN THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY, I WORK IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. I UNDERSTAND IT, I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I FEEL THAT IN CERTAIN AREAS IT WOULD BE BETTER SUITED TO BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. WITH THE CITY. OR WOULD THE DEVELOPERS CARE TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING THAT WAS SAID? JUST I'LL START WITH THIS FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE'RE GOING THROUGH LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS TO THE STREAM, TO THE FLOODING, ALL THAT STUFF. SO WE HAVE REGULAR REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT DICTATE YOU CAN'T CREATE OR DISPOSE OF STORMWATER IN A WAY THAT HARMS ADJACENT PROPERTIES. WE LOOK AT TRAFFIC, WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING. WE DON'T REALLY LOOK AT THE MARKET. IT'S A FREE MARKET. SO REALLY WE LOOK AT IN TERMS OF THE LAND USE AND THE IMPACTS THAT MIGHT HAVE FROM A TRAFFIC OR SOME OTHER PERSPECTIVE, BUT NOT REALLY THE FREE MARKET. SO I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE DEVELOPERS TO ADDRESS. AND I THINK THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THEM. BUT ONE THING THAT I THINK WE MAYBE MISSED IN THESE MATERIALS AND WE'RE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAN MOST, IS THAT LIKE PART OF THE EXCHANGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND SMALL RETAILERS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THAT INTO THE DOWNTOWN, WHERE SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE GONE AWAY, OR WHERE A TRADITIONAL MIXED USE APARTMENT BUILDING WOULD JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW, OVERLY EXPENSIVE RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THAT REALLY KIND OF HURTS THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT, BUT ALSO THE DOWNTOWN. WHEREAS WE'RE HOPING THAT THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE EXCHANGE ALLOWS REALLY SMALL BUSINESSES TO ENTER IN TO
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THOSE, THOSE SMALLER RENTALS AT A MANAGEABLE RENT SO THAT WE CAN, LIKE, ADD VIBRANCY AND MORE TENANTS AND, AND MORE OPTIONS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN FOR THE GROWTH THAT GROVE CITY IS EXPERIENCING. SO THAT IS KIND OF OUR VISION AND WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS. I MEAN, THE MARKETABILITY OF WHETHER A FOOD HALL WORKS OR NOT IS REALLY KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERWRITE AND, AND HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK AND RESEARCH ON. SO, YEAH. AND ALSO, I MEAN, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT A FOOD COURT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, OUTDATED TERM FOR A MALL. AND THIS IS A FOOD HALL THAT'S GOING TO BE LARGELY OUTDOOR AS WELL. SO, I MEAN, IT'S A COMMUNITY GATHERING HUB. PART OF THAT IS A DINING EXPERIENCE, WHICH, YES, IS MORE OF THE FOOD HALL MODEL, WHICH IS SMALLER KITCHENS SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP PRICES DOWN AND NOT HAVE A TON OF OVERHEAD AS A BUSINESS OWNER. SO EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS ACTUALLY GEARED TOWARDS SMALL BUSINESS. THERE'S NOTHING OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE OPERATING THIS. AND FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM ALL THE OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE TOWN CENTER, THERE'S I WOULD SAY A VAST MAJORITY OF BUSINESS OWNERS ARE EXCITED FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WILL ACTUALLY HELP THEIR BUSINESSES. SO I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.APPRECIATE THE ALL THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR THIS PROCESS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO. YES. AND I'LL GIVE YOU OUR BUSINESS CARD. THANKS. I AM ANNE MARIE MCDONALD JACKSON FIRE, 3650 HOOVER ROAD. SO WE I KNOW THAT THIS IS STILL IN THE BEGINNING, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. FOR ONE, WE'LL NEED LIKE A FIRE FLOW, ESPECIALLY ON CLEVELAND AVENUE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE, ADEQUATE WATER FOR THE FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR THAT BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX. THAT'S A MID-RISE BUILDING. PARDON ME, MID-RISE BUILDING. IT'S GOING TO BE FIVE STORIES. