2026-10-08 - Development Commission

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Based on auto-generated captions; names, addresses and case numbers may be misheard. Captions begin at 3:20 during the Pledge of Allegiance, so the call to order, roll call and any earlier business are not captured; the introduction of the first case is also garbled.

Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes side talk):

Topic Minutes Share
Rezoning 5480 Winchester Pike to Planned Unit Development (Z26-031) 18 60%
Rezoning 3701 Bryce Road to R2 Residential (Z26-028) 7 23%
Rezoning Southside Truck Parking Site (CV26-076) 4 13%
Other business 1 3%
  • Thursday, October 8, 2026.
  • The recording picks up at 3:20 and the last caption is at about 33:30; the captions run continuously with no recesses.
  • Three zoning cases were heard and all three were recommended for approval to City Council by roll call.
  • Commissioners named in the roll call: Golden, Ingerson, Cox and Tasango, plus Chair Fitzpatrick; other roll call names were garbled.

Other business

3:20-3:48, 33:07-33:30

  • Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the captions; closing thanks to staff at the end. The chair noted that three cases were finished in about half an hour.

Rezoning Southside Truck Parking Site (CV26-076)

3:48-7:44

  • Rezoning of a 0.46-acre site (10 parcels) used for truck parking tied to an adjacent truck repair business, to Limited Manufacturing; the site has an open zoning code violation for lack of zoning clearance. Rezoning case number and street address are garbled in the captions.
  • A concurrent council variance (CV26-076) for building and parking setbacks and required parking goes to City Council, not this commission.
  • City departments and the Southside Area Commission recommended approval; traffic and planning had no issues. The applicant's attorney said the rezoning and variance would resolve the code enforcement case, which is in court.
  • Approved on a roll call (all captioned votes yes).

Rezoning 5480 Winchester Pike to Planned Unit Development (Z26-031)

7:50-25:52

  • Rezoning of a 96.47-acre undeveloped rural parcel to PUD-4 for up to 352 single-unit homes (3.7 units per acre), with a revised site plan dated October 6 in the supplemental packet. Greater Southeast Area Commission recommended approval.
  • City staff recommendation was disapproval only because a traffic impact study, right-of-way dedication, the Winchester Pike access point and Franklin County Engineer review were still open; it would be revised to approval once resolved. Public Service said the northwest access must align with the park entrance across Winchester Pike, and the study needed an updated regional travel demand model.
  • Planning supports the use but asked for a condition to keep working on site design, mainly keeping homes from backing onto open space.
  • Commissioners warned the applicant (Arbor Homes) that commitments on turn lanes, intersection contributions or moved lots would be binding. The applicant said the traffic study would be submitted the next day, the access alignment can be accommodated, and the open space (about 40%) will be amenitized with walking paths and at least two playgrounds.
  • Commissioners also pressed for street stubs to the east (the southeast cul-de-sac is in wetlands) and for the detention pond to be a public amenity; the revised plan adds a boulevard street ending at the open area. Cox said he would have liked a more developed plan but voted yes.
  • The revised site plan was accepted for discussion, then approved 7-0 by roll call, which the chair called rare for the group.

Rezoning 3701 Bryce Road to R2 Residential (Z26-028)

26:09-33:07

  • Rezoning of a 43.13-acre undeveloped rural parcel to R2 for up to 146 single-unit homes (3.4 units per acre), in the Southeast Land Use Plan area; Greater Southeast Area Commission recommended approval.
  • City recommendation was conditional approval pending a traffic impact study (same consultant as the Winchester Pike case, to be filed the next day) and outstanding site design comments from planning.
  • The applicant plans to remove lots along the north edge so more homes face the open space (retention pond and floodplain storage next to the Metro Parks land), add a playground and walking paths. Commissioners urged amenities for all ages; one asked for a softer, less rigid street layout.
  • Approved 7-0 by roll call.

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03:20America

03:32for it stands one nation under God,

03:35indivisible with liberty and justice for

03:38all

03:4326

03:45307

03:487 South Sports.

