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WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW ARE YOU, SIR? I LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO PLANNING COMMISSION 130 AND
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START THE MEETING WITH ROLL CALL. MR. ROACH, MISS WEMLINGER HERE, CHAIR. OYSTER HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH HERE. MR. TITUS HERE. IF YOU'LL STAND WITH ME 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[C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – June 2, 2026]
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS JUNE 2ND.THERE ARE NO DISCUSSION ITEMS. THEN WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND SUBMITTED. SECOND ROLL CALL. CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MISS. WEMLINGER. YES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA
[1. APPLICATION: The Shoppes at North Meadows– Preliminary Development Plan]
TODAY. WHEN YOUR ITEM IS CALLED, THE APPLICANT IS WELCOME TO WALK UP TO THE PODIUM AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD JUST KIND OF HANG OUT THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH QUESTIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND. SO MOVING FORWARD, FIRST ITEM AND LAST, THE SHOPS AT NORTH MEADOWS PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. HI THERE. MY NAME IS CARTER BEAN BEAN ARCHITECTS, 2231 MCCOY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO. 43220. HI, I'M MATT ROBINSON O'BRIEN ROBINSON DEVELOPMENT, 7762 C COURT, DUBLIN, OHIO. THIS PROPOSED PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS FOR A MULTI-TENANT RETAIL BUILDING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE AND LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD. THE SITE WAS PLATTED IN 1996 AND INITIALLY REZONED IN 2021.AFTER THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE NEXT STEPS WILL INCLUDE REZONING, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE PROPOSED 8616 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IS LOCATED CENTRALLY ON THE SITE. ACCESS IS PROPOSED WITH A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT CURB CUT ON LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD AND A FULL IN RIGHT OUT CURB CUT ON MEADOWS DRIVE, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY BEING DEDICATED ALONG THE SITE ON THE NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE. A DRIVE THROUGH IS PROPOSED ALONG THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WITH STACKING FOR NINE CARS. THE SITE INCLUDES 57 PARKING SPACES LOCATED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE AND IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE PROPOSED SPACES MEASURE 18FT BY NINE FEET FOR A TOTAL OF 162FT■!S, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE 180FT■!S REQUIREMENT OF CODE. STAFF ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES, AS THE USE OF THE SITE IS INTENDED TO BE COMPLEMENTARY.
ADDITIONALLY, OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITE HAVE BEEN APPROVED, WITH PARKING SPACES MEASURING 160FT■!S AND TE REDUCTION OF PARKING SPACE SIZE WILL HAVE WILL NOT HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE SITE. PLANS SHOW A FIVE FOOT PARKING SETBACK AND DRIVE AISLE SETBACK ALONG THE SITE'S NORTHERN AND EASTERN PROPERTY LINES, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE TEN FEET PARKING SETBACK FOR DRIVE AISLES REQUIRED BY CODE. WHILE SETBACKS WILL BE FINALIZED WITH THE ZONING TEXT AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, STAFF ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A REDUCED SETBACK ALONG THESE PROPERTY LINES, NOTING THAT THERE IS STILL ADEQUATE SPACE TO INSTALL THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING. THE PROPOSED BUILDING REACHES A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 26FT EIGHT INCHES AND WILL BE FINISHED WITH BRICK FIBER, CEMENT BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING, LARGE GLASS WINDOWS, AND METAL COPING ACCENTS. THE PROPOSED COLOR PALETTE PRIMARILY INCLUDES VARIOUS SHADES OF GRAY. A LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED SHOWING THE SITE BEING LANDSCAPED WITH VARIOUS ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, TREES, PERENNIALS AND SHRUBS. DUE TO THE LIMITED THE LIMITED SPACE ALONG THE BUILDING PERIMETER, THE TREES REQUIRED TO MEET THE BUILDING PERIMETER PLANTING WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE. STAFF ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE LANDSCAPING SHOWN ON THE PLANS AND BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS THE INTENT OF CODE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES WALL SIGNS AND FREESTANDING SIGNS FOR THE
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MULTI-TENANT BUILDING. THE CURRENT SIGN PLAN SHOWS SEVEN SIGNS FOR FIVE TENANTS, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 322FT■!S, WHICH EXCEEDS THE PERMITTED REQUIREMENTS OF CODE OF 200FT■!.STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT DURING THE REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL APPLICABLE PUD STANDARDS AND GROVE CITY 2050 GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE MET, AND AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS SUBMITTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE? WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PLAN THAT IS A LATER MATURATION OF OF SEVERAL THAT WE'VE WE PUT TOGETHER THE ORIGINAL INTENT OR THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY GAIN ACCESS OFF OF NORTH MEADOWS WITH A SHARED ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH.
