[A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME TO PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S 130 AND I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'LL START WITH A ROLL CALL. MR. ROACH HERE, MISS WEMLINGER CHAIR. OYSTER HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH HERE. MR. TITUS HERE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, 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 – February 4th, 2025]
MEETINGS MINUTES, AND THAT WAS FROM FEBRUARY 4TH. IF THERE ARE NO DISCUSSION ITEMS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION CHAIR MIC MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. SECOND ROLL CALL. MISS WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. MR. TITUS. YES, MR. ROACH? YES, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY WHEN YOUR ITEM IS CALLED, IF YOU'RE THE APPLICANT OR A MEMBER WHO WILL BE SPEAKING, PLEASE WALK UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. IT CAN BE YOUR HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS. AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE AS THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY[1. APPLICATION: Ohio Cannabis Company – Special Use Permit (Retail Dispensing of Medical and Recreational Marijuana)]
TO CONVERSE. ITEM NUMBER ONE OHIO CANNABIS COMPANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT RETAIL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. HELLO. MY NAME IS BRIAN WINGFIELD. 3136 KINGSDALE CENTER, BOX 201, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43221. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE RETAIL DISPENSING OF MARIJUANA AT 1947 STRINGTOWN ROAD. CITY COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE C, 3224, IN AUGUST OF 2024, WHICH ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROPOSED DISPENSARY USES. THE APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS SITE, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL AS ORDINANCE C, 6024 AND ULTIMATELY VETOED BY THE MAYOR. PER SECTION 210 OF THE CITY OF GROVE CITY CHARTER, THIS PROPOSED APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED AGAINST THE REGULATIONS AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR SUCH USE. MATERIAL STATE THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE PROPOSED USE WOULD BE 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY. PEAK HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 10 A.M. TO 11 A.M, AND FROM 3 P.M. TO 7 P.M. MATERIAL STATE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE ADJUSTED BASED ON THE DEMAND, WHILE REMAINING COMPLIANT WITH GROVE CITY AND STATE OF OHIO REGULATIONS. GROVE CITY'S CODE RESTRICTS THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS USE BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 P.M, AND THE MATERIALS STATE THE USE WILL COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, MATERIALS ALSO NOTE THAT THE USE FOR. NOTE THAT THE USE PROPOSES TO COMPLY WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL, WHICH ALLOW FOR THESE USES TO OPERATE FROM 7 A.M. TO 11 P.M, WHICH IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE HOURS OF OPERATION OUTLINED IN CODE. THE USE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL PROHIBIT ANY MARIJUANA RETAILER FROM LOCATING WITHIN 500FT, MEASURED FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF A PARCEL THAT IS RESIDENTIAL IN USE, AND THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THIS USE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, AS TWO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE AND ARE BOTH LESS THAN 500FT FROM THE PROPOSED LOCATION. THE SUBMITTED MATERIALS INDICATE THAT A VARIANCE TO THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING REQUESTED, AND CODE STATES THAT PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL MAY VARY ANY SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS IT DETERMINES TO BE AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP ON THE PROPERTY OWNER AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISH IN CODE PROHIBIT DRIVE THRUS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PROPOSED USE, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A DRIVE THROUGH WITH THEIR APPLICATION, WHICH REQUIRES ANOTHER VARIANCE FROM THE APPROVED RULES. THE DRIVE THROUGH WOULD BE LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. THE AREA PROVIDED SHOWS THE LOCATION ONLY AND DOES NOT INCLUDE DETAILS RELATED TO CIRCULATION, SIGNAGE, PAVEMENT, AND ANY OTHER PHYSICAL MEANS OF SEPARATION FROM THE PARKING AREA. MATERIALS STATE THE DRIVE THROUGH WOULD BE FOR MEDICAL CUSTOMERS ONLY. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MECHANISM IN PLACE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF THE DRIVE THROUGH TO MEDICAL CUSTOMERS ONLY. ADDITIONALLY, CODE. THE CODE RESTRICTION DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE. TYPES OF DRIVE THROUGH USES BASED ON CUSTOMER TYPE, NOTING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT CRITERIA FOR THE USE.PROHIBITS. DRIVE THROUGH STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF A DRIVE THROUGH WITH THIS USE, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE A VARIANCE FROM THIS REQUIREMENT IS WARRANTED. ADDITIONALLY, IT