03:56>> The 0.46 acre site consists of 10

03:59parcels developed with a truck parking

04:01area in association with an adjacent

04:04truck repair business. The site is

04:06subject to zoning code violation

04:0924470-10332

04:13for lack of zoning clearance. The

04:15requested LM limited manufacturing

04:18district will allow less objectionable

04:20manufacturing uses and specifically a

04:22truck parking lot.

04:23>> Yeah,

04:24>> North of the site is a commercial garage

04:25in the C4 commercial district. South of

04:28the site is the associated truck repair

04:31facility in the M manufacturing

04:33district. East of the site is a

04:35large-scale manufacturing plant in the M

04:37manufacturing and LM limited

04:39manufacturing districts. West of the

04:41site is a single unit dwelling in the R3

04:43residential district. Concurrent council

04:46variance CV26-076

04:49includes variances to building and

04:51parking setbacks and required parking.

04:54That request will be heard by city

04:55council and will not be considered at

04:57this development commission meeting. The

04:59Columbus growth strategy recommends

05:01industrial and warehouse uses for this

05:03location. The site is located within the

05:06boundaries of the Columbus Southside

05:07Area Commission whose recommendation is

05:09for approval.

05:11The limitation text includes use

05:13restrictions allowing only less

05:15objectionable manufacturing uses and

05:17supplemental development standards

05:19addressing traffic access to the site

05:21fencing and includes a site plan showing

05:24fencing, landscaping, and screening

05:25commitments. The requested LM limited

05:28manufacturing district will address an

05:30active zoning code violation by allowing

05:32less objectionable manufacturing uses,

05:34including truck parking on the subject

05:36site. The limitation text includes a

05:38commitment to a site plan that

05:39demonstrates fencing, landscaping, and

05:41screening commitments from an adjacent

05:43residential use and public rights right

05:46ofway. Additionally, the proposed uses

05:48are consistent with the Columbus Growth

05:50Strategies future land use

05:51recommendation of industrial and

05:54warehouse at this location and therefore

05:57city department's recommendation is for

05:59approval.

06:01>> Okay. Uh Dan, any traffic?

06:05>> No traffic issues. and honor

06:08>> planning has no additional comments.

06:10>> Okay. Is it

06:12step forward?

06:14>> That's me.

06:15>> Give us your name for the record because

06:18we're not sure who you are.

06:22>> Good afternoon. My name's Jack Reynolds.

06:24I'm an attorney with Smith and Hale at

06:26172 East State Street, Columbus, Ohio.

06:30And I'm here on behalf of the property

06:32owner and the applicants.

06:35>> Okay. Uh you have anything to add?

06:38>> No, it's we're we're this will go

06:40towards solving the code enforcement

06:43issues which is currently in court and

06:46by getting it zoned and the council

06:48variance will solve the problem. Uh and

06:52uh my client can can com repair as many

06:56trucks as he wants to.

06:58>> Well, if you compare the uh aerial photo

07:02>> Oh, yeah. page 105.

07:04>> Oh, yeah.

07:05>> It's a no-brainer.

07:06>> It's It He needs some help.

07:08>> He needs Yeah. Yeah. This And this

07:10layout looks

07:12>> We're helping a lot.

07:13>> All right. Any questions or comments? I

07:16need someone to recommend we vote.

07:22>> Okay. All those in favor?

07:24>> I Okay. Please call the role.

07:28>> Amanda Golden.

07:31John Ingerson,

07:32>> stay.

07:35>> Kayun,

07:36>> yes.

07:37>> Dan Fertleman,

07:38>> yes.

07:39>> Joshua Cox,

07:40>> yes.

07:41>> Chair Fitzpatrick,

07:42>> yes. You are approved.

07:44>> Thank you folks very much.

07:50>> Okay, going on to case number two.

07:56Z26-031

07:595480 Winchester Pike.

08:06>> Please see your sub

08:08is Is the applicant here?

