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AFTERNOON EVERYONE. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL. MR. ROACH, I'M HERE. MISS WEMLINGER HERE, CHAIR. OYSTER. HERE, MR. FARNSWORTH. HERE, MR. TITUS.
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. PLANNING COMMISSION HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE
[C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – September 2, 2025]
MEETING. MINUTES TO OUR LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS SEPTEMBER 2ND. IF THERE ARE NO DISCUSSION ITEMS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION. CHAIR. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES WRITTEN AND SUBMITTED. SECOND ROLL CALL, MISS WEMLINGER. YES, CHAIR. OYSTER? YES, MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. MR. ROACH? YES. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WHEN YOUR ITEM IS CALLED. IF YOU ARE THE SPEAKER, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. AND THEN IF YOU COULD STAY THERE FOR A FEW MOMENTS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AND THEN WE WILL ENGAGE AND WE CAN ASK YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO ASK SOME QUESTIONS AND INVITE THE PUBLIC[1. APPLICATION: ACT Investments Jackpot Road – Special Use Permit (Retail Dispensing of Medical and Recreational Marijuana)]
THEN AS WELL, IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. ITEM NUMBER ONE ACT INVESTMENTS JACKPOT. ROAD.SPECIAL USE PERMIT. RETAIL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. HELLO.
MY NAME IS CHRIS WELSH. MY ADDRESS IS 3560 DOLSON COURT, CARROLL, OHIO. 43112. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A RECREATIONAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY AT 3989 JACKPOT ROAD. CITY COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE C, 3224, IN AUGUST OF 2024, ESTABLISHING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS FOR EVALUATING AND REVIEWING PROPOSED DISPENSARY USES. ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THESE REGULATIONS WERE APPROVED IN 2025 WITH C08 25 AND STATING AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE SAFETY DIRECTOR FOR ALL RETAIL MARIJUANA SALES LOCATIONS AGAINST STATE AND CITY RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND C 3125 MODIFYING HOW THE DISTANCE IS MEASURED BETWEEN DISPENSARY LOCATIONS AND SENSITIVE LAND USES NOTED IN CODE. THE SITE IS ZONED C-2 RETAIL COMMERCIAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE RETAIL DISPENSING OF MARIJUANA WITH AN APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THE USE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN CODE STATE THAT NO MEDICAL AND OR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAILER SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 500FT, MEASURED FROM THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PARCEL LINE OF THE PROHIBITED FACILITY AND THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MARIJUANA FACILITY OF AN OPIOID TREATMENT CENTER. RESIDENTIAL USE CHURCH, PUBLIC LIBRARY, PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, PUBLIC PARK, SCHOOL, OR CHILD CARE FACILITY. THE PROPOSED SITE IS LOCATED NEAR A TREATMENT FACILITY, AND THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AN EXHIBIT STAMPED BY A REGISTERED SURVEY OR VERIFYING THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 500 FOOT REQUIREMENT BY CODE. WITH 508FT BETWEEN THE BUILDING OF THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY AND THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE TREATMENT FACILITY. PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M.
MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, WITH PEAK HOURS ANTICIPATED TO BE BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 6 P.M.
PROJECT MATERIALS STATE THAT NO MORE THAN 740 CUSTOMERS AND NO MORE THAN 673 CARS ARE EXPECTED DAILY. MATERIALS STATE FURTHER THAT NO MORE THAN 20 CUSTOMERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUILDING AT ONCE, AND CUSTOMERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND BETWEEN 12 AND 17 MINUTES INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE PROPOSED USE WILL OCCUPY THE EXISTING 4284 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, AND WILL UNDERGO RENOVATIONS TO CONFORM WITH THE DIVISION OF CANNABIS CONTROL, SAFETY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. SECTION 1136 05C OF CODE REQUIRES THAT SITES BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LANDSCAPING CODE WHEN A CHANGE OF USE OCCURS, SINCE THE PROPOSED APPLICATION WILL ESTABLISH A NEW USE FOR THE PROPERTY, ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES MUST BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF CODE. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL OTHER LANDSCAPING ISSUES WERE NOTED DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE SITE, INCLUDING OVERGROWN SHRUBS, DEAD BRANCHES, AND TREES THAT REQUIRE PRUNING, AND EXPOSED WEED FABRIC AND MULCH BEDS. IN ADDITION TO THE SITE LANDSCAPING ISSUES, THE BUILDING DIVISION ISSUED A NOTICE OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATION ON AUGUST 22ND. THE VIOLATION NOTED THE ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH AND GARBAGE ON THE SITE AND BROKEN CURBS AROUND THE SITE, CREATING A HAZARD. STAFF BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO CREATE A SAFE AND APPEALING SITE, ALL OUTSTANDING
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY BEGINS OPERATION. CODE SECTION 1145 20 INDICATES THAT ANY SIGN THAT IS NON-CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 1145 SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF USE WITH THE BUSINESS. THE EXISTING POLE SIGN ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF THE PROPERTY LINE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED TEN FOOT SETBACK FROM THE LOT LINE, AND AS SUCH, THE BUILDING DIVISION ISSUED A VIOLATION FOR THIS SIGN AND NOTED THAT THE SIGN MUST BE REMOVED. THE PROPOSED USE HAS BEEN REVIEWED AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEWING AND EVALUATING THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY USES, AND THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED MATERIALS THAT COMPLY WITH, OR CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH, THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN ORDINANCE C 3224 AND MODIFIED BY C 3125. THEREFORE, AFTER REVIEWING CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WITH THE THREE STIPULATIONS NOTED.AND I WILL ALSO ADD TO THE RECORD THAT THERE WERE TWO EMAILS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, BOTH OPPOSING DUE TO THEIR CONCERNS FOR TOURISM AND SAFETY. SO WITH THAT, MR. WELCH, I'LL ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY COMMENTS. SURE. BRIEFLY, THE STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS IN CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL AND ADULT USE PROGRAM HERE IN OHIO, AND THEY HAVE CREATED AND ENFORCE VERY STRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS. DISPENSARIES MUST FOLLOW THESE RULES TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSES. AND FURTHERMORE, GROVE CITY HAS ADOPTED MANY OF THOSE SAME RULES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO THAT REQUIRES US AS A DISPENSARY TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER FOR US TO DO BUSINESS AND TO MAINTAIN A BUSINESS IN GROVE CITY. JUST AS A BRIEF EXAMPLE ON HOW STRICT THESE REGULATIONS ARE, I'LL JUST ADDRESS THE SECURITY. SECURITY CAMERAS MUST SEE EVERYTHING HAPPENING INSIDE OF THE DISPENSARY, WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING BATHROOMS. BUT YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE GOING INTO BATHROOMS AND COMING OUT OF BATHROOMS, AND ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD TAKE INTO OR OUT OF A BATHROOM.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE MUST BE SEEN LIVE AND RECORDED FOR 30 DAYS BY THE PROGRAM RULES. THE STATE HAS FULL ACCESS TO THE SECURITY CAMERAS, AND SO THEY CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE DISPENSARY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE OPERATORS, AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW GROVE CITY RULES. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE OF OHIO RULES. AND IF NOT, OUR LICENSE WILL BE REVOKED AND WE WILL NO LONGER BE IN BUSINESS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? YOU CAN YOU CAN STAY OR YOU CAN.