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SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A VARIANCE FOR A DRIVE THROUGH WAS DENIED BY CITY COUNCIL WITH A VOTE OF 1 TO 5 AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY ON THE SITE. MATERIALS INDICATE THAT ONLY A PORTION OF THE EXISTING 10,701 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL BE OCCUPIED BY THE PROPOSED USE, WITH A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE FLOOR PLAN BY USE TOTALING 2900FT■!S. BUT MATERIALS INDICAE THAT THE APPLICANT MAY EXPAND IN THE FUTURE TO OCCUPY THE ENTIRETY OF THE BUILDING MATERIALS. NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT ANTICIPATES BETWEEN 200 TO 300 CARS DAILY, BASED ON THE INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION MANUAL. IF THE PROPOSED USE OCCUPIED THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE, IT WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE MORE TRAFFIC THAN A USE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THE C-2 DISTRICT. ADDITIONALLY, A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE DISPATCH FOR PROPOSED DISPENSARY IN ORANGE TOWNSHIP EAST OF POLARIS INDICATED TRAFFIC COUNTS OF APPROXIMATELY 500 VEHICLES PER DAY. SUBMITTED MATERIALS DO NOT SHOW ANY IMPROVEMENTS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE SITE. HOWEVER, CHAPTER 1136 OF CODE STATES THAT WHENEVER THERE IS A CHANGE IN USE, SITES MUST BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPING CODE. THEREFORE, THE SITE WOULD NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CODE WHICH INCLUDES PARKING LOT, PERIMETER PLANTINGS, PARKING LOT, ISLAND AND PENINSULA INSTALLATION AND PLANTINGS AND SERVICE STRUCTURE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.ADDITIONALLY, PER CHAPTER 1145 OF CODE, NONCONFORMING SIGNAGE WOULD NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CODE, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF THE TWO MONUMENTS SIGNS ALONG STRINGTOWN ROAD. THE SUBMITTED MATERIALS INDICATE THAT MANY OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR RETAIL DISPENSING AND MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WILL BE MET BY COMPLYING WITH OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH USE. HOWEVER, MATERIALS ARE NOT SPECIFIC FOR MANY REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF HOW THE STANDARDS WILL BE MET.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE CRITERIA FOR SUCH USE AS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE C 3224, INCLUDING THE 500 FOOT RESIDENTIAL BUFFER REQUIREMENT AND THE INCLUSION OF A DRIVE THROUGH. THE PROPOSED USE DOES ALSO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE GROVE CITY 2050 GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WITH RESPECT TO GUIDING PRINCIPLE NUMBER FIVE, REGARDING THE USE PROVIDING THE NET FISCAL BENEFIT TO THE CITY, RECENT LEGISLATION AND CONVERSATIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL COULD POTENTIALLY REMOVE ANY FISCAL BENEFIT THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE FROM SUCH USE. THEREFORE, AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, NOTING THE PROPOSED SPECIAL USE PERMIT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USE AS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE C 3224, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF DISAPPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AS SUBMITTED. MR. WINGFIELD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD KIND OF BEEN OVER THIS ONCE BEFORE, SO I'LL KIND OF KEEP THIS VERY SHORT FOR YOU. MY NAME IS BRIAN WINGFIELD. I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE OHIO CANNABIS COMPANY. WE'RE A LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED DISPENSARIES HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE VARIANCES THAT WOULD ADD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY WERE PASSING THESE, IS THAT THE NUMBER OF IMMUNE COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS, HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE THAT JUST IN GENERAL FIND IT HARD TO GET AROUND THE DRIVE THROUGH WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THEM. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN THE STATE OF OHIO IS HOVERING ABOUT THAT 1%. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DO NEED HELP. SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD SUPPORT FOR THAT. ALSO, ON THE BURDENSOME FINDING OF SPACE THAT IS WITHIN 500FT, THAT DOES FIT THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS VERY, VERY TOUGH IN IN GROVE CITY CURRENTLY. IT'S A VERY POPULAR PLACE TO BE, WHICH I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS VARIANCE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. I KNOW IT'S LEGAL IN OHIO FOR YOU TO OPERATE, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH YOU COMING TO GROVE CITY. I JUST DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING ON BROADWAY OR STRINGTOWN AS YOU'RE COMING IN. THAT'S THAT'S WHY I'M COMPLETELY AGAINST THIS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU OPERATING A BUSINESS. BUT THERE'S PLACES OUT OF THE WAY THAT YOU COULD PUT A BUSINESS LIKE THIS. OKAY? OTHER QUESTIONS? THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I GUESS I WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY. I ALSO FEEL LIKE SINCE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THAT ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO COMPLY WITH THAT, BUT ALSO THIS IS VERY NEW AS WELL. SO. YEAH, I WOULD JUST BE IN THE SAME FRAME OF MIND AS MY PARTNER HERE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO
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SPEAK? GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS KEVIN TIFFORD AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY ON AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS BOTH THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAFETY REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL REGARDING CANNABIS RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN OUR CITY. LAST SUMMER, I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR LAW DIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH MEANINGFUL AND FAIR REGULATIONS REGARDING THE RETAIL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. AFTER VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION AND DEBATE, CITY COUNCIL PASSED CITY ORDINANCE C 3224 AND THE ORDINANCE INCLUDED 22 REGULATIONS AND MANY OF THEM ADDRESSED SAFETY NEEDS AND SECURITY ISSUES. THESE REGULATIONS WERE AFFECTED TO BALANCE THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF A CANNABIS BUSINESS, WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY AND NEIGHBORHOOD HARMONY. AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS CRITICAL THAT WE UPHOLD THESE SAFEGUARDS AND WORK NOT TO WEAKEN THEM. FIRST, LET'S CONSIDER ISSUES OF PUBLIC SECURITY. THE REGULATIONS ENACTED BY CITY COUNCIL HELP ENSURE THESE BUSINESSES ARE PROPERLY SECURED WITH ADEQUATE LIGHTING, SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSIBLE PLACEMENT WITHIN COMMERCIAL ZONING, RATHER THAN DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SCHOOLS OR OTHER SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. THESE MEASURES ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING COMMUNITY PATRON AND STAFF SAFETY. SECOND, WE NEED TO CONSIDER TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. STRINGTOWN ROAD ALREADY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT CONGESTION. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU THAT. AND THE AREA BETWEEN INTERSTATE 71 AND GANS ROAD IS THE SINGLE HIGHEST CRASH AREA IN THE IN THE CITY, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A HANDOUT THAT THE PLANNING STAFF PROVIDED THERE. I ALSO NOTE THAT IN A RECENT VULNERABLE ROAD USER STUDY, WE FOUND THAT STRINGTOWN ROAD WAS ONE OF THREE HIGH RISK AREAS FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS LIKE PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND GOLF CART USERS. ADDING HIGH TRAFFIC BUSINESSES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE RISK FOR DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS ALIKE. PARKING OVERFLOW, DISTRACTED DRIVING, AND INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC NEAR THESE CENTERS MUST BE CAREFULLY MANAGED TO PREVENT TRAFFIC CRASHES. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTEGRITY OF THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS MUST BE PROTECTED. THE CURRENT REGULATIONS HELP MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. CANNABIS RETAIL CENTERS LOCATED ON BUSY THOROUGHFARES MAY DETER OTHER BUSINESSES AND MAY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA. FINALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THESE REGULATIONS WERE ENACTED THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. CITY COUNCIL, INFORMED BY EXPERTS AND PUBLIC INPUT, DETERMINED THESE RULES ARE NECESSARY TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY. ROLLING BACK OR WEAKENING THESE PROTECTIONS WOULD DISREGARD THE CAREFUL PLANNING THAT WENT INTO ENSURING CANNABIS RETAIL CENTERS ARE OPERATING RESPONSIBLE. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS CONTEMPLATING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE CURRENT LAW, WHICH COULD PLACE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN A STATE OF FLUX. I URGE THIS COMMISSION TO STAND FIRM IN HOLDING THESE REGULATIONS THAT ARE NOT ABOUT RESTRICTING BUSINESSES. THEY ARE ABOUT MAINTAINING ORDER, ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTING THE CHARACTER OF OUR CITY'S BUSIEST CORRIDOR. A WELL REGULATED INDUSTRY IS A SUSTAINABLE ONE, AND BY KEEPING THESE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE, WE ENSURE THAT CANNABIS BUSINESSES CAN OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY WHILE STILL PRIORITIZING THE WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS. THANK YOU. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTIONS. PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION CHAIR. I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO OUR OF APPLICATION ONE OHIO CANNABIS COMPANY TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. SECOND ROLL CALL. CHAIR OYSTER.NO. MR. FARNSWORTH. NO. MR. TITUS. NO. MR. ROACH. NO. MISS. WEMLINGER. NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS WILL STILL GO FORTH TO CITY COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER TWO. FORESTER, PLUM RUN,
[2. APPLICATION: Forestar Plum Run – Preliminary Development Plan]
PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. YEP.[00:15:05]
MIKE HUBER, 255 EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO 4 OR 5 202 FROM THE LAW FIRM OF DENSMORE AND SCHOLL. AND I'M OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR FOUR STAR DEVELOPMENT HERE WITH ME TODAY.I HAVE MARK CONNOR FROM FOUR STAR BRAXTON LUTOMSKI FROM FOUR STAR AND JOHN BUCHANAN FROM CSO ENGINEERS. VERY GOOD. AND FOR NOW, WE'LL LET THE CITY PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, BUT SHOULD ANYONE ELSE COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, WE'LL JUST ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. CHAIR. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU'D LIKE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF 349 LOTS IN TWO SUBAREAS ON 144.3 ACRES AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LONDON GROVE, PORT ROAD AND JACKSON PIKE. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLANS APPROVED FOR THIS SITE, BUT NEITHER WAS BUILT AND BOTH PLANS HAVE SINCE EXPIRED AND THE ZONING HAS REVERTED BACK TO SF ONE. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PUD PROCESS, AND IS MEANT TO ASSESS IF THE PROPOSED USE OF A SITE AND BASIC SITE LAYOUT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA, WITH MORE IN-DEPTH REVIEWS OCCURRING WITH LATER APPLICATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE A REZONING APPLICATION AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE SITE IS PROPOSED TO HAVE TWO SUB AREAS, SEPARATED BY THE STREAM CORRIDOR THAT RUNS THROUGH THE SITE SUB AREA A TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE STREAM CORRIDOR IS PROPOSED TO HAVE THREE MAIN ACCESS POINTS, AS WELL AS TWO CONNECTIONS TO THE MIDDLE SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH. THESE ACCESS POINTS ARE SHOWN IN SIMILAR LOCATIONS TO THOSE ON THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND STAFF BELIEVES THESE ACCESS POINTS ARE APPROPRIATE. MATERIALS STATE THE ROADWAYS AND SUB AREA A WILL BE PUBLIC AND PLAN SHOW ROADWAYS WIDTHS AS 29FT FROM BACK OF CURB TO BACK OF CURB, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A PAVEMENT WIDTH OF 28FT. SEVERAL BLOCK LENGTHS EXCEED THE 800 FOOT MAXIMUM BLOCK LENGTH PERMITTED BY CODE, AND THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN TO ENSURE A SAFE ROADWAY NETWORK. SUBAREA A IS PROPOSED TO CONTAIN 266 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON 70 FOOT WIDE LOTS. THE WIDTH AND LOT SIZES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH, AND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE PLAN STATE THAT HOMES WILL HAVE A MINIMUM SIZE OF 1500 SQUARE FEET FOR ONE STORY RANCH HOMES AND 2000FT■!S FOR TWO STORY HOM.