08:10>> Yes.

08:10>> Okay.

08:12>> Please see your supplemental packets for

08:14an updated site plan dated October 6,

08:162026.

08:20The 96.47 47 acre site consists of one

08:24undeveloped parcel in the R rural

08:27district. The requested PUD4 planned

08:30unit development district will allow a

08:32subdivision consisting of up to 352

08:36single unit dwellings on individually

08:38platted lots with a gross density of 3.7

08:41dwelling units per acre. North of the

08:43site is a singleunit dwelling

08:46subdivision in the PUD8 planned unit

08:48development district. South and east of

08:50the site is undeveloped land in the R

08:54rural and LLD limited apartment

08:57residential districts and single unit

08:59dwellings in the R rural district in

09:02Madison Township. West of the site is a

09:04light manufacturing facility and storage

09:06yard in the LM limited manufacturing

09:09district. The site is within the

09:11planning area of the southeast land use

09:13plan which recommends private open

09:15space, lowdensity residential and low

09:19medium density residential land uses for

09:21this location.

09:23The site is located within the

09:24boundaries of the Greater Southeast Area

09:26Commission whose recommendation is for

09:28approval. The PUD development text

09:31includes use restrictions and

09:32supplemental development standards that

09:34address the maximum dwelling count,

09:36building and parking setbacks, lot

09:38width, lot size, street trees, and

09:41building materials. Additionally, the

09:43commitments to develop the site in

09:45accordance with the submitted site plan

09:47and landscape plan are included in the

09:49text. Code modifications to lot width

09:52and lot size are included in the text.

09:54The Columbus multimodal thoroughfare

09:56plan identifies Winchester Pike as a

09:58suburban commuter corridor requiring 120

10:02ft of rightway from the center line. The

10:05requested PUD planned unit development

10:07district will allow up to 352 single

10:10unit dwellings on individually platted

10:12lots developed in accordance with the

10:14submitted PUD text site plan and

10:16landscaping plan. The proposed density

10:19of 3.7 units is consistent with the

10:22recommended land uses of the southeast

10:24land use plan and with the city's

10:26objective of providing more housing in

10:29all areas of the city. While the

10:31proposed use is supported, the following

10:34comments from the Department of Public

10:36Service have yet to be addressed. A

10:38traffic impact study is required and has

10:40not yet been received by the Department

10:42of Public Service. Right ofway

10:44dedication along Winchester Pike, access

10:47point to the site along Winchester Pike

10:49and review by Franklin County Engineers

10:51Office. City department's recommendation

10:54can be for approval upon the completion

10:57of the pending traffic impact study and

10:59the resolution of any outstanding

11:01comments including any necessary

11:03revisions or commitments to the PUB text

11:06to the satisfaction of the Department of

11:08Public Service. Therefore, city

11:10department's recommendation is for

11:11disapproval.

11:14Okay,

11:16Dan.

11:20>> Access to this site is under the

11:21jurisdiction of the Franklin County

11:23Engineers Office. Um so the the primary

11:26concern leading to the disapproval is

11:28the location of the Northwesterly

11:31um proposed access point to Winchester.

11:34Um there's an outstanding comment about

11:36uh where that location is in alignment

11:40with the access to the park that's on

11:42the opposite side of Winchester Pike. Um

11:45so that still needs to be resolved. Um

11:48traffic, we've been working with the um

11:50traffic consultant on the study. We do

11:52not have a submittal yet. Um I know this

11:55one might be a little more um

11:57complicated than most studies. We've had

12:00to work with the U. Mid Ohio Regional

12:02Planning Commission to update the

12:04regional travel demand model um because

12:06of all the development in this part of

12:08town um to make sure the land use

12:10assumptions are consistent with what's

12:12been happening and what's been proposed

12:14in recent years. Um and then um so that

12:17study is going to be looking at um the

12:21uh two Winchester intersections with

12:23Shannon Road, Ebrite Road, Bryce Road,

12:26Bixby Road and then also the

12:28intersection of Bryce Road and Shannon

12:30Road.

