Planning Commission - New Albany, Ohio

Mr. Drown stated that the road should not be 50mph due to the increased traffic and
condition of the road. When will the residence know what is going on.
Mr. Kirby asked what the setbacks are for the property to the north.
Mr. Reynolds responded.
Mr. Drown asked if curb cuts could be made now on Beech Road.
Mr. Rubey stated that the idea is that the existing condition of Beech Road.
Improvements would be made prior to any development of this area or the area to the
north.
Mr. Drown asked why not show us that plan first. What is L-GE zoning?
Mr. Rubey stated that it is a limitation text for general employment that staff could
provide you with for the details.
Mr. Drown asked why they couldn’t have something similar to Smith’s Mill Road where
you can’t see the structures.
Mr. Rubey responded.
Mr. Drown asked we need some recognition to the safety concerns and what we are
going through.
Mr. Silverstein stated he has the L-GE code allows for general office, personal service,
retail, product sales service, vehicle service, off premises signs and conditional activities
that include industrial product sales, industrial service, manufacturing, production…
Mr. Kirby stated that the applicant has agreed to exclude some of those uses.
Mr. Drown stated that zoning allows for everything.
Mr. Shockey stated that it is the same as the area north of 161.
Mr. Greg asked for some consideration in the process for the current residents.
Mr. Hamilton, 1451 Beech Road, stated that when they started annexation you needed
to own both sides of the road. This piece that they are rezoning does not own both side
of the road. We are now an island.
Mr. Kirby confirmed that the question is connectivity for annexation.
Mr. Hamilton stated that how were they able to annex when they don’t own both sides
of the road.
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