THERE WERE SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT NEIGHBOR AND, AND THAT PROVED TO BE UNFRUITFUL. SO WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO PROVIDE FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE OFF OF NORTH MEADOWS, AS FAR NORTH AS WE CAN. AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE CONSULTING CITY ENGINEERS WHO GUIDED US TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND SEEM TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT, BUT WE'LL OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THE DETAILS AND THE GEOMETRY OF NOT ONLY THAT CURB CUT, BUT THE ONE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE. I THINK SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE IS THAT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE, WE HAVE PROVIDED FOR A CONNECTION TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO THE EAST, WHO ALSO HAS OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO THE WAFFLE HOUSE EAST OF THEM, SO THAT EAST WEST DRIVE AISLE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR SITE ULTIMATELY CONNECTS TO THE THREE PROPERTIES TO OUR EAST, AND PROVIDES EVERYBODY THEN ACCESS OUT TO NORTH MEADOWS. WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH POTENTIAL TENANTS. NOBODY FIRM YET, BUT I MENTIONED THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BOTH SIGNAGE AND POTENTIAL CHANGES, MINOR CHANGES TO THE SITE IN THAT THE SIGN PACKAGE THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER WHILE IT EXCEEDS, IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, THE THE TOTAL AREA ALLOWED, IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT WE'LL END UP WITH FIVE TENANTS IN THIS BUILDING. YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY 3 TO 4. FOUR. YEAH, YEAH. WE JUST DON'T KNOW. AND SO WE'RE PLANNING FOR WORST CASE SCENARIO. IT CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER BE ANY MORE THAN THIS. AND IT ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL BE LESS THAN THIS. BUT THIS GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY IN LEASING AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IF YOU SO ALLOW US THE OTHER SMALL POTENTIAL CHANGE, AND THIS IS SPECIFIC TO A TENANT WITH WHOM WE'RE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE EASTERN END CAP. THEY HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN POTENTIALLY A BIT MORE PATIO SPACE AND THE SPACE THAT THEY WOULD BE LOOKING FOR MIGHT CONSUME ONE PARKING SPACE THAT THEY WOULD GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE MORE PATIO THERE, WHICH WOULD BE NICE FOR EVERYBODY WITH REGARD TO THE THE PARKING COUNT THAT YOU SEE AT 57 THERE, THAT EXCLUDES THE THREE SPACES OF NORTHEAST CORNER, KNOWING THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE SACRIFICED FOR THAT CONNECTION. WHEN THE PROPERTY TO OUR EAST DEVELOPS THAT. YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NOT A LOT MORE FOR ME TO ADD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE CARTER KIND OF DOWNPLAYED THE ENERGY AND EFFORTS THAT WE MADE TO GET THE CONNECTIVITY TO THE NORTH. AND IT WAS A LOT OF COPYING KIM AND HER TEAM ON EMAILS, JUST SO THIS TENANT KNEW OR I GUESS BUSINESS OWNER AND BUILDING OWNER KNEW HOW SERIOUS WE WERE AND THAT WE WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN AWESOME SITE WITH A POTENTIAL OF A GREAT BUILDING. AND IDEALLY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR FIRST CHOICE, PUTTING EMH AND T ON THE TEAM OR ON THE LINE ALLOWED US TO REALLY, ONCE WE HAD THAT, THAT PLACE OFF OF WEST MEADOWS OR NORTH MEADOWS WITH THE RIGHT END LEFT IN AND THE RIGHT OUT, IT REALLY KIND OF PULLED EVERYTHING TOGETHER. SO YEAH, I, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT A WONDERFUL DESIGN. THE INTEREST FROM THE TENANTS RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE HAS BEEN
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PHENOMENAL. I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY IMPRESSED. THEIR NATIONAL BASED TENANTS THAT LOVE GROVE CITY WANT TO BE HERE AND ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO US PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. ONE LAST ITEM I SHOULD ADD IS IN ALL OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ADJUSTING THE SITE, JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED AS WELL. AND SO WHAT YOU SEE WITH REGARD TO THE WIDTH OF DRIVE AISLES AND TURNING RADII AND WHATNOT, THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH AND APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION WITH THE CONNECTIVITY THAT WHAT YOU'VE TRIED, WHAT YOU, YOU KNOW, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAD WITH THE, THE CURRENT HOLDER AND THAT YOU TRIED TO MAKE THAT WORK OUT BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY FIRST QUESTION. YEAH, YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. QUESTIONS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. YEAH. JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. FIRST, I THINK IT'S GREAT. IT LOOKS GREAT. I THINK IT'S REALLY GOING TO UPGRADE