12:31Okay. Uh,

12:35>> uh, planning is broadly supportive of

12:37the application. Uh, we don't have any

12:39issues in terms of use. Uh, we've been

12:42working with the applicant to fine-tune

12:44the site plan. Um, which they have been

12:47um, receptive to, you know, making

12:49iterative improvements. I think we still

12:52have a couple um, things to work on

12:55there. So if the commission is looking

12:59to move forward with it, planning were

13:00to request uh a condition be that they

13:03continue to work with us on improving uh

13:06you know primarily some of their open

13:08space um reserves having units not back

13:11up to those.

13:13>> Okay. U I I I totally agree with that.

13:18Will the applicant come up and give your

13:20name for the record?

13:21>> Yes.

13:23Hi, I'm Drew Miller with Arbor Homes,

13:266797 North High Street, Worthington,

13:28Ohio.

13:29>> All right. U just first impression when

13:32I saw this site plan, I thought, man,

13:34this is every inch is counted for here.

13:38Every inch

13:39and uh it's not all green space. There's

13:44ponds, but there's hardly any room for

13:48grass to grow around them because

13:50they're so so tight. We are sitting at

13:53this table to cast a vote on whether we

13:56think this is a appropriate use or a not

14:00appropriate use.

14:02>> And these details, often traffic details

14:06are tagging along behind the land use

14:10considerations.

14:12So

14:13setting aside the the fact that every

14:18square inch is committed to a lot rather

14:20than green space throughout common

14:24space.

14:25Uh

14:27we can render a decision

14:30when you get this

14:32this is the uh blank check statement.

14:37If if we uh vote on your land use and

14:42you encounter difficulties

14:44that you just can't work with, you you

14:48pretty much have to give right away.

14:49That's a given.

14:50>> Sure.

14:51>> But if if other things come up and you

14:53have to move that northwest access and

14:56knock out a few lots, you're going to

14:58have to live with it. If you have to

15:00chip in thousand, hundreds of thousands

15:03of dollars for traffic lights,

15:06take it or leave it. Because if you

15:08don't take it, this

15:11body's work is done. Tear that up and

15:15start over.

15:16>> Sure.

15:16>> Long as you understand that, we'll go

15:19forward and and uh

15:21and hear the

15:24the offerings. It's it is important to

15:27note that the area commission

15:31that voted on the land use in this area

15:34voted in approval of you

15:36>> and of your use. So, does anybody else

15:39have any comments?

15:42because I I got no problem voting on the

15:44use, but

15:45>> yeah,

15:45>> but it's easy to say, "Oh, yeah, we'll

15:48work with the city and we'll work with

15:50the Frank County engineer."

15:52But there may be some uh

15:56some pain with that and some money to

15:58spend,

15:59>> right?

15:59>> And if you don't agree to it, this never

16:02happened,

16:02>> right? Yes. And so we fully understand,

16:06you know, kind of what the challenges

16:07are of this site. Actually just uh spoke

16:10to Drew Lurant with Carpenter Marty.

16:11He's our traffic engineer. They're

16:13wrapping up the traffic study today. So,

16:15I know we'll have that tomorrow. He did

16:17give me an indication of what

16:18improvements are going to be

16:19recommendate recommended. It was really

16:21no surprise to us. We we went into this

16:24kind of eyes wide open understanding

16:25that the traffic situation down there is

16:28complex and there will be, you know, a

16:30give on our part. So, we're comfortable

16:32with the recommendations that I've seen

16:35um which uh do include turn lanes and

16:37contributions to other intersections.

16:39So, we were prepared for that. Um, as

16:42far as the northwestern access aligning

16:44that with park, um, I've my engineers

16:47here with me, we have looked at that and

16:49I think that's something that we can

16:50accommodate. So,

16:52>> all right. Well, when when you do, uh,

16:55continue to work with these two

16:57gentlemen here.

16:58>> Yeah.

16:58>> And all their people that that help

17:01because you need to have a record of

17:03that.

17:04>> Yeah.

17:04>> Before you advance to city council.

17:07>> We understand. Um and and then in

17:09addition to the open space, I think

17:11we're at roughly 40% but a lot of that

17:14um you know when we look at it compared

17:16to the Columbus growth strategy um which

17:19which I understand is um asking for more

17:21amenized open space um we're comfortable

17:24with that as well. So we're looking

17:25forward to the opportunity to you know

17:27make that more accessible to everybody

17:30um including you know some additional

17:31walking paths, landscaping and just

17:33easier access for people in the

17:35neighborhood to enjoy that. I know that

17:36was one of the the main issues with the

17:38area commission is they wanted to make

17:40sure that they had access to that open

17:42space and and

17:43>> well unless you have a boat three or

17:45four of those green spaces are blue

17:49>> right

17:49>> ponds.

17:50>> Yeah. I I think uh

17:55I I for one have no problem with this

17:58and and the fact that you achieved 3.7

18:02units per acre density is amazing when

18:05you look at the fact of so many lots,

18:09>> right? It's it's a unique site and

18:11really our our mission as a company is

18:13to provide uh more affordable attainable

18:15houses. So we are we are committing to

18:18being the price leader in this area and

18:19that was another attractive feature from

18:21the area commission. So um that's that's

18:24the challenge. It's a balance you know

18:25for us to find

18:26>> well and everybody likes that word

18:28affordable now.

18:29>> Right.

18:30>> Okay. Is anybody else having a comment?

18:33>> Yes.

18:33>> So uh to the north I see how you're

18:37you're tying into existing rideaways. Uh

18:41might you consider uh leaving those

18:44opportunities more to the south also

18:48because it it you have these two uh

18:50culde-sacs and

18:52>> Oh to the east

18:54>> to the east south.

18:56>> Yeah. Yeah. Um yeah that's something we

19:00can definitely look at. You know I know

19:02codachs aren't ideal. They're not ideal

19:03for us as a builder either.

19:05>> Um so yeah I think there's absolutely

19:07opportunity to tie that into the east. I

19:09don't know. I I think there might that

19:11might be under contract and there might

19:13be somebody developing that. So I think

19:16we can probably find out who that is and

19:18see if we can get those aligned.

19:20>> I mean that's always my you know we see

19:24too many of these where

19:27just focused in on the land that they

19:29have instead of the broader context.

19:31>> Right. And uh

19:33>> yeah, I know we did look at

19:35>> opportunities they should take.

19:37>> Absolutely. I think it's Coppell Square

19:39is the eastern tiein. Um

19:44that came up looking to extend that

19:46street to the west as well. There's a

19:48new um manufacturing plant right there.

19:50And so that western stub didn't make a

19:52lot of sense, but I I agree with you on

19:54the eastern stubs, the southeastern. So

19:57that's something we can look at.

19:59>> Yeah.

20:04Um, hello. My name is Garrett Baker. I'm

20:06with American Trucker Point, the design

20:07engineer at uh 2550 corporate exchange

20:10drive. The only thing I wanted to add

20:11about the the tie-ins to the east. Um,

20:14definitely doable that the only one that

20:16would be difficult to achieve is that

20:18southeast southeastern culde-sac because

20:21that's um entirely that's all wetlands

20:24right there that that we're staying out

20:26of. there there were not any identified

20:28wetlands in the northeast one. So that I

20:31think that would be the

20:32>> okay

20:32>> the spot to to look at.

20:34>> Right.

20:36>> Okay. Well, the these things are are

20:38primarily triggered by the fact that

20:40Franklin County Engineer and State

20:43Highway and all these other people

20:46having ore in the water slow things

20:49down, right?

20:50>> But

20:51Mr.

20:52>> Yes. Yes.

20:53>> Just a question. the proposed detention

20:56pawn on the northwest corner. Is it

21:00possible to make it a public amenity

21:02instead of isolated the way it is?