THE MINIMUM HOME SIZES PROPOSED ARE SMALLER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE, WHICH WERE A MINIMUM OF 1600 SQUARE FEET FOR ONE STORY OR RANCH HOMES AND 2200FTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SUB AREA B IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE STREAM CORRIDOR, AND IS SHOWN WITH ONE PRIMARY ACCESS POINT AND AN EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT CONNECTING TO LONDON GROVE, PORT ROAD. SUDBURY VIEW WILL CONTAIN 83 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, WHICH ARE SMALLER IN SIZE THAN THE TWO STORY HOMES PROPOSED. THE LOTS AND SUB AREA ARE PROPOSED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 52FT IN WIDTH, WHICH MATCHES THE LOT SIZES ON THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUB AREA B. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SUB AREA CONTAINED CONDOMINIUMS ON THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. MATERIALS STATE THE HOMES AND SUB AREA B WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 1500 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE CONDOMINIUMS INCLUDED ON THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHILE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS, OTHER RECENTLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING FARMSTEAD TREE VIEW RUN AND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE, HAVE REQUIRED THAT NO LESS THAN 25% OF FRONT ELEVATIONS INCLUDE BRICK, STONE OR CULTURED STONE EXCLUSIVE OF WINDOWS, DOOR OPENINGS, AND GARAGE DOORS. AS SUCH, STAFF EXPECTS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS, WHICH WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REVIEW OF THE ZONING TEXT FOR THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED PRELIMINARY RENDERINGS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, WHICH INCLUDES SIX DIFFERENT TWO STORY MODELS AND NINE DIFFERENT ONE STORY RANCH MODELS. EACH OF THESE MODELS WOULD OFFER VARYING ELEVATIONS BASED ON THE MATERIALS PROVIDED, SPECIFIC DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED ON THE TYPES AND BREAKDOWN OF MATERIALS USED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL OF THE ELEVATIONS PROVIDED WOULD NOT MEET THE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS APPROVED WITH THE PREVIOUS ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE. IN TERMS OF FACADE MATERIALS AND FINAL HOME ELEVATIONS WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE FUTURE ZONING TEXT STANDARDS TO ENSURE ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ZONING TEXT. SEVERAL OPEN SPACE AREAS ARE SHOWN DISPERSED ACROSS THE SITE AND PER CODE, 19.1 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IS REQUIRED TO BE DEDICATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. PROPOSED MATERIALS STATE THAT 29.6 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IS PROVIDED, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 25.16 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE, PROVIDED. THIS ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE INCLUDES AREAS IN THE FLOODPLAIN, SETBACK AREAS, AND OTHER AREAS THAT CANNOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS DEDICATED OPEN SPACE, PER CODE. ADDITIONALLY, 18.57 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE IS SHOWN WITHIN THE
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PLUM RUNS STREAM CORRIDOR. SIMILARLY TO THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO INCLUDE MEASURES TO ACTIVATE THE STREAM CORRIDOR AS AN AMENITY THROUGH TRAILS, OVERLOOKS AND OTHER MEASURES. THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES A MULTI-USE PATH NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE SITE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE SITE. A TRAIL IS INCLUDED ALONG THE SITE'S NORTHEASTERN FRONTAGE ALONG LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR FUTURE CONNECTION TO THE GROVE METRO PARK. A MULTI-USE PATH IS SHOWN RUNNING TO THE SITE'S ENTRANCE ALONG JACKSON PIKE. HOWEVER, A TRAIL SHOULD BE INSTALLED ALONG THE JACKSON PIKE FRONTAGE OF THE SITE, RUNNING FROM PLUM RUN DRIVE TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE CONNECTIVITY WITH PLANNED TRAILS ALONG JACKSON PIKE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FUTURE CONNECTIVITY TO THE CITY'S GROWING TRAIL NETWORK. WHILE LANDSCAPING STANDARDS WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS TO ADDRESS BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS, STREET TREES, ENTRY FEATURES AND OTHER LANDSCAPING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.PRELIMINARY DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. THE EXISTING TREE ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE WILL REMAIN, AND PLANS SHOW A 20 FOOT NO DISTURB ZONE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE WITH SEATTLE MEADOWS. WHILE NOTING THAT SUPPLEMENTAL LANDSCAPING MAY BE PLANTED IN THIS AREA TO AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE LINE, PROPOSED STORMWATER BASINS FOR THE SITE WILL DO TO COMPLY WITH THE DESIGN AND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S STORMWATER DESIGN MANUAL, AS WELL, PRELIMINARY UTILITY INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED WITH THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION SHOWN. THE SITE CAN BE SERVICED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, STAFF HAVE CONCERNS RELATED TO PROPOSED UTILITIES IN SUBURBS SOUTH OF THE STREAM CORRIDOR, WHILE THE ROADWAYS ARE SHOWN AS PRIVATE. PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR ON WHETHER THE UTILITIES TO THIS AREA WILL ALSO BE PRIVATE. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WILL BE NEEDED REGARDING OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE UTILITIES AS PART OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE ALSO SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD AND JACKSON PIKE ASSOCIATED WITH ENTRANCES TO THE SITE, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION OF LONDON GROVE, PORT ROAD AND JACKSON PIKE, NECESSITATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT. WHILE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN PERMITTED 360 LOTS AND THE CURRENT PLAN ONLY PROPOSES 349 LOTS, STAFF'S EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT A SIMILAR LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENTS WILL NEED TO BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. NOTING THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CAN COMPLY WITH ALL PUD ANALYSIS CRITERIA, RESULTING IN A QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, AND IS IN LINE WITH THE GROVE CITY 2050 COMMUNITY PLAN, INCLUDING IN TERMS OF FUTURE LAND USE IDENTIFIED FOR THE SITE. AND NOTING THE NEED FOR CONTINUING DISCUSSION REGARDING UTILITIES, BUILDING ARCHITECTURE AND PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. AFTER REVIEWING CONSIDERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED. MR. HUBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, I THINK I HAVE A FEW THAT COULD PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT GREAT REPORT THAT DASH GAVE. I WANT TO FIRST THANK STAFF FOR DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND WORKING WITH US THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. WE HAD A PRELIMINARY PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH KYLE KIM DASH. THEY REALLY HELPED US NARROW IN THE APPLICATION AND FOCUS ON ITEMS OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE CITY AND TO THE RESIDENTS FROM PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH. TO INTRODUCE FOUR STAR A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE A LOT DEVELOPER. WE ARE NOT A HOME BUILDER. SO WHILE WE DID PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS, WE CANNOT REALLY GUARANTEE WHAT THOSE ELEVATIONS ARE GOING TO BE. THEY'RE UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOME BUILDER. BUT AS PART OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THERE WILL BE A ZONING STANDARDS TEXT IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE PUD THAT ANY HOME BUILDER WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW. SO ANY HOME BUILDER WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE 25% ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES STONE, THE SIDE LOADER, GARAGES ON CERTAIN LOTS, THE BIGGER HOMES ON PROMINENT CORNER LOTS, ITEMS LIKE THAT. SO WHILE WE GET EVERYTHING BASICALLY DEVELOPED UP ALMOST A PAD LEVEL, A BUILDER WOULD THEN COME IN, WHETHER IT BE D.R. HORTON, FISHER, MI, HOMES, WHOEVER WOULD BE WOULD BE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY BUILD THE HOMES THERE.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY THAT SORT OF WAITING FOR US TO GET FURTHER ALONG THE PROCESS, AND THAT WILL BE ENTERED INTO TO ADDRESS THE OFFSITE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN LINE WITH THE PULTE PROJECT.
THEN A FEW ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS. THERE WILL BE A TRAFFIC STUDY, CORRECT AS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE REZONING THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE PART OF THE REZONING APPLICATION. SO WE WILL BE DOING A TRAFFIC STUDY, JOHN. SO WE WILL BE DOING A TRAFFIC STUDY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ADEQUATE TO ADDRESS WHATEVER THE FINDINGS OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY ARE. AS FAR AS THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAIL ALONG JACKSON PIKE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PUT THAT IN AS FAR AS THE LIFT STATION OVER THE CREEK BED, OVER IN THE SUBAREA B THAT WILL BE PRIVATE, SO THE CITY WILL NOT BE MAINTAINING
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THAT. WE WILL BE ACTIVATING THE AREA ALONG PLUM RUN WITH CERTAIN AMENITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS A FULLY USABLE AND INTEGRATED PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS OPEN SPACE, WHICH WITH THE MULTI-USE PATH, WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED BY OTHER NEIGHBORS AS WELL. SO IF ANYONE FROM MEADOWS WANTED TO RIDE THEIR BIKE DOWN, GO ALONG PLUM RUN, GO BACK UP, THEY CAN DO SO AND WE WILL BE CONNECTING INTO MEADOWS AT TWO DIFFERENT STUB STREETS. MAKE SURE I'M ADDRESSING EVERYTHING ELSE. OUR INTENT HERE IS TO GENERALLY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS FOR THE PULTE PROJECT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, BUT EXPIRED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT WE KNOW IS A PREFERENCE FROM SOME OF THE HOMEBUILDERS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, WHICH ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGES, I THINK FOR ONE STOREY BUILDINGS IT WAS 100FT SMALLER FOR TWO STOREY. IT MAY HAVE BEEN 200FT SQUARE FEET SMALLER, SO NOTHING MASSIVE, BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE SEEING ON THE MARKET AND KEEPING OUR END USER IN MIND. APOLOGIZE, MAKE SURE I'M ADDRESSING EVERYTHING THAT WE HEARD. WE DID HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING HERE LAST THURSDAY, AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS I KNOW WE HAD HERE. I THINK WE HAD A LITTLE SNAFU ON OUR END WHEN WE SET OUT THE MEETING NOTICES. WE DIDN'T GET ALL OF THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS. I THINK WE GOT ALL THE CITY ONES, BUT MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON SOME OF THE TOWNSHIP ONES, SO I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEM. THAT WAS INADVERTENT ON OUR END, BUT WE HAD A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT. WE HAD SOME GREAT, GREAT FOLKS WHO GAVE US SOME GOOD INSIGHTS ON THE PROJECT AND GOOD INSIGHTS ON THE AREA. THAT REALLY HELPED US TO FORMULATE WHAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD. OTHERWISE, IS THERE ANYTHING? NO, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR US. OH, THE 800 FOOT BLOCK LENGTHS. THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL. AGAIN, OUR INTENT IS TO BROADLY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS THAT WOULD BE IMPOSED AND THAT WERE IMPOSED ON PULTE.SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD. THANK YOU. AND I WILL ALSO MENTION BEFORE I OPEN IT UP FOR PLANNING COMMISSION QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT WE DID AND PLANNING COMMISSION WAS HAS HAD TIME TO REVIEW AN EMAIL THAT WE RECEIVED FROM A RESIDENT OVER IN THE MEADOWS. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN FOR THE RECORD. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. SO I'M ASSUMING THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY, LIKE THE CREEK THERE THAT'S IN A FLOODPLAIN. IS THERE GOING TO BE DRAINAGE ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT, OR WILL THAT BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN? MAYBE WE ARE NOT TOUCHING PLUM RUN. THE EXISTING CANOPY WILL BE IN THERE AS IT IS TODAY. THE INTENT IS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE WATERWAY. JOHN, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE DOING ANY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE PHYSICAL FLOODPLAIN. YEAH, WE WOULD NOT BE DOING ANY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN. SO YEAH, WE THERE'S NO NO ENGAGEMENT NEEDED WITH THE OHIO EPA, WETLANDS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OUR INTENT IS TO KEEP IT AS A CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. JUST AS A FURTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION, STORMWATER WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL AS PART OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL BE PROVIDED, PROVIDE CALCULATIONS SHOWING THAT WORK EFFICIENTLY AND WON'T CAUSE ANY FLOODING OR ANY OTHER ISSUES IN THE AREA.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. JUST WITH THE NEIGHBORS DRAINAGE ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT. ADDING THAT MUCH MORE PROJECT OR HOMES TO THAT AREA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE IN THE DECREASE OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE? WAS THAT THE INCREASE, THE AMOUNT OF HOMES? IT'S JUST THE IT'S JUST THE FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE AND HOW THEY MARKET AND SELL THEM. IT'S MOSTLY A RESULT FOR THE END USER, FOR THE HOME BUILDER, THAN IT IS ANYTHING FOR US. IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF LOTS WE CAN PUT ON THERE. THE LOT SIZES ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THEY WERE APPROVED FOR PULTE, I BELIEVE. SAME EXACT LOT SIZES. IT'S JUST THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOME AND HOW THEY DO THEIR ARCHITECTURE AND THEIR DESIGN. GOOD. SO I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING WHAT YOU MENTIONED WITH THE, YOU KNOW, HOME BUILDERS WOULD BE SELECTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER IF I HEARD YOU CORRECT. SO WE WOULD WE WOULD SELL THE LOTS TO THE HOME BUILDERS, AND IT COULD BE ONE HOME BUILDER FOR THE WHOLE AREA. IT COULD BE DIFFERENT HOME BUILDERS WORKING IN PHASES. IT JUST ENDS UP DEPENDING ON THE FINAL PRODUCT AND WHO'S IN THE MARKET AND WHO'S LOOKING TO DEVELOP WHAT AND WHO HAS THE BANDWIDTH. SO THEN THE RENDERINGS THAT WE WERE PROVIDED WITH ARE WERE THOSE MORE ANTIDOTAL? JUST YEAH, WE WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ELEVATIONS
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AS PART OF IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T DO ANY ELEVATIONS BECAUSE WE DON'T BUILD THE HOMES. THOSE ARE FOR D.R. HORTON, WHO'S A PREFERRED BUYER OF FOUR STAR LOTS. SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT D.R. HORTON WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE OF THE BUILDERS WITHIN. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS THAT THEY PROVIDED US, WHICH IF ANYONE'S BEEN IN THE HOME NEW HOME MARKET LATELY IN THE SUBDIVISIONS, THERE'S SOME VARIATION BETWEEN THE BUILDERS, BUT NOT RADICAL, NOT RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. SO COULD WE HAVE MULTIPLE BUILDERS THERE? THERE COULD BE, THERE COULD BE, BUT THEY WOULD ALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME COVENANTS, THE SAME RESTRICTIONS, THE SAME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME IN AND BUILD SOMETHING REALLY WACKY THAT DOESN'T FIT WITH THE REST OF THE SUBDIVISION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY ALL SORT OF HAVE TO PLAY NICE A LITTLE BIT. WITH REGARD TO THE PATIO HOMES. YES.NOTE A NOTE THAT THE STREETS ARE PRIVATE. I ASSUME THERE'LL BE AN HOA THAT WILL MAINTAIN THEM.