THAT AREA. YOU KNOW, RIGHT THERE, SOMETHING WE NEED, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL RETAIL, ADDITIONAL RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, AND SO FORTH. THE ONE THING I HAD JUST THE THE REAR ENTRANCE, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK'S GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE? WHAT'S THAT NOW WITH THE REAR ENTRANCE. YES. YOU'RE GOING ACROSS. YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAT THAT KIM AND HER TEAM ASKED THAT WE THERE'S ALREADY A THERE IS ALREADY A DRIVE AISLE THAT'S CONNECTS CONNECTS WAFFLE HOUSE, WAFFLE HOUSE AND IT'S KIND OF STUBBED THROUGH. THE ONLY THING MISSING WOULD BE IF WE DO OURS WOULD BE THE SITE YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EAST SIDE. IF, IF, WHEN THAT WERE DEVELOPED AND IT WENT COMMERCIAL, THAT WOULD BE THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WOULD GIVE THROUGH. SO WE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, ADHERE TO THE REQUEST OF, OF US PUTTING THAT THROUGH THERE. IT, IT PROVIDES MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NEIGHBOR. WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED IT. WE DON'T NEED IT. THEY NEED IT. AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO PROVIDE THAT. THEN MY, MY LAST QUESTION, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE LANDSCAPE SLIDE, I THINK IT KIND OF SHOWS IT THERE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE SLIDE HERE AND I SEE LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTRANCE FROM THE NORTH MEADOWS, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THAT WAY, JUST AS WELL AS FROM 665. AND IF I LOOK AT THE, THE DRIVE THRU LANE, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE STACKING, HOW I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO TURN RIGHT INTO THERE, GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE FRONT. YEP. KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU DO AT CHICK FIL A. SURE. YOU KNOW, TODAY TO GET AROUND. YES. SO IS THAT WHAT YOU ENVISION? ABSOLUTELY. IT WOULD BE COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTION AROUND THE SITE AND WHOMEVER THE THE DRIVE THROUGH USER MAY BE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A DIRECTIONAL SIGN PACKAGE THAT THEY WOULD PROPOSE TO US AND WE'D BRING TO STAFF AND YOU ALL TO GET APPROVED, BUT THAT THAT WOULD HELP GUIDE PEOPLE AROUND THE SITE IN QUEUE UP. AND IT'S JUST THE ONE DRIVE THROUGH, CORRECT? YEP. IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE SECOND ONE ON THE OTHER END CAP? NO. NOPE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR PLANNING COMMISSION? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST I MEAN, I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND I THINK IT'S PERFECT FOR THAT AREA. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN GROVE CITY. AND WE'RE EXCITED.I MEAN, THANK YOU. I'LL PASS IT. WAS EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT AND QUESTION MAYBE MORE FOR THE CITY. BUT AND THEN MAYBE ONE FOR YOU TOO. BUT I'VE BEEN ONE OF MANY WHO TAKE 71 TO WORK, AND WE'LL SIT IN THAT IN THE LONG LINE ON THE USUALLY IT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF 665. SO MY QUESTION IS IN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A STATE ROUTE, BUT IS THERE ANY PLANS OR TALK OR ANY ANY FUTURE THINGS FOR LIKE PUTTING IN A, A TURN LANE, A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE AND THEN HAVING THE OTHER TWO, YOU KNOW, GOING TO 71 BEING THEIR OWN KIND OF LANES. SO IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOTHING OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, IN IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR THOROUGHFARE MAP SHOWS OR WHATNOT, OR IN THE CIP, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT INTERSECTION DOES NOT FUNCTION THE WAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE IT TO IN TERMS OF MOVING TRAFFIC THROUGH AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. IMPROVEMENTS WERE CONTEMPLATED PROBABLY BACK IN 2019 2020 IN TERMS OF ADDING A LANE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL NORTHBOUND FROM EASTBOUND ON LONDON ROAD TO GO NORTH ON 660 OR NORTH MEADOWS. I'M SORRY. AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSION, THERE
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WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH WE INFORMED THE PROPERTY OWNER OF, AND THESE PLANS DO CONTEMPLATE THAT IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL FUTURE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. THE OTHER PIECE OF IT IS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH MH AND MOORPARK ON A CITY WIDE TRAFFIC STUDY TO EXAMINE JUST HOW OUR ROADWAYS FUNCTION RIGHT NOW, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL INNOVATION GATEWAY IN THIS AREA, THE FUTURE OVERPASS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE NEED THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND WHERE OUR MONEY IS BEST SPENT. SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL TURN LANE IN THE