21:05>> Yeah, we we've been kind of exploring

21:08that and part of what we changed with

21:10the supplemental plan that you have in

21:12your packet is creating like a boulevard

21:14style street that is hopefully going to

21:16kind of terminate into that open area.

21:18So, um, yeah, you know, and that was a

21:21comment from planning, too, is how do we

21:23make that more accessible and open to

21:25everybody? So, um, I I think it's as we

21:28continue to work with planning, we

21:29hopefully we'll revise this plan a

21:31little bit and refine it to to achieve

21:34that.

21:37>> Okay. Uh,

21:40>> chair, I just wanted to um for our newer

21:42DC members. So, right now our position

21:46is disapproval, but if this does get to

21:49a point where the comments have all been

21:52addressed, we will revise the staff

21:54report for city council to be an

21:56approval. So, that's kind of how that

21:57works, just so you're aware.

21:59>> And it it will be written in stone that

22:03the applicant has agreed to.

22:04>> Yeah. No, that's like all in their

22:06development text. That's all they're on

22:08their end. I'm just saying the actual

22:09staff report you're seeing will be kind

22:11of amended for the ordinance should they

22:14meet the requirements we need and then

22:16we're at an approval

22:17>> having having agreed to do all those

22:19things. We not sure of the details

22:22>> to the satisfaction of the

22:25departments.

22:26>> That guy right there,

22:28>> these two guys over here

22:30>> especially.

22:31>> Yes, sir.

22:32>> Would be nice to them. the uh if you

22:35make that then then this thing shifts

22:37automatically

22:39but you may be delayed

22:41in working that out and you may have to

22:43open up your checkbook and chip in on

22:46traffic lights or those kinds of things.

22:48>> That's we're prepared for that.

22:51>> I just I've got a comment that

22:54piggybacks on Mike's earlier comment

22:57regarding the open space.

23:01You've got a lot of rooftops here.

23:03>> Yes.

23:04>> And it's affordable housing and it's

23:06going to have kids

23:10I don't see

23:12these streets and the street pattern. I

23:14don't see that you know kids are going

23:16to be playing football in the street but

23:19you haven't got any playing fields kind

23:21of you know this middle oval is a

23:23detention basin

23:25>> right?

23:26You know, I I at least the amenity the

23:29idea that there should be an amenity

23:35for, you know,

23:37>> yeah,

23:38>> that many of the population and that

23:41much youth to have to go offsite

23:43somewhere.

23:45>> We don't we don't want them to have to

23:46go offsite. And so we and we've

23:49communicated to planning staff that we

23:51are committed to making sure that our

23:52open space is amenitized uh including

23:55walking trails, which we do have a

23:56little bit right now, but we plan on

23:57adding more. We've we've budgeted in

24:00this in this project for at least two

24:02playgrounds. Uh we haven't determined

24:04where we're going to put those yet. Um

24:06so yeah, we we want to make sure that

24:08you know the kids and the residents who

24:10live in this area can enjoy the area and

24:12not have to go off site. So All right.

24:14Yeah. And this gentleman over here named

24:17Hunter, he's got all kinds of hunting

24:20devices to collect. [laughter]

24:23So he he he's a very agreeable guy as

24:26long as you're agreeable.

24:27>> We're agreeable and we're we're

24:28flexible, too. We want to make sure it's

24:29a it's a nice comm for everybody. So,

24:31>> all right, let's let's get you started

24:34and hope you stay with it.

24:36>> Thanks.

24:37>> You got at least one pelt to put up on

24:40the wall. Need a motion to vote.

24:44Motion for the updated site plans first

24:47dated

24:47>> which are probably going to change but

24:49we'll just

24:49>> yeah get them

24:50>> for the sake of discussion. 106

24:54>> 26 is the date of the revised site plan.

24:57>> Motion to approve that.

24:58>> So moved.

24:59>> All those in favor? I

25:01>> Okay. Now I need a motion to vote.

25:08>> So move.