WILL THEY ALSO MAINTAIN LAWN CARE, LANDSCAPING, THAT TYPE OF THING? YEAH. WE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE HOA, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY ESTABLISHED BY THE HOME BUILDERS, THEY WOULD BE INVOLVED IN DOING ALL LAWN CARE, ALL ITEMS LIKE THAT. YOUR TYPICAL HOA ITEMS THERE. SO PRIVATE AMENITIES, PRIVATE COMMON SPACES, PRIVATE OPEN SPACES, ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. SO WITH POSSIBLY MORE BUILDERS THAN JUST ONE, WOULD THERE BE SEPARATE HOAS OR WOULD THEY FALL UNDER ONE UMBRELLA? I BELIEVE THEY TYPICALLY JUST DO ONE HOA FOR THE ENTIRE AND THEN SUBSEQUENT PHASES JOINED. YEAH, I THINK THE I'M SORRY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK, CAN YOU GO UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AS WELL? GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. EXCUSE ME, I GOTTA TICKLE MY THROAT. I'M MARK CONNOR WITH FOUR STAR. WE'RE AT 1900 POLARIS PARKWAY IN COLUMBUS, AND I THINK THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THERE. THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A MASTER HOA FOR ALL OF PLUM RUN WITH THE IDEA THAT THAT WOULD LIKELY BE SEPARATE SUB HOA'S FOR THE 70 FOOT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED LOTS AS WELL OF SOUTH OF PLUM RUN, THE OLD PULTE CONDO SECTION WHERE WE'RE EARMARKING IT FOR ONE STORY RANCH HOMES, AND DUE TO THE PRIVATE STREETS, THE PRIVATE LIFT STATION THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY NEED ITS OWN SEPARATE ASSOCIATION. BUT IT WILL ALL ROLL UP AND BE GOVERNED BY THE MASTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE ENTIRE PLUM PROJECT. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, IF I MAY, REAL QUICK, I KNOW THIS GENTLEMAN CAME. WHO'S THE HOME OWNER OF THAT LITTLE JUT OUT THERE ON LONDON GROVE, PORT JOHN, WE DID CONFIRM THAT WE'RE PUTTING TREES BEHIND THAT.
SO YEAH. SO THOSE STRIP AND SUB AREA BE THOSE STRIP OF I THINK 9 OR 10 HOUSES RIGHT UP NEXT TO HIS PROPERTY. WE ARE PUTTING THE TREES THERE, THE TREES. AND NOW WE'RE DOING THE MOUNTAIN TREES AND MOUNDING TREES AND MOUNDING, WE'LL BE GOING UP BEHIND THERE. IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THE SITE PLANS, BUT I KNOW A GENTLEMAN HAD THE QUESTION WHEN HE CAME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESSED THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. HI, MY NAME IS JOHN RILEY AND MY ADDRESS IS 790 LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO. YEAH. THESE TWO GENTLEMEN, HONESTLY, THEY WERE EXCELLENT. LIKE THE MEETING. I MEAN, JUST APOLOGIZING FOR US NOT GETTING A LETTER. THAT WAS HUGE. I MEAN, IT REALLY WAS. THE PREVIOUS BUILDER. LIKE THEY SAID THAT WE LOST THE LETTER. THESE GUYS JUST APOLOGIZED FOR IT. SO. AND THEN YOU JUST TOOK THE MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE LANDING, THE MOUNDING AND THE TREES. I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO DO THAT. I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT, BUT YOU DID IT. SO I MEAN, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY COOL IN THE LITTLE BRIEF INTERACTION THAT I'VE HAD WITH THEM. ASH AND KIM HAVE ALSO BEEN AWESOME IN THE PAST. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS SINCE I'VE TALKED TO THEM, BUT THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GREAT. I YOU PROBABLY THINK I'M STANDING UP HERE. I'M AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, BUT I'M DIRTY BECAUSE I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION. I'M AN ENGINEER IN CONSTRUCTION.