QUESTIONS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I HAVE ONE JUST YOU KNOW, FROM THE AREA THERE. I MEAN THAT'S SUCH A CONGESTED AREA. YOU KNOW GOING IN FROM JACK WHITE ROAD WITH THE WHITE CASTLE WITH ROOSTERS RIGHT THERE. AND I KNOW THERE'S NO TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE TODAY, BUT I WOULD THINK, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD ALSO HELP WITH CONGESTION THERE. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE PLANS OR IF THAT'S ANYTHING THAT WE'VE STUDIED OR LOOKED AT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST DIFFICULT TODAY COMING, YOU KNOW, FROM STRINGTOWN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO ON THE JACKPOT. THERE WAS NOT A TRAFFIC STUDY REQUIRED FOR THIS USE. WHEN WE WERE EXAMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF A USE, WE DO COMPARE IT TO THE TRAFFIC ANTICIPATED TO BE GENERATED IN A PERMITTED C2 USE. IN LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC GENERATION MANUAL, THIS DOES SHOW THAT IT IS A SLIGHTLY ANTICIPATED HIGHER TRAFFIC GENERATOR THAN A PERMITTED C2 USE, BUT LOWER THAN OTHER USES THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
SO IN, YOU KNOW, IN STAFF'S REVIEW, WE DID NOT SEE THE IMPACT AS BEING THAT IN WHICH TO REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THIS USE. JUST NOTING THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC GENERATION FOR AN ALREADY PERMITTED C2 USE AT THAT LOCATION. JUST A QUESTION I HAVE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, I GO TO HOME DEPOT, I COME OUT AROUND THAT WAY, AND A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE A RIGHT TURN, WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TURN OUT THERE UNLESS SOMEBODY'S NICE AND JUST LET YOU OUT. I MEAN, THERE IS ALSO ADDITIONAL ACCESS IF YOU GO
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SITE, YOU KNOW, SO THERE ARE TWO POINTS OF PUBLIC ROAD ACCESS TO, TO ACCESS THIS SITE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD LOOK AT THOUGH AS FAR AS THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES IN THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THAT AREA. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING BASICALLY A CITYWIDE TRAFFIC STUDY FOR OTHER USES OR JUST FOR THE A REGIONAL LOOK AS AN UPDATE TO OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. SO IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I WOULD THINK WOULD GET FLAGGED AS PART OF THAT. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION FOR A TRAFFIC STUDY. I GUESS I'D LIKE TO ALSO MAKE NOTE THAT WHEN YOU'RE SUCH A DISTANCE OFF THE INTERSTATE, ODOT CONTROLS THAT THAT THAT DISTANCE, SO IT MIGHT NOT BE IN GROSS'S JURISDICTION TO DO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DISTANCE IS. WE CAN GO BACK AND TALK TO OUR ENGINEERS AND AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT. BUT I WOULD IMAGINE EVEN WE DID REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY OR ACCESS STUDY. THERE WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLY THE ROOM FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS OF THAT NATURE BEING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THANK YOU. MIKE. NOT NECESSARILY QUESTIONS, MAINLY COMMENTS OR WELL, ACTUALLY, HOW FAR IS IT FROM THE ADDICTION FACILITY? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST ADJACENT CATTY CORNER. I BELIEVE THE MATERIAL STATE 508FT AND EIGHT FEET. THAT'S JUST SO CLOSE. AND OUR COMMUNITIES HAD MADE GREAT STRIDES, I THINK, TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE ADDICTION AND SUPPORT RECOVERY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THIS JUST SEEMS TO UNDERMINE THOSE EFFORTS. SO I REALLY JUST DO NOT LIKE THIS LOCATION. AND THEN ALSO THIS IS LIKE THE TOURISM HUB OF GROVE CITY. SO MANY HOTELS AND ARE AROUND THERE. AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT USE THOSE HOTELS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN LIKE TRAVEL TEAMS. WE GOT BERLINER DOWN THE STREET, SO IT'S FILLED WITH TRAVEL, BASEBALL, TRAVEL, SOCCER. SO THEY'RE ALL KIDS THERE. AND THEN I MEAN, OUR PARKS AND REC HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE FIELDS HERE, AND SO WE'RE ATTRACTING A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE. AND SO I JUST DON'T LIKE THE LOCATION FOR THOSE TWO REASONS. I JUST THINK THERE'S PROBABLY BETTER LOCATIONS THAT WOULD IT WOULD FIT BETTER. THAT'S JUST MY $0.02. I WILL ALSO ADD JUST A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. AND IT I WAS WHEN I AS I WAS READING THE THE TWO LETTERS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IT, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T HELP BUT REMEMBER WHAT JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND I WAS ON VACATION. WE CHECKED INTO A VERY NICE HOTEL AND IN AN AREA THAT, YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS STATE THAT MARIJUANA IS LEGAL, BUT NOT LEGAL TO SMOKE IN THE HOTEL ROOMS. BUT WE CHECKED IN AND WENT TO OUR HOTEL ROOM AND IT WAS, YOU COULD TELL IT HAD BEEN SMOKED IN AND MARIJUANA. AND IT WAS QUITE IT WAS IT WAS QUITE REPUGNANT. AND WE ASKED THE PERSON IN THE HALLWAY WHO WAS CLEANING THE ROOMS IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING, AND THEY DID SPRAY THE CURTAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT DIDN'T. IT DIDN'T REALLY PUT A DENT IN IT. SO WE WERE WE WERE JUST NOT ABLE TO STAY THERE. AND THEN IN READING THE TWO LETTERS, IT JUST BROUGHT TO MIND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE THERE COULD BE ISSUES LIKE THAT HAPPENING. SO AND PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, BUT IF THEY'RE HERE. BUT PERHAPS THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEIR, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS WERE. BUT FOR ME WITH THAT EXPERIENCE AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING SIX HOTELS RIGHT THERE. THAT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, I, I CANNOT VOTE FOR THIS IN THE POSITIVE TODAY. BUT THAT'S JUST ME. I'M JUST ONE. DO YOU ALLOW YOUR PATRONS TO SMOKE YOUR PRODUCT ON THE PROPERTY? STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW LOITERING OR THE USE OF MEDICAL OR ADULT USE CANNABIS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE LOCATION. SO THE THING I WOULD ADD IS JUST THE THE SIGNAGE OUT AT THE END OF JACKPOT ROAD IS GROWN OVER.KIND OF DOESN'T LOOK VERY NICE. OUTDATED. I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD IMPROVE THAT AS WELL.
UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? IF I MAY RESPOND? ABSOLUTELY. ANYTIME YOU WOULD. YEP, SURE. AND I, I, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS TO DIRECTLY RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. SINCE THERE IS NOT A DISPENSARY IN
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GROVE CITY RIGHT NOW, I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE COULD BE VISIONS OF WHAT THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO REGULATED. YOU THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE SMOKE SHOPS. THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE TOBACCO SHOPS. THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE DRIVE THRUS OR STATE LIQUOR STORES. THEY LOOK MORE CLINICAL. THEY LOOK LIKE A DENTIST'S OFFICE. THEY LOOK AT LIKE AN OPTOMETRISTS TYPE OF OFFICE. AND AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THOSE. THERE ARE OVER 20 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ALONE CURRENTLY. AND YOU CAN DRIVE BY THOSE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT MANY OF THESE LOOK LIKE. AS WITH REGARDS TO CHILDREN, AGAIN, THE STATE IS IS EXTREMELY STRICT ON THE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS AND RECORDING TRANSACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS. YOU MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY OF THOSE TRANSACTIONS. FOR MINORS, YOU HAVE TO BE A VALID PATIENT HOLDER OR AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD. AND I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. FOLKS MAY USE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN A HOTEL. THE REALITY IS, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THAT AT ANY LOCATION AND THEN CERTAINLY BRING IT INTO A HOTEL. LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE OVER 20 DISPENSARIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ALONE. THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 THAT ARE ON THE WAY. SO YOU WILL SEE ALMOST 50 DISPENSARIES JUST IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ALONE. SO THE REALITY IS ILLICIT OR PURCHASES MADE VERY CLOSELY COULD STILL LEAD TO SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS THAT YOU THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. AND AND CERTAINLY TRAFFIC. IT WOULD BE A CONCERN OF OURS TO AS A BUSINESS HOLDER. BUT I WE DO AGREE THAT THE REALITY IS ANY BUSINESS GOING BACK, THAT'S A C2 TYPE OF BUSINESS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT TRAFFIC, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ALL THE WAY OUT TO ROOSTERS IS NOT SOMETHING WE IN AND OF OURSELVES CAN CONTROL.THANK YOU. WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SURE. OKAY. WHOEVER WANTS TO SPEAK IS WELCOME TO COME TO THE PODIUM. AND WE WOULD JUST NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN.
BUT STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JIM HENNINGER. I LIVE AT 2755 WOODS CRESCENT, GROVE CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETINGS IN APRIL THIS YEAR. THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO DISPENSARIES EXPRESSED BY OUR RESIDENTS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS ON FOUR SEVEN AND 421, WERE PACKED TO A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD BY THOSE WHO WANTED TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE APPROVAL OF A DISPENSARY IN GROVE CITY FOR AND AGAINST 20 RESIDENTS GAVE OPINIONS. OF THOSE, 13 WERE AGAINST THE THE DISPENSARY, SEVEN WERE FOR WE HAVE WELL OVER 500 SIGNED PETITIONS HERE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE AGAINST DISPENSARY, THEY COUNCIL RECEIVED 86 EMAILS OPPOSING THE DISPENSARY. MAYOR STAGE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THESE EMAILS. AND AND TO MY TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THESE WERE ANSWERED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHY NOT? THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF GROVE CITY RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO A DISPENSARY. IT ISN'T THIS A RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNCIL TO REPRESENT THE WILL OF ITS RESIDENTS. SOME ARGUE THAT MARIJUANA USE IS LEGAL IN OHIO. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD APPROVE A DISPENSARY. WHERE DOES IT SHOW WE VOTED IN FAVOR OF A DISPENSARY? STRIP PARLORS ARE LEGAL IN OHIO. DOES THAT MEAN THE RESIDENTS AUTOMATICALLY WANT THEM HERE? WE WE HAVE ASKED COUNCIL TO GATHER A A PETITION OF ALL RESIDENTS BEFORE GOING AHEAD WITH ANY MORE APPROVAL REQUEST. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OF OTHER DISPENSARIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY,
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MAYBE 50 COMING WITH WITH SO MUCH OPPOSITION AGAINST THEM. WHY ARE WE STILL TRYING TO APPROVE ONE HERE NOW AT AS A PHARMACIST, JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO, WE HAD A REPORT FROM WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY IN OHIO, FATAL CRASH REPORTS FINDS NEARLY HALF OF DEADLY WRECKS TIED TO MARIJUANA. INTOXICATION. AS A REGISTERED PHARMACIST, I KNOW THAT MARIJUANA CAN PERMANENTLY ALTER BRAIN CHEMISTRY, CAUSE SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS WITH INHALATION AND INGESTION OF MARIJUANA, LEAVING A DISPENSARY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET HIGH AND DRIVING IMPAIRED BEFORE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. DO WE WANT THIS IN GROVE CITY? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND SIGN IN THERE? HI, I'M JOHN MATERA, I LIVE AT 6469 PORTAGE PATH COURT AND I HAVE SOME COMMENTS BUT ALSO SOME QUESTIONS PROBABLY FOR MR. WELCH HERE. AND WHEN YOU SAY YOUR QUESTIONS, IF YOU CAN ADDRESS THEM TO US AND THEN OKAY, OKAY. SO THE THE TRAFFIC CONCERN HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP AND I HAVE THE SAME CONCERN. AND I THINK IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE OF GROVE CITY NOT TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. WE'RE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING UP TO 6067 CARS PER HOUR, A CAR A MINUTE TO THAT ALREADY CONGESTED AREA. SO SO THAT'S A LOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE, ESPECIALLY THE TIMES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THEIR MOST BUSINESS IS AT TIMES WHEN IT'S VERY HEAVILY CONGESTED. EVEN GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE A RIGHT ONTO STRINGTOWN ROAD IS IS VERY HEAVILY CONGESTED. SO I THINK THAT SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE ANY ANY FURTHER ACTION IS DONE ON HERE. THE HOTELS IN THE AREA HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOUGHT UP, AND THIS PROPERTY ABUTS THOSE HOTEL PROPERTIES. THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. SO I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER CONCERN I WOULD HAVE. THE OTHER THING IS I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING IN VERSUS THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE. SO AT A CAR A MINUTE GOING IN, LET'S SAY THAT'S 60 PEOPLE AN HOUR GOING IN. IF THEY ONLY HAVE SEVEN CLERKS SERVING PEOPLE, AND IT TAKES 12 MINUTES TO SERVE EACH PERSON, THEY CAN SERVE 35 PEOPLE AN HOUR. WHERE ARE THE REST OF THOSE PEOPLE GOING TO BE? IN THE PARKING LOT? I KNOW, HE SAID. THERE'S NO LOITERING, BUT I CAN'T SEE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THE LOT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT, ABOUT THE STATE AND THE CONTROL OF THE PHYSICAL FACILITY, WHICH IS NICE. NO CONTROL ON OUTSIDE. IF SOMEBODY PARTAKES IN THE IN MARIJUANA OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT PERSON? I KNOW IT'S NOT ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. A LOT OF THINGS NOT ALLOWED BY STATE LAW THAT HAPPEN. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT PERSON? THEY'RE GOING TO PARTAKE IN THE PARKING LOT, THEN IMMEDIATELY GO OUT ONTO STRINGTOWN ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY. AND WE HEARD FROM THE PHARMACIST ABOUT THE EFFECTS AND THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA ON PEOPLE, SO THAT THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE AMOUNT OF QUEUING THAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THEY THEY WOULD NEED 13 CLERKS IN THERE TO SERVE THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AN HOUR. AND THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SEVEN, SEVEN EMPLOYEES. I DON'T KNOW IF ALL THOSE ARE SERVING CLERKS. THANK YOU. COMMENTS. QUESTIONS FOR ME. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS DID AND DID YOU WANT TO THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, YOU WERE ADDRESSING THEM. YOU YOU WOULD LIKE. YEAH. ESPECIALLY HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SERVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY'RE ANTICIPATING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF THERE'S ANY IF ANYBODY PARTAKES IN THE PARKING LOT, WHAT HAPPENS? IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY PENALTY FOR THAT PERSON? AND IF SO, WHO'S GOING TO ENFORCE THAT? THANK YOU. WOULD YOU MIND, MR. WELCH? THANK YOU. SURE. WE ARE NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY, BUT WE WILL HAVE AND ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CAMERAS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO CAPTURE CLEAR, DEFINED VIDEO AND IMAGES OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF[00:25:01]
THE BUILDING. AND WE WILL GLADLY WORK WITH THE LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE LAWS ARE FOLLOWED. OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ARE NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. AND AND AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC IS CONCERNED, WE SIMPLY PROVIDED WHAT WE SAW AS EXTREME MAXIMUM TRAFFIC LEVELS THAT WE REALLY DO NOT ANTICIPATE. YOUR MATH IS CORRECT. WE'RE ONLY ANTICIPATING SEVEN KIOSK CASH. POS SYSTEMS IN THE DISPENSARY.THAT IS A REACTION OF WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST, AND WE DO NOT EXPECT TO SERVE A PATIENT A MINUTE. IT'S IT'S IT'S UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDED BECAUSE WE WE INTERPRETED THE QUESTIONS MORE AS A TRAFFIC ISSUE. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE JUST EXTREME HIGH LEVELS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. BUT NO, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF CUSTOMER TURNOVER IN A REALISTIC BASIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ADEQUATELY ANSWERED. YEAH. THANK YOU. WELCOME. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO COUNCIL. THIS APPLICATION NUMBER ONE WITH THE THREE ITEMS STIPULATED BY THE THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. SECOND AND ROLL CALL CHAIR. OYSTER. NO. MR. FARNSWORTH. NO. MR. ROACH.
YES. MISS. WEMLINGER? NO. MR. WELCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WILL GO AHEAD TO COUNCIL
[2. APPLICATION: Patrick Property – Preliminary Development Plan]
IN TWO WEEKS. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PATRICK PROPERTY PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HILARY LAFFIN, THE PLANNING AND ENTITLEMENTS MANAGER FOR THE APPLICANT GRANT COMMUNITIES. AND OUR ADDRESS IS 3940 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, ERLANGER, KENTUCKY.
41018. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 93 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 50 PAIRED PATIO HOMES ON 39.4 ACRES ON GROVE CITY ROAD. THIS APPLICATION WAS POSTPONED AT THE SEPTEMBER 2ND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, AND SINCE THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT HAS REVISED THE PLANS TO REFLECT FEEDBACK RECEIVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF, INCLUDING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND RECONFIGURING THE OPEN SPACE ON SITE TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS, AND IS INTENDED TO ASSESS IF THE PROPOSED USE OF A SITE AND BASIC LAYOUT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA. THE DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED TO OFFER TWO TYPES OF HOUSING SINGLE FAMILY AND ATTACHED PAIRED PATIO HOMES, FOR A TOTAL OF 143 UNITS ON SITE. EACH HOME WILL BE ON ITS OWN LOT, AND PROPOSED LOT WIDTHS ARE 52FT FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 34FT FOR THE PAIRED PATIO HOMES. STAFF BELIEVE THE PROPOSED LOT WIDTHS AND HOUSING OPTIONS ARE APPROPRIATE, NOTING THAT MANY RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE INCLUDED A MIX OF HOUSING STYLES AS WELL AS SMALLER LOT SIZES, WHICH REFLECT CHANGING HOUSING PREFERENCES. MATERIALS STATE THAT ALL ROADWAYS WILL BE PUBLIC AND MEASURE 28FT IN WIDTH, ALLOWING FOR ON STREET PARKING ON ONE SIDE, AND AN EMERGENCY ACCESS DRIVE IS PROPOSED OFF GROVE CITY ROAD TO PROVIDE SECONDARY ACCESS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. SAMPLE ELEVATIONS WERE SUBMITTED FOR BOTH THE DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING UNITS AS WELL AS THE PAIRED PATIO HOMES FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW. WHILE THESE ELEVATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, STAFF BELIEVE MODIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE OR NEW ELEVATIONS SHOULD BE PROPOSED TO DE-EMPHASIZE THE GARAGES ON THE SINGLE FAMILY. ON THE SINGLE STORY PAIRED PATIO ELEVATIONS. ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS, AND STAFF EXPECT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS TO OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN GROVE CITY. THE DEVELOPMENT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE REQUIRED FOR CODE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LOTS MATERIALS STATE THAT RESERVED WILL BE A CENTRALIZED COMMUNITY PARK THAT INCLUDES A PICNIC SHELTER, TOT LOT ACTIVITY, LAWN, AND OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. PLANS SHOW FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS PROPOSED THROUGH THE OPEN SPACES, WHICH CONNECT THE INTERNAL SIDEWALK NETWORK ON SITE STAFF HAVE RECOMMENDED THE APPLICANT DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A TRAIL EASEMENT WITH THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION TO THE EAST, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A TRAIL TO CONNECT TO THE SUBDIVISION, AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THEY ARE IN CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS
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REGARDING AN EASEMENT TO ALLOW FOR THIS TRAIL CONNECTION. LANDSCAPING STANDARDS WILL ALSO BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS TO ADDRESS LANDSCAPING FOR EACH UNIT BUFFER AND STREET TREES, ENTRY FEATURES, AND OTHER LANDSCAPING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE DETAIL SHOWS STREET TREES ALONG THE ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT RESERVE AREAS AND THE PROPOSED BASINS, AND AN EVERGREEN BUFFER WITHIN RESERVE ZC TO SCREEN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FROM EXISTING HOMES ALONG GROVE CITY ROAD. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE SUCH SCREENING IS SHOWN AND FURTHER DISCUSSION IS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH TREE PRESERVATION AND SCREENING AREAS ALONG THE PROPERTY LINES OF THE DEVELOPMENT. NOTING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALIGNS WITH THE RESIDENTIAL INTENT FOR THE AREA, AND WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RESIDENCES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP MEET THE INCREASING NEED FOR HOUSING IN THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION, AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE OPEN SPACE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. AFTER VIEWING CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED. I WILL JUST MAKE A COMMENT TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS A LETTER THAT DID COME IN WITH THIS AS WELL FROM A A NEIGHBOR, I BELIEVE, TO THE WEST, WHO WAS ASKING FOR MAYBE SOME BETTER TRANSITION FROM THE PROPERTIES TO THEIR TO THEIR PROPERTY, PERHAPS LANDSCAPING BUFFER, THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY.
MISS LAFFAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? SURE. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RUN THROUGH. AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE TWO COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE HERE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. THIS WILL BE A REPEAT OF A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THAT BRIEFLY. OH, GOSH. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE. SO THE APPLICANT FOR THIS PROJECT IS GREEN COMMUNITIES. GREEN COMMUNITIES IS THE AFFILIATED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF FISHER HOMES. SO WE BUILD THE LAND, THEY BUILD THE HOMES. BUT WE ARE ONE PARENT COMPANY. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1980 BY OUR OWNER, HENRY FISHER, WHO IS STILL VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION TODAY. WE EXPANDED INTO THE COLUMBUS MARKET IN 2008, AND WE'VE BEEN OPERATING BUSINESS HERE SINCE THEN, AND SOME OF OUR MOST NOTABLE COMMUNITIES AROUND GROVE CITY WOULD INCLUDE OUR FARMSTEAD COMMUNITY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST GROVE CITY, OFF OF OFF OF JACKSON PIKE 104 AND CHASE LANDINGS AND DAY FARM ARE SOME OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD INCORPORATE SIMILAR PROJECT PRODUCT TO WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE. SO AS FAR AS SITE CONTEXT GOES, SO THIS SITE IS LOCATED JUST ABOUT A MILE WEST OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE LOVE THIS LOCATION FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN. GROVE CITY OFFERS A LOT OF AMENITIES FOR POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS. IT PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO MAJOR HIGHWAYS FOR WORK AND TRANSPORTATION, AND THE THE COMMUNITY WILL BE LOCATED OFF OF GROVE CITY ROAD IS WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING THE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE. THIS IS AN ASSEMBLAGE OF EIGHT PARCELS, AND THOSE EIGHT PARCELS TOGETHER ARE ABOUT 39 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS. WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING POND. IT'S A FARM POND LOCATED ON THE SITE, AS WELL AS A SMALL STREAM OR DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY ALONG GROVE CITY ROAD. AND AS WE GET INTO THE PLAN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE KIND OF ADDRESSING THOSE DIFFERENT EXISTING NATURAL ELEMENTS. THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS NEARBY THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS, AS WELL AS SOME EXISTING TREE LINE BUFFERS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, UP AGAINST AUTUMN GROVE AND ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY ALONG GROVE CITY ROAD. THE EXISTING ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY IS SEMI RESIDENTIAL SR, AND WE ARE PLANNING TO REZONE IT. PUD THIS IS IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP AS OF TODAY, AND OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY AS WE GO THROUGH THE PDP AND FDP. SO AS FAR AS THE SITE LAYOUT GOES, WE WERE HERE BACK IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. WE HAD A PLAN THAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE HAD APPROACHED STAFF WITH. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL HOW THE OPEN SPACE WAS BEING ARRANGED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS MAYBE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE DENSITY OF THIS PROJECT, BUT IN WORKING WITH STAFF, THEY BELIEVE THAT
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THERE WAS A WAY TO OVERCOME OR, YOU KNOW, THE DENSITY COULD BE MET OR OVERCOME BY THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE BY CODE IN THIS COMMUNITY, I'M SORRY, BY THE DENSITY CALCULATIONS BY GROVE CITY IS 7.21 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OPEN SPACE THAT'S REQUIRED BY CODE AND WHAT COUNTS PER CODE ON THIS PLAN, WE ARE OFFERING 8.34 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS ABOUT 15% MORE THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED. BUT IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE OPEN SPACE AS A AS A TOTAL, EVEN THE THINGS THAT AREN'T COUNTED TOWARDS THE APPLICABLE OPEN SPACE PER THE CODE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUFFER AND KIND OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OR THAT SPACE AS IT DEAD ENDS DIRECTLY FROM OUR MAIN THOROUGHFARE DOWN AT THE SOUTH END OF THE OF THE SITE. THERE'S SOME AREAS LIKE THIS THAT IF YOU ACTUALLY FACTOR EVEN THOSE KIND OF SMALLER COMMUNITY POCKETS, AND WE'RE ABOUT 30% OF THE OPEN SPACE OVER IN THIS SITE, WE ARE PROPOSING A MIX OF TWO DIFFERENT HOME TYPES. SO THE FIRST ONE IS OUR MAPLE STREET PRODUCT, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE TYPE. AND I WILL SHOW SOME EXAMPLES OF ELEVATIONS AND THE THE PRODUCT ON THE COMING SLIDES. AND THERE ARE OTHER PRODUCT THAT WE'RE OFFERING IS THE PAIRED PATIO PRODUCT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A TOWNHOME PRODUCT WHERE TWO RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A JOINT WALL. NOW, THIS PRODUCT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL TOWNHOME PRODUCT, AND THAT THESE ARE FEE SIMPLE LOTS. SO THE HOMEOWNERS DO OWN THEIR OWN LOT. HOWEVER IT WILL BE OWNED, I'M SORRY. IT WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE HOA. SO RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THAT LUXURY AND THAT SERVICE PROVIDED TO THEM THROUGH THIS IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THE DIFFERENT OPEN SPACE POCKETS, WE ARE OFFERING VARIOUS AMENITIES THROUGHOUT THE SITE. SO WE ARE OFFERING A PICNIC SHELTER, PLAYGROUNDS, WALKING TRAILS AND A DOG PARK KIND OF IN THE REAR. ISOLATED OPEN SPACE DOWN IN THE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE TWO LARGER OPEN SPACES THAT YOU SEE ON SITE. SO AS YOU COME INTO THE COMMUNITY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST OBJECTIVES OR GOALS, AS WE WENT TO GO RELOOK AT THE DESIGN OF THIS COMMUNITY, WAS TO CREATE A SPACE FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT REALLY THE PEOPLE OF GROVE CITY. SO WE'VE CREATED A TWO ACRE PARK THAT'S CENTRAL TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S INVITING TO NOT JUST PEOPLE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S A REALLY ASSET TO TO ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND AND ENJOY THAT PARK OR THAT FACILITY. GROVE CITY DOES ALLOW PARKING ON ONE SIDE SO RESIDENTS CAN CAN PARK ON STREET PARKING, BUT WE WILL PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF SMALLER PARKING WITHIN THE PARK ITSELF.SO AGAIN, THERE'S THIS KIND OF A HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT AMENITIES WILL BE GOING WHERE WITHIN THE WITHIN THE PARK. AND THEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT AMENITIES, WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON THEMING, ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND FEELS LIKE AS WE SET IT UP. SO THE ENTRY MONUMENT ELEMENTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PICNIC SHELTER OR THE TOT LOT.
AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS CAN BE CARRIED THROUGHOUT, WHETHER IT'S SIGNAGE OR BRANDING. SO WE TRY TO CARRY THESE THEMES AND ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. IN OUR SINGLE FAMILY COLLECTION. THESE RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 1400 TO 3000FT■!S. THE 1400, THOUGH, THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE IS REALLY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WOULD BE LIKE OUR SINGLE STORY, AND THAT WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE BASEMENT. SO IF SOMEONE WERE TO HAVE A SINGLE STORY AND THEN A BASEMENT ADDITION TO THAT, IT WOULD BE MORE THAN 1400. BUT IF SOMEONE WERE TO JUST BUY LIKE A SLAB HOME, IT WOULD BE THAT MINIMUM. THEY RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 BEDROOMS, AND THEN TWO AND A HALF TO THREE AND A HALF BATHS. THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT THE STREETSCAPE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. SOME OF THE ELEVATIONS. AND THEN OUR PAIRED PATIO COLLECTIONS, WHAT WE REFER TO AS OUR HUDSON'S AND WEMBLEY'S. THE HUDSON'S IS THE TWO STORY THAT YOU SEE HERE.
AND THEN ON THE COMING SLIDE, I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT OUR PAIRED PATIO, OUR PAIRED PATIO WEMBLEY LOOKS LIKE. AND THESE RANGE FROM 1600 TO 2100FT■!S AND HAVE2 TO 3 BEDROOMS IN THEM. AND THE BUYER FOR THIS PRODUCT IS TYPICALLY SOMEBODY THAT'S EITHER A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, TO OWN A, TO OWN A HOME AND OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY OR PERHAPS A MOVE DOWN BUYER. IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHICH PRODUCT YOU'RE BUYING. BUT WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THESE RESIDENTS THAT'S TYPICALLY MORE RESERVED FOR THE FOR THE MAPLE STREET COLLECTION, WHICH I JUST PREVIOUSLY SHOWED. SO HERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT THOSE TWO
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DIFFERENT PRODUCTS LOOK LIKE. AND WE ANTICIPATE ON MIXING THOSE THROUGHOUT THIS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE LET THE BUYER PICK WHAT IT IS THEY'D LIKE TO BUILD. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONE PERSON WILL BUY THEIR SIDE OF THE LOT. WE'LL BUILD THAT PLAN, AND THEN THAT WILL LEAVE THE SECOND DOOR RESIDENT OPEN TO SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME IN AND BUY THAT TYPE OF HOME. JUST A COUPLE CONSIDERATIONS. AND BEFORE I JUMP INTO WHAT IS ON THE SLIDE, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A STEP BACK TO THE PLAN AND MAYBE SOME PERCEIVED SAFETY ISSUES FROM WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE LAST MEETING. AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THE OVERALL DENSITY, AND MAYBE THE SITE WAS TOO DENSE. AND I KNOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A DRESSED OR CAME UP AND DISCUSSED THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP AND SAY THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THEM ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. WE REACHED OUT VIA VIA EMAIL AND FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION AND THE MEETING LAST, LAST MONTH, THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY EXPRESSED ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. THEY JUST SAID AS LONG AS WE WERE MEETING THE FIRE CODE AND BUILDING CODE, THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER ISSUES REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT, THEY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE USING THE APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR SECONDARY EMERGENCY ACCESS, WHICH WILL BE MET PER THEIR STANDARDS. AND THEN THE SECOND PERCEIVED SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING WAS, I THINK TRAFFIC MAY HAVE COME UP DURING THAT MEETING AND WE ARE STILL UNDERGOING A TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THIS. WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH CITY STAFF AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS WHICH INTERSECTIONS WILL BE STUDIED, AS WELL AS THE ENTRANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WILL PERFORM A TRAFFIC STUDY. AND WHEN WE GET THOSE RESULTS, WE ARE WILLING TO MEET AND COMPLY WITH WHATEVER THE RESULTS OF THAT SAY, WHETHER THAT'S IMPROVEMENTS TO, YOU KNOW, UNDERPERFORMING INTERSECTIONS OR. TURN LANES AT THE ENTRANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE WE ARE WILLING TO WORK, WORK WITH STAFF AND AND THE BOARDS REGARDING THOSE RESULTS. SO REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC SITE AND WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED IN THE 2050 GROVE CITY FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. SO THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS EDGE LIVING, WHICH DOES CALL FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY TYPE OF COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, WE IT DOES DIFFERENTIATE A LITTLE BIT THERE BECAUSE THERE IN IN THAT CLASSIFICATION IS 1 TO 5 ACRE LOTS. AND SOMETHING THAT I HAD BROUGHT UP IN THE LAST MEETING WAS, I THINK THAT WHEN THIS SITE WAS BEING ANALYZED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THERE WAS MAYBE SOME OVERLOOK AS TO. THIS, THESE INDIVIDUAL EIGHT PARCELS COMING TOGETHER AS ONE ASSEMBLAGE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO, THREE, YOU KNOW, EIGHT ACRE LOTS, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THAT WOULD BE THAT.BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS A REAL CONSIDERATION THAT THIS WAS EVER REALLY GOING TO BE A POSSIBILITY. AND WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD WITH THESE DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS, THESE SIX DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS TO MAKE THIS A POSSIBILITY. SO GOING OFF OF THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, I KNOW THAT THIS IS EDGE LIVING IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT GIVEN THE CLOSE LOCATION TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS COULD AND SHOULD HAVE A HIGHER DENSITY THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES IN GROVE CITY, CONTEXTUALLY. AND ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, EVEN TO THE WEST OF US. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM GROVE CITY ROAD, THERE ARE SOME EVEN HIGHER INTENSITY USES. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT LOW INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND FLEX EMPLOYMENT CENTER, WHICH ARE JUST KIND OF ENCOMPASSING OUR SITE. SO THOSE KIND OF USES WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, MEDIUM TO LARGE FOOTPRINT STRUCTURES AND LARGE TO VERY LARGE FOOTPRINT STRUCTURES. SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I, I WOULD THINK THAT SOME OF THESE, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THESE USES WOULD HAVE MORE TRAFFIC, HIGHER INTENSITY. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE AS A WHOLE, IT FEELS LIKE THIS COMMUNITY WOULD BE A GOOD TRANSITION BETWEEN WHAT IS THE SR SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL AND SOME OF THESE HIGHER INTENSITY USES. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. I WILL LEAVE THIS UP. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ASKED ME QUESTIONS NOW OR NOW'S THE TIME. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. YEAH. ONE THING YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE OPEN PARK THAT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, USUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NOT JUST A DEVELOPMENT. CORRECT. AND HOW WAS THAT MANAGED? OR
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YOU KNOW, HOW IS THAT ACCESS? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE BIKE PATHS THERE TODAY GOING DOWN GROCERY ROAD CURRENTLY? NO. AND THAT WAS WHY, AS MR. LOGAN MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING WITH FISHER HOMES TO TRY AND GET A REGIONAL TRAIL CONNECTION THROUGH THE CEMETERY RIGHT NOW. BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO TRAIL ALONG GROVE CITY ROAD IN THIS LOCATION. AND JUST HOW WOULD YOU MANAGE THAT? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK THE COMMUNITY WOULD WANT TO HAVE FIRST DIBS ON WHO'S GOING TO USE THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURES AND SO FORTH. SURE.AND AND, MIKE, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE WELL VERSED IN THE CODE THAN I AM, BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE PARKS THAT ARE BUILT WITHIN GROVE CITY ARE ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES, BUT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, ALL RESIDENTS OF GROVE CITY. SO WE WOULD NOT LIMIT ANYBODY FROM COMING IN, BUT IT WOULD BE MAINTAINED AND TECHNICALLY OWNED BY THE HOA. THANK YOU. WILL THERE BE A WALKING PATH ALONG THE FRONT POND? YES. SO THERE IS A PATH AND I KNOW IT'S KIND OF HARD. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ZOOM IN. I'M GOING TO TRY, SO I MIGHT MESS THIS UP. I CAN'T. THERE IS A POND THAT GOES AROUND THE ENTIRE POND ITSELF. YES. OKAY. AND THEN WHAT DO YOU SEE? KIND OF THAT THICKER LINE THERE THAT GOES UP TO GROVE CITY ROAD. THAT IS THE EMERGENCY ACCESS TO PROVIDE A SECONDARY ACCESS INTO THIS COMMUNITY. OKAY. AND THEN I DID READ THE LETTER THAT MISS MURDOCH SUBMITTED AND I DID AGREE. AND ABOUT A BARRIER OF LANDSCAPE. BUT IS THAT GOING TO BE ON THE LIKE THE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THAT WILL YOU ADDRESS THAT THERE. YOU WOULDN'T REALLY ADDRESS THAT HERE, CORRECT. YES. STANDARDS RELATED TO SCREENING AND LIKE THAT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED DURING THE REZONING PROCESS. AND THAT'S WHY WE NOTED IN THE REPORT THAT THAT'S IMPERATIVE TO KIND OF ESTABLISH THOSE, TO MAKE SURE IT'S ADEQUATELY BUFFERED FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES. PERFECT. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S DONE. OKAY. PERFECT. I'LL JUST ADD OUT OF CURIOSITY, IT WAS NOTED THAT YOU WORK WITH THE CITY TO DE-EMPHASIZE THE GARAGE DOORS AND THE ARCHITECTURE. AND YOU DO YOU FORESEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE WHATSOEVER? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I MEAN, SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE WOULD USE TO DE-EMPHASIZE IT WOULD BE LIKE IMPLEMENTING A CARRIAGE STYLE GARAGE DOOR, ADDING HARDWARE TO IT. WE FIND THAT THE THE WINDOWS ON THE GARAGE DOORS, I THINK IT WAS INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE EXAMPLES, BUT ADDING THOSE WINDOWS REALLY HELPS DE-EMPHASIZE THAT FULL SCREEN DOOR AND REALLY KIND OF OPENS IT UP. SO I DON'T I DON'T FORESEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STAFF WITH. THANKS. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WHEN YOU ARRIVE? PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS THE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I'M CHRISTINA MURDOCK, 4577 GROVE CITY ROAD. I'M THE WEST ADJACENT PROPERTY, SO I JUST WANTED TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS SIGN MOVED. I KNOW THE THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE SELLING TWO PARCELS DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT TODAY UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SO THEY'VE BEEN NOT INFORMED. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE UPSET ABOUT THE POND GOING AWAY AS WELL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE SIGN PUT OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED FOR THE BUFFER. I KNOW IN ALL OF THE UPDATED TITLE ONE, TITLE FOUR DOCUMENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT HE'S MADE IT CLEAR THAT THAT'S A NEED AND A CONCERN. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ADDRESSED AND I APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TODAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF YOU COULD JUST WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? MY NAME IS CHARLES JOHNSON. I LIVE AT 2715 LAURIS WAY, GROVE CITY, OHIO. THERE'S MY CONCERNS I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS THAT THE PATRICK PROPERTY IS GOING TO HAVE 143 UNITS TOTAL. AND NOW THEN, I UNDERSTAND THE GREEN OAKS AT GROVE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 120 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY. THIS ALSO NOT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENTS OCCURRING AT MCDOWELL ROAD, THE COURTYARDS AT MULBERRY ROAD AND WHITE ROAD, MCDOWELL ROAD AND ON WHITE ROAD. I CANNOT FIND OUT HOW MANY UNITS THAT IS. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON AT THE 655 AND BORE ROAD. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY UNITS HAVE GONE THERE, SO I ROUGHLY ESTIMATE MIGHT BE BE FIVE TOTAL OF 5 TO 600 UNITS. BIGGEST CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT
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AS FAR AS THE TWO BIGGEST BUDGET THINGS IS PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE AND FIRE, ACCORDING TO THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. AS THE 2024, THE RUN VOLUME IS ONE 11,633 CALLS OF SERVICE. THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 31.87 RENTS A DAY BY FOUR STATIONS. THEY HAVE THE STAFF OF 106 FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, IS SPLIT BETWEEN FOUR STATIONS. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF 31 FIREFIGHTERS FOR A 24 HOUR SHIFT. AS FOR A THREE UNIT WORKING SHIFT, YOU KNOW, ONE UNIT, TWO UNIT, THREE UNIT THAT'S AVERAGED 7.3 FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICS PER PER SHIFT MINUS VACATIONS. IF SICK LEAVE WHEN A FIREFIGHTER IS OR AN OFFICER TAKES A COURSE OR COURSES AT A STATE FIRE ACADEMY OR THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY, OR ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED FIRE SPECIALTY TRAINING UNIT IN US. ALSO, A MEMBER IS ABOUT READY TO RETIRE THIS YEAR, AND ALSO THOSE THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE ENROLLMENT TO THE DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN. THE BIGGEST THREAT TO ANY COMMUNITY SUCH AS THIS IS RADIANT HEAT. I HEAR THE SPACES OF THE HOUSES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 35 32FT TO 54FT, BUT HOW MUCH OF THE SPACE IS BETWEEN EACH HOUSE? WHERE I'M COMING FROM, I'VE HAD 46 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE. 14 YEARS THAT SAW THE TOWNSHIP FIRE OR ELECTED AS THE LIEUTENANT FROM 75 TO 86. I HAVE TEN YEARS AS AN AUXILIARY FIREFIGHTER FOR THE COLUMBUS FIRE AUXILIARY. ABOUT FOUR OF THOSE YEARS AS ASSISTANT CHIEF.MY WRITING TIME WAS AT LADDER ONE DOWNTOWN, AND I HAD 32 YEARS WITH COLUMBUS FIRE AND RETIRED FROM THERE. I SERVED IN DOWNTOWN, THE BOTTOMS AND ALSO. AND DRIVING PARK AREA. ALSO THE CONCERNS ABOUT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING SOME PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE POLICE SCHOOLING AT THIS MOMENT. AND WHAT IS THE AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HOW MANY THEY HAVE ON STAFF NOW? ALSO FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO INCLUDING FOR THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT ON GROVE CITY ROAD IS INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY. I SENT A LETTER TO COUNCIL SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING TAX ABATEMENTS. ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR, THERE'S 8,000,853 $850,403.16 HAS BEEN AWARDED. IT'S BEEN AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING FOR TAX ABATEMENTS. THE REASON AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR US TO GIVE AWAY OUR TAX PAYING DOLLARS FOR ABATEMENTS THAT WILL AFFECT OUR CITY, SUCH AS LOSS OF PUBLIC SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE, ADDITIONAL STRAINS TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL BUDGET, TAX HIKES, THE PROPERTY OWNERS IMPACT OF REVENUE LOSS, THE SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND AFTER TAX ABATEMENT EXPIRES, THE HOMEOWNER MAY HAVE TO LOWER THEIR ASKING PRICE TO SERVE THEIR HOME. SO IT JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS OUTSTANDING TAX ABATEMENT. AND FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, ACCORDING TO OUR GROVE CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR. GROVE CITY HAS BEEN FLAT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AND LAST NIGHT AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, IT SAID OUR INCOME TAX IS FLAT.
AND THEY SAID IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWNHILL. SO WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK TO SUPPLY UTILITIES TO THESE AREAS, AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE? AND ALSO THE HIRING OF OFFICERS? WAS THIS GOING TO DO TO THE RUN VOLUME FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE? I'M TALKING ABOUT FROM EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE WHEN I WAS THE RESCUE TECH FOR 13 YEARS, I WAS STATIONED I WAS TEMPORARY TRANSFER TO STATION FIVE, MCNAUGHTON ROAD AND WE HAD TO GO UP TO KENNEDY. KENNEDY KENNEDY ROAD WAS WAY OUT EAST. IT TOOK US 8 TO 10 MINUTES TO GET THERE. RECENTLY I HAD A CALL WITH THE THE MEDICS TO OUR HOUSE FOR MY WIFE, AND WITHIN 3
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TO 5 MINUTES AFTER MY WIFE HUNG UP THE TIME OF DISPATCH THERE IN OUR HOUSE. WHEN A PERSON GETS IN A HEART ATTACK OR HAVE A MAJOR TRAUMA, 3 TO 5 MINUTES IS VERY CRITICAL. SO THIS I CAN SEE THE RUNS FOR THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP IS GOING TO BE MORE THAN 31 RUNS A DAY. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ONE, YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALSO FOR BRINGING THIS ALL TO OUR ATTENTION AND CHOOSING TO SPEAK TODAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT. JUST BRIEFLY NOT ADDRESS ALL THE POINTS, BUT JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS? THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION OF TAX ABATEMENTS OR TIFS ON THIS PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE OF THE RUNS AND ALL THE OTHER KIND OF THE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT. THE COUNTY HAS PROPERTY TAX THAT ESTABLISHES THE LEVIES AT THE RATE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AND COVER THE COST OF SERVICES. SO YES, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL COSTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES, THOSE SHOULD OFFSET. WE HAVEN'T DONE A DETAILED ANALYSIS, BUT THAT'S NORMALLY HOW IT WORKS. WE THE IN THE PAST COUPLE MEETINGS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT FLAT INCOME TAX WITHHOLDINGS FROM THE CITY, MAINLY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED POST-COVID VERSUS PRE-COVID. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF HOW THOSE THOSE INCENTIVES AFFECT OTHER TAX TAXING JURISDICTIONS. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE JURISDICTIONS. AND AND ADDITIONALLY, SOME OF THOSE INCENTIVES, NOT ALL OF THEM REQUIRE US MITIGATION TO A CERTAIN LEVEL FOR THOSE DIFFERENT TAXING JURISDICTIONS. SO IT'S IT'S NOT AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER. IT'S NOT AN EASY SITUATION. BUT WE DO PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR OUR PARTNERS OUTSIDE THE CITY. SO. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING? NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION CHAIR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE APPLICATION TO THE PATRICK PROPERTY PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SECOND ROLL CALL, MR. FARNSWORTH. YES, MR. ROACH? YES, MISS. WEMLINGER? YES, CHAIR. MR. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ITEM
[3. APPLICATION: Green Oaks of Grove City – Preliminary Development Plan]
NUMBER THREE, GREEN OAKS OF GROVE CITY, PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JARED EISENTHAL, VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT AT EVERGREEN. OUR ADDRESS IS 566 WEST LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A NEW 120 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY AT 4745 BIG RUN SOUTH ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS TO BE CONCEPTUAL AND TO ASSESS IF THE PROPOSED USE OF A SITE AND BASIC LAYOUT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA, WITH MORE IN-DEPTH REVIEWS OCCURRING WITH LATER APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE 4.14 ACRE SITE WILL BE ACCESSED FROM A CURB CUT OFF HOLT ROAD, AND THE PROPOSED THREE STORY BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO TOTAL 96,000 SQUARE FOOT FEET AND CONTAIN 120 UNITS. MATERIALS INDICATE THAT A TOTAL OF 68 STUDIO UNITS AND 52 ONE BEDROOM ASSISTED LIVING UNITS ARE PROPOSED, MATERIALS STATE THE BUILDING WILL ALSO PROVIDE A RANGE OF AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING A LARGE DINING ROOM, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, FITNESS ROOM, BEAUTY SALON, GAME ROOM, ACTIVITY ROOMS, COMPUTER STATION, A LIBRARY, ART SPACES AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ROOMS AND LOUNGES. PARKING IS LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE, BETWEEN THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH, AND IS SET BACK TO ALLOW FOR SCREENING TO BE PLANTED. 70 PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED, SIX OF WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE, WHILE THE AMOUNT OF PARKING PROVIDED IS LESS THAN ONE SPACE PER UNIT.THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THE AMOUNT OF PARKING IS SIMILAR TO OTHER EXISTING FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE DEVELOPER, AND ISN'T AS AND IS IN LINE WITH WHAT IS SEEN FOR OTHER ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. A SECONDARY EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT IS LOCATED OFF BIG RUN SOUTH ROAD, AND IS PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED OFF WITH KNOCK DOWN BOLLARDS TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY. AN OUTDOOR AREA FOR RESIDENTS IS SHOWN AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING TO PROVIDE
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RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. PLANS SHOW AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE PATH RUNNING FROM LAKE LANIER DRIVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE TO HOLT ROAD, WHERE THE PATH RUNS THE ENTIRETY OF THE SITE'S FRONTAGE, TO ACT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CITY'S GROWING TRAIL NETWORK, AND PROVIDES SAFE ACCESS TO THE HOLT ROAD TRAIL AND SCHOOL SITES NORTH OF BIG RUN SOUTH ROAD FOR RESIDENTS IN THE CONCORD LAKE SUBDIVISION. THE BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO BE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 44FT FROM GRADE TO PEAK OF ROOF, AND TOTAL THREE STORIES. THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE FINISHED IN A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS INCLUDING FIBER CEMENT, LAP SIDING, FIBER CEMENT BOARD, AND BATTEN SIDING. FURTHER DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF THE ARCHITECTURE WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT THE ARCHITECTURE IS APPROPRIATE AND COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER AREA DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF MASONRY ON THE STRUCTURE, WERE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THE SUBMITTED LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOW THE INTENT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY CODE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS WHICH WILL STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH FUTURE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL LANDSCAPING AROUND THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, PARKING LOT, PERIMETER PLANTING, SCREENING PLANTINGS, AND PERIMETER PLANTINGS TO PROVIDE SCREENING FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. STAFF BELIEVE THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS IN CHARACTER, WITH THE LAND USE INTENT FOR THE AREA AND ACTS AS APPROPRIATE. TRANSITION TRANSITIONAL USE BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST AND OTHER AREA DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE SOUTH-WESTERN CAREER ACADEMY AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS HOLT ROAD IN THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, AND THEREFORE, AFTER VIEWING CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WITH THE THREE STIPULATIONS NOTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANY DETAILS? YEAH, SURE. JUST BRIEFLY. FIRST DASH IN THE STAFF. IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU GUYS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. WE WE FIRST CAME IN TOWN BACK IN MAY TO PRESENT THIS IDEA, AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY COLLABORATIVE BACK AND FORTH, INCLUDING REVIEW OF THE FIRE, REVIEW OF THE LANDSCAPING OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT I'LL QUICKLY GO THROUGH. IF NOT, I HAVE HARD COPIES THAT WE CAN. OKAY. YOU KNOW, FIRST I'LL SAY WE BELIEVE THIS SITE IS A IS A GREAT USE FOR MORE ASSISTED LIVING, AND GROVE CITY SENIORS ARE THE FASTEST GROWING AND MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN OHIO. THERE WILL BE OVER 3 MILLION SENIORS IN OHIO BY 2030. THAT'S 1 IN 4 SENIORS. AND TODAY, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH APPROPRIATE CARE OPTIONS FOR SENIORS. WE BELIEVE THAT MORE ASSISTED LIVING IN GROVE CITY CAN BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. JUST BRIEFLY, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT US.AGAIN, MY NAME IS JARED EISENTHAL WITH EVERGREEN REAL ESTATE GROUP. WE'RE A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY WITH PROPERTIES IN 14 STATES. WE HAVE 15,000 UNITS, OVER 100 PROPERTIES WITH SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE. IN OHIO TODAY, WE HAVE OVER 1000 UNITS IN TEN PROPERTIES. WE'RE ACTIVELY, ACTIVELY DEVELOPING MORE ASSISTED LIVING IN THE STATE, TOO. I'M HERE TODAY ALONGSIDE OUR EXPERIENCED DEVELOPMENT TEAM. WE HAVE MIKE JARABEK FROM MJW ARCHITECTS. WE HAVE MARK SMOLEY FROM SMITH GROUP, OUR ENGINEER, AND THE DOUGLAS COMPANY, WHICH IS AN OHIO BASED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WILL BE OUR OUR GC ON THE PROJECT. REALLY DEEP EXPERIENCE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SENIOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS TEAM. THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS WE BELIEVE ARE A WIN WIN FOR EVERYONE. SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, OVER $30 MILLION RELATING TO JOB GROWTH AND CONSTRUCTION AND WAGES. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS TYPE OF PROJECT IS A DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE GROVE CITY 2050 PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES MORE SENIOR HOUSING FOCUSED GROWTH AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT. I MENTIONED JOBS, SO ABOUT 100 CONSTRUCTION JOBS WILL BE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND ABOUT 50 FULL TIME JOBS. THAT TYPE OF EMPLOYEE GROWTH IS A CATALYST FOR MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMUNITY, BOLSTERING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HOPEFULLY FOSTERING MORE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION WE'RE NOT A NURSING HOME AND WE DON'T PROVIDE MEMORY CARE. IT'S A LOW ACUITY CARE SETTING, SO WE PROVIDE SENIORS WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUPPORT. PRIMARILY, SENIORS MOVE INTO THESE PROPERTIES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DRIVE, WHICH IS WHY THE PARKING RATIO ISN'T QUITE NEEDED. ONLY SEVERAL RESIDENTS TYPICALLY DRIVE. OTHER REASONS ARE MEAL SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. SO GETTING OUT AND ABOUT. WE HOPE THAT THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY ALLOWS A SENIOR AND INDEPENDENT PLACE TO LIVE, SO EACH HAVE THEIR OWN UNIT WITH A KITCHENETTE, BATHROOM, LIVING AREA. BUT THE IDEA IS TO GET THEM OUT INTO THE BUILDING WITH ALL THE VARIOUS AMENITIES AND OUTDOORS AS WELL. EMERGENCY CALL PREVENTION WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER. EMERGENCY SERVICES. WE'RE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE, SO SENIORS WHO ARE LIVING AT HOME WILL NEED TO CALL 911 QUICKER THAN LIVING AT A COMMUNITY HERE. SO WE HAVE ACTIVE FALL PREVENTION TECH, TECH, TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE STAFF
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ON SITE THAT HELPS THAT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST AND THEN SEPARATELY BECAUSE THEY'RE WITH US. IT'S A MORE CONCENTRATED NEED IF THERE IS A CALL NEEDED.I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT WE'RE ALSO A COMMUNITY HUB. I THINK WE'RE AT A REALLY GREAT PART OF TOWN IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER, ACROSS THE STREET FROM A CHURCH WHICH WE OFTEN COLLABORATE WITH ACROSS THE STREET FROM A SCHOOL, WHICH WE USUALLY HAVE PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER WITH, WITH THE SCHOOL AS WELL. SO THIS TRANSITIONAL CORNER IS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY LOOK FOR IN THIS TYPE OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. I WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME HERE.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN AND IF MIKE JERABEK OR MARK SMALLEY WANT TO COME UP AND TALK. BUT WHAT I WANT TO SHOW IS THE VISUALS ON THE RIGHT THAT'S THE TOP ONE, IS LOOKING SOUTH ON HOLT ROAD. WE JUST WANT TO SHOW THE RENDERING THAT WE'RE REALLY NOT INVASIVE. YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS A VISUAL BUILDING, AS YOU APPROACH GOING SOUTH, THIS IS KIND OF THE GATEWAY INTO GROVE CITY FROM COLUMBUS. WE'D BE PROUD TO TO BE HERE WITH A, YOU KNOW, FITTING SEAMLESSLY INTO THE COMMUNITY LOOKING MULTIFAMILY, BUT ALSO LOOKING MORE RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN FINALLY, WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT, BUT WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE NEIGHBORING SOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING AND BUFFER THERE TO MAKE SURE TO MINIMIZE ANY, ANY IMPACT WE HAVE TO THOSE TO THOSE NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE PLENTY OF SLIDES OF VISUALS HERE, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'LL PAUSE. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO GET INTO IT. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS AS OF YET.
LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OF THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO I'LL END WITH? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS. WE'LL COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AND WE HAVE THE FULL REZONE FOR PUD AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE COLLABORATING. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. ITEM THREE GREEN OAKS OF GROVE CITY PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE THREE STIPULATIONS NOTED. SECOND. ROLL CALL. MR. ROACH. YES, MISS. WEMLINGER? YES, CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD. YEAH. AND WITH THAT BEING THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY? ALL
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