25:09>> Okay. All those in favor? I Okay. Please

25:11call the role.

25:14John Ingerson.

25:18>> Yes.

25:19>> Dan Fertlman.

25:25Uh Joshua Cox

25:27>> say I would have liked to seen this plan

25:30a little more developed before we got

25:32it, but I'm voting yes.

25:38Honor,

25:38>> are you voting on this one? Are you

25:41voting on this one?

25:42Uh, Anna Tasango,

25:47Amanda Golden, Cher Fitzpatrick.

25:50>> Yes, you are approved.

25:52>> Thank you. I'm going to stay here

25:54because uh we're we've got the next

25:56project.

25:57>> Okay. You you've racked up a seven to

25:59zero vote, which is very rare in this

26:01group.

26:04>> So, you you may have to do an interview

26:06before you leave the building.

26:09Okay. Case number three.

26:13Z26-028

26:163701 Bryce Road.

26:19>> The 43.13 acre site consists of one

26:22undeveloped parcel in the R rural

26:24district. The requested R2 residential

26:27district will allow a subdivision

26:29consisting of 146 single unit dwellings

26:31on individually platted lots resulting

26:34in a gross density of 3.4 units per

26:36acre. North of this site is a metro park

26:39in the Rural District. West and south of

26:41the site is undeveloped land in the

26:43Rural District. And east of the site is

26:45undeveloped land in the PUD4 land unit

26:48development district. The site is within

26:50the planning boundaries of the Southeast

26:52Land Use Plan, which recommends

26:53lowdensity residential 4 to six dwelling

26:55units per acre at this location. The

26:58site is located within the boundaries of

27:00the Greater Southeast Area Commission,

27:01whose recommendation is for approval.

27:04A traffic impact study is in progress.

27:06In conjunction with this application,

27:08additional commitments may be necessary

27:09upon review and approval of that traffic

27:11impact study by the Department of Public

27:13Service.

27:15The requested R2 residential district

27:16will allow a subdivision containing up

27:18to 146 single unit dwellings on

27:21individually platted lots. The proposed

27:23density of 3.4 units per acre is

27:25consistent with the recommended land

27:27use. Additionally, the proposal is

27:29consistent with the city's objective of

27:30providing more housing in all areas of

27:32the city.

27:33City department's recommendation can be

27:35for full full approval upon the

27:38completion of the pending traffic impact

27:39study and the resolution of any comments

27:41including any necessary commitments

27:43based on those results to the

27:44satisfaction of department of public

27:46service. So right now city department's

27:48recommendation is conditional approval.

27:53>> Okay, any questions or comments? Dan,

27:56traffic.

27:57>> This uh traffic stud is very similar to

27:59the one um for the previous application.

28:02same traffic consultant. Um biggest

28:04difference is this one will be looking

28:06at the uh Bryce Road intersections with

28:09Shannon Road and Gender Road and

28:12Chattton Road. No, Bryce Road and

28:15Chatterton Refugee the second

28:17intersection.

28:19>> Okay. U so you and how Honor, how about

28:24you? for you.

28:26>> Uh again, uh planning is okay with this

28:29one in terms of use, but we have a

28:31couple outstanding site design comments

28:33that we're working with the applicant.

28:35>> Same story goes. He is some consulting

28:37to do.

28:38>> Correct.

28:39>> Okay.

28:42However, on this one, you have posted an

28:44even more impressive

28:46low density number of 3.4 units per

28:51acre.