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ADDITIONAL HYDRANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED AMONGST THAT AREA, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE RESEARCHED FOR LATER AS WELL. YOU DID ADD THE FIRE ACCESS LANE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN 300FT BACK THERE, BUT THROUGH YOUR SECTION A, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PULL THAT BACK UP DASH. RIGHT THERE. THIS HAS MORE THAN 300FT, ACCORDING TO OUR MEASUREMENTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS IN THERE BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE GREATER THAN 300FT. SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW YOU WANT TO DESIGN THAT, BUT FROM THE TOP POINT ACROSS DOWN TO CLEVELAND AVENUE. SO BASICALLY FROM CLEVELAND, I MEAN TO COLUMBUS, IT'S IN EXCESS OF 300 ACCORDING TO OUR MEASUREMENTS. SO THAT'LL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED. WE'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND WORK WITH YOU GUYS AT SOME POINT TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES. OH, THAT'D BE AWESOME. CLEARLY SOME OF THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT GOING TO BE VIABLE. AND SOME OF THESE WE CAN WORK THROUGH AND WE CAN MOSTLY. YEAH, MOST OF THESE SOUND VIABLE. BUT YEAH, OUR POINT IS WE'LL WE'LL ADVANCE THE PROJECT AT EACH STAGE. OKAY. AND SO THIS IS THE EARLY STAGE. GREAT. YEAH.
THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A FIRE. OHIO STATE FIRE CODE REQUIREMENT. SO THEN WE CAN MENTION THE POSSIBLE HYDRANTS, THE WATER FLOW ON BROADWAY AND CLEVELAND WERE SOME ISSUES. AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES WE HAD, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO ADDRESS LATER, IS YOUR UNDERGROUND GARAGE. IT'S SURFACE LEVEL SURFACE. OKAY. BUT I MEAN, IT'S ISN'T IT COVERED.
IT'S NOT OPEN GARAGE. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT TOTALLY ENCLOSED. IT'S OPEN. IT'S OPEN ON THESE TWO ENDS. RIGHT. AND ALL THESE WINDOWS ALONG THE BACK FOR FRESH AIR AND VENTILATION. SO ARE THE WINDOWS INTACT? ARE THEY, ARE THEY CREATED RIGHT NOW? OKAY. SO SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS FOR THAT WAS ALSO GOING TO BE ACCESS. WE HAVE AT ABOUT 125FT DEEP IF AND THIS IS PROBABLY LATER. BUT IF YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY LIKE EV CHARGING STATIONS OR ANYTHING UNDER THERE, AND THERE'S NO ACCESS FOR FIRE TRUCK. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY HOW YOUR PARKING IS GOING TO BE, HOW THE ACCESS IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE IF A CAR CATCHES ON FIRE NOW, YOU'RE ON TOP OF NOT ONLY IT'S A COVERED, BUT YOU HAVE THE APARTMENTS ABOVE ALONG WITH YOUR STORE UNITS ON THE SIDES. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE WAS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THEN THE LAST THING I BELIEVE I HAD WAS IT'S MINOR OBVIOUSLY AT THIS POINT, BUT YOUR FOLKS WILL HAVE TO BE REMOTE FROM THE BUILDING. I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THAT INFORMATION BUT UPDATED. AND IF WE HAVEN'T, WE MEANT TO. OKAY. YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THIS NEW PLAN, BUT THAT'S SOME OF THE OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS, I THINK, ON THE SOUTH PART OF THE BUILDING. WE DID HEAR ABOUT THAT. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S ONE HERE AND ONE HERE, AND THEN THIS BUILDING HERE THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR OTHER ISSUES WITH SOME OF THE ACCESS POINTS. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WE WANTED TO BRING. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A PRE-DEVELOPMENT, BUT THERE WERE
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SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT LIFE SAFETY ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER THREE, BROADWAY LIV. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SECOND ROLL CALL. MR. WEMLINGER. YES, CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. MR. TITUS. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT BEING THE LAST ITEM OF THE DAY, I WILL ASK IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER ITEM THAT ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.