AREA, THAT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. AND THE APPLICANT PROPERTY OWNER HAS BEEN GREAT IN WORKING WITH US IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IF LEASES HAVEN'T BEEN SIGNED, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT JUST THROWING IT OUT, IF THIS WOULD BE, ARE YOU THINKING THIS MIGHT BE MORE EARLY MORNING TYPE OF TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH? I ACCOMMODATION? YEAH, I WOULD SAY IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FROM A LEASING STANDPOINT IS TO BALANCE IT, YOU KNOW, SO INEVITABLY IT'S A WONDERFUL SITE FOR A MORNING, YOU KNOW BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE HEADING THAT WAY. IT'S ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE REQUESTS WE HAVE IN THE PUD. SO WE'RE, WE'RE BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE OTHER TENANTS AND THE GOOD TENANT MIX TO WHERE IT'S NOT. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A NICE BLEND OF, OF TENANTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF POPULATING THE SITE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. THAT'S OUR GOAL. IF IT'S IF IT'S IMBALANCED, IT'S AS MUCH A PROBLEM FOR US AS IT IS FOR THE CITY. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PLAN IT SO THAT THE THE TENANT MIX ALLOWS FOR A MORE EVEN USE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING? NONE. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT HAS A QUESTION. YES. IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL AS YOUR ADDRESS, I WOULD. SURE. YEAH.GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TIM MCGRATH. I'M A LAWYER. JIM AND SUZANNE. YOU KNOW, A LAYMAN OR OUR CLIENTS. JIM IS HERE WITH THE AT THE TIME. WE ARE CLIENTS ARE THE OWNERS OF THE SITE TO THE EAST AND CONCERNED ABOUT ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND IN THE THE BIG ONE IS ACCESS TO THE LAYMAN PROPERTY. AFTER THIS IS DEVELOPED, THE DRIVEWAY, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS EDGED UP PRETTY CLOSE TO TO THE EDGE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THE LAYMAN'S ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, DESPITE THIS DEVELOPMENT OR ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. SO, NUMBER ONE, DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR ACCESS TO LONDON GROVE, FORT ROAD, YOU KNOW, IN, IN, IN THE, IN THE SECOND POINT IS THE WE APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE DRIVEWAY EXTENSION EASEMENT AS A, AS A, AS A CONCEPT. I THINK WE ALL THINK THAT IT BENEFITS, BENEFITS US IN, IN THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, AND SO ON. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HAVE SOME ASSURANCE THAT THE EASEMENT IS GOING TO BE GRANTED, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S NEEDED. AND I THINK WE CAN WORK THAT OUT WITH THE, THE DEVELOPER, BUT WE'RE OKAY IN A GOOD SPOT. WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY LIKE THE LIKE THE CONCEPT AND STUFF, BUT WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE LAYMAN PROPERTY, THE, THE, THE, THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND OR TO US ABOUT THAT? I, I HEARD ACCESS TO THE DRIVEWAY. SO THE CURRENT PLANS WHILE THE SOUTHEAST CURB CUT THAT WE PROPOSE IS IS CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE. IT DOESN'T IMPACT PHYSICALLY THE CURB CUT THAT EXISTS ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO LONDON. GROVEPORT.
I ALSO THINK THAT IF THERE'S A REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE, THEY BENEFIT FROM NOT HAVING TO HAVE THAT CURB CUT. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BUILD FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND HAVE ACCESS FROM OUR PROPERTY, WAFFLE HOUSE PROPERTY, THEREBY GIVING THEMSELVES MORE
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BUILDABLE GROUND. SO I, I THINK THAT THE WAY THIS, THIS ALL WORKS OUT PROBABLY PROVIDES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO OR ABLE TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY TO OUR EAST. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THIS IS ONE LAST THING, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARDS TO THE ACCESS DRIVE AND THE EASEMENT, WE'RE 100% SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WAS SOMETHING THE CITY WANTED, AND WE'VE DESIGNED IT. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPER EASEMENTS IN PLACE. YEAH. RECORDED RECORDED AS PART OF THE PROCESS. I, I'VE WORKED ON PROJECTS IN THE PAST WHERE IT WAS DISCUSSED BUT THEN NEVER RECORDED, AND THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NEW OWNER SAYS, I'M NOT DOING THAT. YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL GET IT RECORDED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE SHOPPES AT NORTH MEADOWS. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SECOND AND ROLL CALL, MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MISS. WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BE. YES, YES. AND WITH THAT BEING THE LAST ITEM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY? H