28:53>> That's right. So, you know, and the

28:55density is really what helps us achieve

28:56those attainable price points for this

28:58area. Um, I think we have a little bit

29:01more flexibility on this site in terms

29:02of making sure we're aligning with the

29:04Columbus growth strategy. Um, we did put

29:07together uh a plan um that I think

29:10achieves some more of that by um

29:12extending some of those north south

29:14streets and removing lot the lots that

29:17you see across the top there so that

29:19there's going to be more homes fronting

29:20that open space. Uh so that's where

29:23we've got a retention pond and a uh

29:25flood plane storage and that kind of

29:27opens up into uh Metro Parks uh property

29:30to the north of us too. So that's one

29:33one change I know we can make that's

29:35really getting more in line with

29:36planning's comments. Um and then just in

29:39terms of making sure that those ponds u

29:41are more amenitized, activated um so

29:44that you know pe people can enjoy that

29:46and getting some more walking paths

29:48around. There's everything we're we're

29:50open to committing to. I would uh I

29:52would

29:55echo John's statements that as a good

29:59business decision. If you don't provide

30:01a place for the kids to play, they'll be

30:04taking the tires off your car. So, they

30:07got to go somewhere and be able to do

30:10some some playing.

30:12>> That's right.

30:12>> At any age.

30:13>> Yeah. And we'll be putting a playground

30:15in here, too. Um and just making sure

30:17that that active that open space is more

30:19activated for for people to enjoy. So,

30:22um, and then that traffic study that was

30:24included with the, uh, the previous

30:26project. So, that'll be, uh, submitted

30:29tomorrow. So, we already understand kind

30:31of what improvements are going to be

30:32required there. So, we're prepared to

30:34commit to those.

30:35>> Okay. And we the counseling by Hunter

30:37will be important because

30:40this has to work financially. It has to

30:43work structurally but it also has to

30:46result in something that caters to

30:50toddlers,

30:52young people, school age

30:56[snorts] and and old folks that want to

30:57take a walk too.

30:58>> Absolutely. So

31:02again, if you don't if you don't make

31:04everybody happy, all we're doing here

31:06tonight gets

31:08>> right

31:08>> thrown away. This is for

31:10>> we're confident we can achieve that. I

31:13think we're heading in the right

31:14direction already.

31:14>> It's very rare when somebody comes in

31:16with this this type of use and there's

31:21not a hundred people sitting there

31:23raising.

31:23>> I think we did a good job building

31:25goodwill with the uh area commission

31:26down there. We we started talking to

31:28them in January of this year. Um just

31:30letting introducing ourselves and then

31:32letting them know our intentions and uh

31:34you know all the feedback we got we

31:36tried to incorporate to the site. I know

31:38there's some things we still need to get

31:40right but um yeah I think I think

31:42generally you know everybody was pretty

31:44happy about this.

31:45>> We may have to put you up as a lecturer

31:47for [laughter]

31:50>> I appreciate that. Thank you.

31:51>> This is not a usual situation.

31:54>> Okay. again based on land use

31:57appropriateness.

31:59Uh do we need to take a motion for any

32:02new documents here? Is everything

32:06>> there's no supplemental material for

32:07this application?

32:08>> Okay, just a motion to take a vote.

32:12>> All moved.

32:14Second.

32:15>> Second.

32:17>> Okay, please call the role.

32:21can unqu

32:23>> I'll say yes but I will probably suggest

32:27if you can soften the street layout a

32:29little bit is too rigid

32:32very very very uh a lot of 90 degrees if

32:36you can just soften the street street

32:38layout a little bit that would be great

32:40my vote is yes

32:43>> Dan Fleman

32:46Joshua Cox

32:47>> yes

32:49>> Anna Tasango

32:52surprised that we don't have a firing

32:54squad behind you. So, I think that is a

32:56good sign.

32:57>> It is a good sign. Thank you.

32:59>> Amanda Golden,

33:00>> John Ingerson,

33:03>> Sheriff Fitzpatrick.

33:04>> Undefeated. Yes.

33:06>> 70. Good for you.

33:07>> Thank you everybody for your time. Thank

33:09you very much.

33:09>> Okay. I This is unprecedented for the

33:13staff too to organize these things.

33:15They're so on the money. off.

33:17Compliments to the staff because yeah,

33:18Columbus has been really great to work

33:20with. So,

33:22>> well, that's it's three hard a lot of

33:25acres, three separate cases, and in a

33:28half hour we're finished. You're lucky

33:30the shot family is on your side.