SO IF I WAS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, I CHOSE THE WRONG CAREER PATH. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THAT THE LAND IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. I THINK IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY. IF MY WIFE AND I COULD PURCHASE MORE OF IT, I, I WE CERTAINLY WOULD. BUT I THINK IT'S OUT OF OUR PRICE RANGE. I DO HAVE AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO THE ISSUES BECAUSE MY WIFE, I WAS STANDING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND I WATCHED MY WIFE GET REAR ENDED WHILE SHE'S TRYING TO TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. SO I WAS IN THE GARAGE OPENING. IT'S A LITTLE I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS WATCHED THEIR SPOUSE GET RUN INTO. IT'S UNNERVING. SO. DEVELOPMENT HAS TO HAPPEN. I'M NOT HERE TO SAY THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN. I'M VERY HAPPY THAT IT'S NOT 665 GOING RIGHT THROUGH OUR
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PROPERTY. I'M VERY HAPPY THAT IT'S NOT A COSTCO OR A LOWE'S, BUT SINCE IT'S SUCH A PRETTY PROPERTY AND TO THE SOUTH OF IT ARE ALL A BUNCH OF FIVE ACRE AND TEN ACRE PROPERTIES. THE SUB AREA THAT'S TO THE WEST OF MY PROPERTY, THE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DENSER, IS THAT SUB AREA C, SUB AREA B. THANK YOU. I MEAN SEE HE'S A NICE GUY SUDBURY B IT FEELS VERY DENSE. THEY'VE REDUCED THE DENSITY SOME WHICH I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF. I THINK IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS GREAT, BUT IT STILL FEELS QUITE DENSE TO ME. SO YEAH.THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR THE MOUNTAIN AND THE TREES. YEAH IT FEELS A LITTLE DENSE AND BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY. IT REALLY IS. IT'S GORGEOUS. IT'S GOT HILLS. IT'S GOT THE NICE STREAM. IT'S A REALLY PRETTY PROPERTY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MY NAME IS DAVID. I LIVE AT 791 LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR. RILEY. THERE. I'VE GOT A LARGE CONCERN WITH THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO PUT IN THERE AND THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THERE IS THAT THERE'S TIMES WHERE I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN EITHER DIRECTION, BECAUSE IT'S WITHOUT MAJOR CHANGES TO THE INTERSECTION OF 104 AND 665, AND THEN AGAIN AT 23 AND 665. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. WE'VE ALSO SUBMITTED A PETITION TO CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR WHEN THE PULTE GROUP AND NONE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA IN INDIAN TRAILS ALL ALONG 65 THERE, WHICH IS JACKSON PIKE FROM HOOVER ROAD, CLAIRE TO SIX, SIX, 65 AND 23 SIGNED THE PETITION. AND IN THE MEADOWS, THERE'S JUST TOO MANY HOMES FOR THAT ZONING TO CHANGE FROM THE WAY IT WAS. NOT ONLY THAT, THE STATE PUT A NEW GUARDRAIL UP ON THAT SECOND CURVE RIGHT THERE ON 665. IT'S THE ONE THAT'S TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. THE LAST ONE THERE, THAT CURVE AND THAT GUARDRAIL HAS BEEN TORN OUT. I KNOW AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES, AND MAINLY BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THE SEMIS COMING HEADED SOUTH THERE ON 665 AND THE PEOPLE GOING TO THE EAST DON'T SEE THEM. SO THEY RUN THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL BECAUSE THE SEMIS ARE TAKING THAT CURVE WAY TOO WIDE. THEY CAN'T GET AROUND IT. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET KILLED. I MEAN, EVEN BEFORE THE GUARDRAIL WAS THERE, I KNOW MR. MAX AKERS USED TO OWN THAT FARM, AND I KNOW AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK THERE WAS PEOPLE IN THE FRONT YARD TRYING TO MISS THEM. IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BUILD HOUSES ALONG THAT SIDE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THOSE SEMIS. IT'S GOING TO BE DANGEROUS. I KNOW PAULA GROUP HAD A BUNCH OF TREES AND MOUNTAINS GOING UP THERE. WHEN THE CORN GETS HIGH IN THAT FIELD RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T SEE IT. YOU BUILD HOUSES IN THERE. THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT ALL THAT MUCH WORSE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE APPROVING THE ZONING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT MANY HOUSES IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY. CORRECT? YES. WE WILL GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TRAFFIC WILL BE GENERATED FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE NEXT STEP IN THE ZONING THAT WILL BE EXAMINED IN TERMS OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE DENSITY AND THEN ANY CORRESPONDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WARRANTED BASED ON THOSE TRAFFIC COUNTS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU. I'M JOHN RILEY, 790 LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO. THERE YOUR PROPOSAL TO USE DIFFERENT BUILDERS. I PERSONALLY LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT THAT'S MAYBE CONCERNING TO PEOPLE. I PERSONALLY LIKE THAT. SO I KNOW LOGISTICALLY AND FINANCIALLY IT'S PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BUILDERS IN THE AREA, BUT TO ME IT ADDS VARIETY. SO THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. I LIKE TO SEE VARIETY, VARIETY WHEN I GO THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.
WE'RE READY FOR MOTION. HERE. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE FOUR STAR
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PLUM RUN PUD OR PRELIMINARY PLAN. SECOND. ROLL CALL, MR. FARNSWORTH. YES, MR. TITUS? YES, MR. ROACH? YES, MISS. WEMLINGER. YES, CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT BEING THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE OUR PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANKS,