Nov 04, 2025 Planning Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

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TO PLANNING COMMISSION. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL. MR. ROACH, MISS WEMLINGER HERE, CHAIR. OYSTER HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH HERE. MR. TITUS HERE.

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 COMMISSIONS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE MEETING MINUTES

[C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES]

IT CAN BE YOUR HOME ADDRESS OR YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS, WHICHEVER YOU PREFER. AND THEN PLEASE STAY AT THE PODIUM. THE CITY WILL READ SOME BACKGROUND, AND THEN WE'LL MAYBE ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS OR SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. AND WITH THAT, OUR FIRST ITEM IS 3558

[1. APPLICATION: 3558 Broadway Studio – Use Approval]

IT'S MORE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. FINE LINE, SPECIALTY TATTOOS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

QUESTIONS? THE PLANNING COMMISSION? I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION. SINCE THIS IS. THE INFORMATION THAT WAS READ, SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A PERMITTED USE, BUT WE WILL PERMIT IT FOR CERTAIN THINGS. IF YOU MAYBE ELABORATE. SO THE OUR ZONING CODE IS ORGANIZED BASED ON SIC CODES, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC LAND USE CLASSIFICATION. THERE ARE CERTAIN USES WHERE THAT CODE IS NOT LISTED AS A PERMITTED USE IN ANY DISTRICT IN OUR ZONING CODE, WHEN THAT IS THE CASE AND THAT USE IS REQUESTED, YOU CAN GO BEFORE BASICALLY TAKE THE REZONING PROCESS FOR THE USE APPROVAL. WHERE WE EXAMINE JUST THAT, USE IT JUST THAT LOCATION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE APPROVING HERE. WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE ALLOWING THIS USE AT THAT LOCATION TO THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES. YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AS WELL. STEVE REINHART 4642. HEATHER BLAND,

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SECOND AND ROLL CALL CHAIR. OYSTER. YES, MR. FARNSWORTH? YES, MR. TITUS? YES, MISS.

WEMLINGER. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER TWO COURTYARDS AT HARRIS PHASE ONE

[2. APPLICATION: Courtyards at Harris Phase 1 – Plat]

TYLER JACKSON, ADDRESS 7965 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43214. I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN CIVIL ENGINEER REPRESENTING THE PROJECT HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS PROPOSED APPLICATION IS FOR A PLOT CONTAINING 75 LOTS AND SEVEN RESERVES. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE REZONING FOR HARRIS FARMS IN 2023 AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN 2024, AND THIS PLOT IS FOR THE PHASE ONE. THE PLOT CONTAINS 75 LOTS, SEVEN RESERVES AND RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR THE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY ROADWAY EXTENSION ON 26.619 ACRES, THE HATHAWAY HOFF HAWTHORNE PARKWAY EXTENSION FROM BORE ROAD TO LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY, AND ALL OTHER ROADS WILL BE IN RESERVES OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HOA. THE CITY OF GROVE CITY WILL OWN A RESERVE CONTAINING A LARGE OPEN SPACE, AS APPROVED ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR REGIONAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS AND NATURAL WATERWAYS. AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PLAT AS SUBMITTED. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO, I THINK TERRY COVERED IT PRETTY WELL. OKAY, QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WITH THAT, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. APPLICATION TO COURTYARDS AT HARRIS PHASE ONE PLAT PLAN. SECOND ROLL CALL, MR. FARNSWORTH. YES, MR. TITUS? YES, MISS. WEMLINGER? YES. CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. ITEM NUMBER

[3. APPLICATION: Columbus Powersports Storage Building– Final Development Plan]

IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO REPRESENTATIVE. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AS IS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A NEW 3000 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE BUILDING BEHIND THE EXISTING COLUMBUS POWERSPORTS BUILDING AT 2815 HOME ROAD. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS SITE AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH RESOLUTION CR 1022 IN MARCH OF 2022, THE PROPOSED METAL BUILDING WILL BE 30FT WIDE BY 100FT DEEP, TOTALING 3000FT■!S, AND IS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE A STONE AND STUCCO FACADE ON THE NORTH ELEVATION FACING HOME ROAD, WHICH WILL MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE. THE STORAGE BUILDING WILL HAVE ITS MAIN POINT OF ACCESS FROM A GARAGE DOOR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, AND AN ADDITIONAL GARAGE DOOR ON THE WEST SIDE, WITH A DRIVE FROM THE PARKING LOT SHOWN ALONG THE SIDE TO ACCESS THIS DOOR. THE PROPOSED BUILDING HAS BEEN SITED TO REDUCE IMPACTS ON THE STREAM CORRIDOR. PROTECTIONS ON FLOODPLAIN WHICH BISECT THE SITE. PLANS SHOW THE BUILDING ONLY MINORLY INFRINGING INTO THE STREAM CORRIDOR PROTECTION ZONE. HOWEVER, PLANS DO NOT CURRENTLY SHOW HOW GRADING FOR THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE COULD FURTHER IMPACT THE STREAM

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MATERIALS INDICATE THE PROPOSED BUILDING WILL ONLY BE USED TO STORE GOLF CARTS AND HAVE NO PUBLIC OR EMPLOYEE OCCUPANCY. AS PROPOSED. STORAGE BUILDING CAN MEET ALL APPLICABLE GROSS CITY 2050 ANALYSIS CRITERIA AND IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT ON SITE.

AFTER VIEWING CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIRMAN, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE APPLICATION THREE THE COLUMBUS POWERSPORTS STORAGE BUILDING FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

SECOND AND ROLL CALL, MR. TITUS. YES, MISS. WEMLINGER CHAIR. OYSTER? YES. MR. FARNSWORTH?

[4. APPLICATION: Rain For Rent Office Building– Final Development Plan]

STAFF HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF METAL PANELING PROPOSED ON THE BUILDING, TO ENSURE THAT THE APPEARANCE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE AREA. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THE CITY'S COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREAS, WHICH HAVE A HEIGHTENED ARCHITECTURAL RECORD. REQUIREMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS A THREE FOOT BRICK WATER TABLE UTILIZING THE SAME BRICK AS THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING BE ADDED OVER THE METAL PANELING ALONG THE WESTERN ELEVATION FACING LEWIS CENTER WAY, IN ORDER TO MORE APPROPRIATELY TRANSITION FROM THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE SITE TO THE BUILDINGS TO THE NORTH. LOCATED IN URBANCREST, A LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED SHOWING PROPOSED LANDSCAPING IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE IN TERMS OF BUILDING PERIMETER PLANTINGS AND PARKING LOT PLANTINGS. THE BUILDING WILL BE LANDSCAPED WITH TREES, SHRUBS ON THREE SIDES, LEAVING THE REAR PORTION OPEN FOR TRUCK LOADING AND STORAGE. ADDITIONAL PARKING LOTS HAVE TREES IN PARKING.

ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS. NOTING THAT THE APPLICATION CAN MEET ALL APPLICABLE GROVE CITY 2050 GUIDING PRINCIPLES. AFTER REVIEWING CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. WE REQUEST THAT THE ONE STIPULATION FOR THE WATER TABLE BE REMOVED FROM THE APPROVAL. WE FEEL THAT THE LANDSCAPING AS DESIGNED IS ROBUST IN NATURE. IT'S ABOUT THREE FEET TALL AND IT GOES THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING, THEREBY OBSTRUCTING THE WATER TABLE AND THE TREES AND OTHER PLANTINGS OUTSIDE WILL HELP KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SHIELD THE BUILDING AND ACCOMPLISH WHAT THE WATER TABLE WOULD, OR MAKE THE WATER TABLE, I GUESS, NOT NEEDED. THE, YOU

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ALSO, THE METAL PANELING IS NOT A MATERIAL THAT WE FREQUENTLY SEE IN THE AREA. STAFF WAS NOT OPPOSED TO IT, BUT WE FELT LIKE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SEEN IN A LOT OF OTHERS, THAT THAT PROPORTION SHOULD BE DECREASED SLIGHTLY BY THE ADDITION OF THE BRICK WATER TABLE, JUST TO HELP WITH THE TRANSITION AND CHARACTER. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE SHRUBBERY? WOULD IT BE COVERING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IF OF THE. PULLING UP THE PLAN? AND TYPICALLY IF IT'S A AN EVERGREEN SHRUB, IT WOULD BE AROUND 2 TO 3FT IN HEIGHT AND INSTALLATION. SO THEN IT WOULD BE COVERING A LOT OF THE WATER TABLE. DECIDUOUS SHRUBS I THINK ARE TYPICALLY CLOSER TO 18IN IN HEIGHT. LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, IT SAYS IT'S A GOLD FLAME. SPIREA, WHICH I'M SPIREA. YES. WHICH AREAS ARE GOING TO DROP THEIR LEAVES? YEAH. SEE THROUGH IT. THE PLANS SAY THAT THOSE WILL BE PLANTED ALONG THE METAL PANELING AND CURTAIN WALLS, WHEREAS IT'LL BE A. SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE. AND THE COME ALONG THE BRICK WALLS. YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT THERE. I THINK I WOULD HAVE A TOUGH TIME APPROVING WITHOUT THE STIPULATION, WITHOUT SEEING PICTURES AND KNOWING FOR SURE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SHRUBBERY AND SO FORTH. OTHER QUESTIONS. PLANNING COMMISSION. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.

CHAIR, I MAKE THE MOTION. WE RECOMMEND OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR

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THANK YOU. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, BEULAH PARK SUBAREA G, BEULAH VILLAS FINAL

[5. APPLICATION: Beulah Park Subarea G – Beulah Villas – Final Development Plan]

AN EXHIBIT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THAT THE BUILDING WAS MOVED CLOSER TO GIN DRIVE, AND THE SIZE OF THE REAR PATIOS HAS DECREASED SINCE THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION. BASED ON CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE BUILDING AND PATIOS TO THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE AND THE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY HOME. ADDITIONALLY, A SIX FOOT TALL WHITE VINYL FENCE IS PROPOSED ALONG THE EAST PROPERTY LINE TO PROVIDE SCREENING BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE EAST. THE PROPOSED ONE AND A HALF STORY STRUCTURE WILL MEASURE 28FT FROM GRADE TO THE ROOF PEAK, AND STAFF BELIEVE THE HEIGHT IS APPROPRIATE AS ZONED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND CODE PERMITTED MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 35FT, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE MATERIAL STATE. EACH UNIT WILL BE 1280FT, WHICH INCLUDES LIVING SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF EACH UNIT. THE STRUCTURE IS PROPOSED TO BE FINISHED WITH VERTICAL BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING, HORIZONTAL SIDING AND STONE VENEER, AND COMPLIES WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE ZONING TEXT FOR BEULAH PARK.

STAFF ARE SUPPORTIVE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE, AS IT IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE FIVE TOWNHOMES FOUND WITHIN G OF BEULAH PARK, WHILE PROVIDING A TRANSITION TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOUND ALONG PARK STREET. THE GROVE CITY 2050 COMMUNITY FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER MAP IDENTIFIES THE SITE AS MIXED NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED AS RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT FEATURE A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES RANGING FROM MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOMES AND SMALL SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES, AND STAFF BELIEVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALIGNS WITH THIS LAND USE, PROVIDING A TRANSITION FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG PARK STREET TO THE MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOMES WITHIN BEULAH PARK SUBAREA G, AND THEREFORE, AFTER CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THIS BODY FOR A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. THE LAST TIME WE CAME THROUGH, WE WENT TO CITY COUNCIL AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AT THAT LEVEL. SO WE'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT CHANGES WE'VE MADE SINCE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO START WITH THIS BOARD THAT TALKS ABOUT BEULAH PARK, BECAUSE SUBAREA G IS THIS LIGHT TAN COLOR. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS PARCEL WAS PART OF SUBAREA G RIGHT HERE. SO THAT PARCEL IS ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY JUST LIKE THE REST OF SUBAREA G. IN ADDITION, THIS WAS THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHEETS FOR SUBAREA G WHEN THE REST OF THE UNITS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED.

YOU CAN SEE THE PARCEL IS ALSO RIGHT HERE. SO IT HAS SURROUNDING AREAS THAT HAVE THE TOWNHOMES, THE MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOMES, BUT IT IS PART OF SUBAREA G AGAIN ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY. AND THIS IS A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A THREE UNIT BUILDING. AND WITH

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AND IN THE ZONING TEXT SUBAREA G COULD BE UP TO TWO AND A HALF STORIES. SO WE'RE WELL BELOW THE TWO AND A HALF STORIES. THESE ARE ONE AND A HALF STORY BUILDINGS. AND THAT'S TO HELP TRANSITION TO THE SINGLE FAMILY TO OUR EAST. BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE HEIGHT WITH THE ROOF LINES? LOOK IN SUBAREA G, THE PICTURES BELOW LOOK AT THE FRONT FACING YOU. SEE HOW YOU HAVE MORE THE GABLE IN TYPE, YOU KNOW, FACING THE STREET OKAY VERSUS THE OTHER ARE MORE CONTEMPORARY. OKAY, I KNOW THE STATEMENT WAS THEY WERE TRYING TO MIRROR WHAT WAS IN SUBAREA G AND THESE LOOK DIFFERENT. THEY DO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE ARE TRYING TO GO WITH WHAT IS THE SINGLE FAMILY TO THE EAST AND INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT LOWER PROFILE, AND THEN ALSO STILL BE MODERN AND COHESIVE WITH THE SUBAREA G AS BUILT.

WILL THESE BE RENTALS OR WILL YOU BE SELLING THEM RENTALS? RENTALS. BUT THEY ARE AT CONDO GRADE, NOT APARTMENT GRADE. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO? WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO? THE TOWNHOMES ARE THE CONDO GRADE VERSUS APARTMENT GRADE. WELL, JUST THE AMOUNT OF THE THE AMENITIES YOU USE WITHIN THE BUILDINGS, THE FIXTURES, THE FINISHES, ALL THOSE TOUCHES WILL BE HIGHER QUALITY, LIKE A CONDO UPGRADE.

THANK YOU. WHAT WILL THESE UNITS RENT FOR 2600 TO 2800 PER MONTH? HOW MANY SQUARE FOOT? I THINK THEY WERE 1280. WITH THE THE CHANGE IN THE REAR SETBACK AND THE PATIO, HOW MUCH MORE SPACE DID THAT PROVIDE BETWEEN THE BACK, THE BACKYARD AND THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY? I COULD GO TO THAT PAGE. IT LOOKS LIKE 6 TO 7FT IN SOME PLACES IN TERMS OF THE PATIO SIZE. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE

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YES, MISS WEMLINGER. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY? HEARING NONE. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.