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Council approves Alton Place HCD boundary and development text changes amid debate over gas station and walkability
Summary
HILLIARD, Ohio — Hilliard City Council acted Sept. 8 on Alton Place land-use changes, approving a 31.92-acre HCD development-plan amendment while scheduling a separate rezoning for second reading, amid council debate over a permitted automobile service use near a watershed and concerns about lost walkability.
HILLIARD, Ohio — Hilliard City Council took action on two Alton Place items Sept. 8: it held a first reading on an ordinance to rezone about 1.284 acres at the northeast corner of Roberts Road and Alton Darby Road to the Hilliard Conservation District (HCD), and it adopted Resolution 25 R 69 to modify Alden Place/Alton Place HCD boundaries and development text for a 31.92-acre area that will accommodate about 123 dwelling units. The land-use actions prompted extensive public discussion and council questions about environmental risk, permitted uses and long-term walkability of the area. Council member Cynthia Vermillion voiced “major concerns about a gas station, especially in the Darby Accord area,” citing groundwater and vapor risks. John, a city staff member who presented the rezoning…
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