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Aug 21, 2026

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Planning Commission Approves Three Development Projects

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Academy Park redevelopment approved

The Planning Commission unanimously approved the Academy Park variance and development plan, with all five present members voting yes. The Commission also unanimously recommended zoning-code changes to City Council; it denied the Carpenter Road variance 3-2 and approved the Crescent Woods sign variance 5-0.

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Briefing

Feb 11, 2026

Hotel Rezoning Recommendation Fails

The Planning Commission voted 0-7 against recommending a rezoning for a proposed hotel on approximately 2.26 acres at 4530 N. Hamilton Road. Commissioners cited concerns about development intensity, traffic access, future permitted uses, the Land Use Plan, and communication with nearby residents.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Commission approves two property variances

The Planning Commission unanimously approved variances for properties at 4171 Clotts Road and 52 Price Road. The first allows a fence variation supported by floodplain-related limitations; the second allows less frontage than normally required for an Estate Residential lot. The Commission also adopted updated procedures and set monthly meetings for the second Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., with November on the first Wednesday.

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Briefing

Dec 4, 2025

Commission Approves Three Property Variances

Planning Commission unanimously approved three zoning variances, covering properties at 167 Scottsbury Court, 1392 Hanbury Court, and 535 Humboldt Court. The Humboldt Court request would allow a 1,192-square-foot addition.

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Briefing

Oct 22, 2025

Four zoning variances approved

The Planning Commission approved four property variances: three unanimously, 6-0, and a parking variance for One Church by a 5-0 vote with one abstention. The One Church variance for a gravel parking lot at 817 North Hamilton Road expires October 31, 2027, with no extensions.

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Briefing

Sep 24, 2025

Commission approves Granville Street coffee shop plan

Planning Commission unanimously approved both variances and the development plan for a Biggby Coffee at 348 Granville Street. All seven members voted yes on each approval.

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Briefing

Sep 10, 2025

Concrete business use approved with limits

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use for Trujillo Quality Concrete at 254 W. Johnstown Road, with no outdoor storage permitted on the site. It also unanimously approved a variance for a home addition at 747 Jonsol Court and welcomed Elizabeth Laser as a newly appointed commission member.

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Briefing

Aug 27, 2025

Planning Commission Approves New Bank Plan

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a development plan and related zoning variance for Northwest Bank at 191 Granville Street, with all six members voting yes.

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Briefing

Aug 13, 2025

Taylor Station variance approved

The Planning Commission approved a variance for the property at 909 Taylor Station Road by a 6-0 vote, while rejecting a variance for 400 Braemer Court by a 4-2 vote.

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Briefing

Jun 25, 2025

Commission Approves Additional Orthopedic One Sign

Planning Commission approved, 5-0, a variance allowing Orthopedic One at 605 Crescent Place to add a 126-square-foot wall sign facing I-270. The site’s total signage will be approximately 323 square feet, below the current 400-square-foot limit, but the north elevation will exceed the 50-square-foot wall-sign limit.

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Briefing

Jun 11, 2025

Planning Commission Approves Three Development Projects

The commission approved development plans, related variances, and sign plans for the Gahanna Logistics Center, The Crescent Retail, and The Crescent Medical Office Building. The medical office project is an approximately 11,900-square-foot, one-story building on 1.4 acres; the retail project includes two multi-tenant buildings with eight tenants.

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Briefing

May 14, 2025

One Church Development Plan Approved

Planning Commission approved One Church’s development plan and three related variances for 817 North Hamilton Road by 5-0 votes, with two members abstaining because of conflicts of interest. The Commission denied a variance for 307 Rivers End Road by a 6-1 vote.

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Briefing

Feb 27, 2025

Taylor Road commercial park approved

Planning Commission approved the variance, design review, and final development plan for a 13-acre Taylor Road commercial park. It also approved two sign variances; recorded votes were 5-0, with two members absent.

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